sgraffito

plural irregular

A technique in ceramics and mural art where a surface layer is scratched away to reveal a contrasting ground layer beneath, used for decorative effect.

• 🇵🇹Técnica decorativa em cerâmica e em arte mural na qual a camada superior é raspada ou arranhada para revelar uma camada inferior de cor contrastante.

1. Ceramic or mural decoration technique C2 formal art

   A decorative technique in pottery, plaster, or glass where a top layer is scratched away to reveal a different colored layer underneath.

   • The artist used sgraffito to create intricate patterns on the vase.
   • Renaissance buildings often feature sgraffito on their exterior walls.
   • She learned the sgraffito technique in her ceramics class.

   🇵🇹Técnica de decoração cerâmica ou mural

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