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Sgraffito
Art technique involving scratching / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sgraffito (Italian: [zɡrafˈfiːto]; pl. sgraffiti) is a technique either of wall decor, produced by applying layers of plaster tinted in contrasting colours to a moistened surface, or in pottery, by applying to an unfired ceramic body two successive layers of contrasting slip or glaze, and then in either case scratching so as to reveal parts of the underlying layer.[1] The Italian past participle sgraffiato is also used, especially of pottery.
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