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Coating leather-hard clay with a resist substance, then brushing water onto the surface to erode the unprotected areas.

Carving designs into clay and then filling the carved recesses with a contrasting slip or clay before scraping away the excess.

Using cylindrical rollers with a raised pattern to roll over clay for texture.

Holding a flexible metal or rubber rib against a wheel-thrown pot to create rhythmic, textured patterns as the wheel spins.

Incise lines into leather-hard clay, then fill the lines with contrasting colored slip and scrape away the excess.

Carve away a surface layer of contrasting clay or slip to reveal a different color underneath.

Pressing tools with raised patterns into soft clay to create a repeating or singular impression.

Using a brush to apply slip in a loose, expressive manner, often leaving brush strokes visible.

Attaching pre-molded clay shapes onto the surface of wet or leather-hard clay to add relief decoration.

Squeeze liquid slip out of an applicator to create raised lines and patterns on the clay surface.

Rolling a textured wheel over the clay surface to create a continuous pattern.

Dragging tools like combs or ribs through applied slip to create textured linear patterns.

Rubbing the surface of leather-hard clay with a smooth tool to compact the surface and create a sheen.

Removing clay to create depth and images by using various carving tools on leather-hard clay.

Layering slips that shrink at different rates, causing the outer layer to crack and peel away, creating a texture.

Creating a series of dots or small touches with a pointed tool to build up texture on the clay surface.

Applying colored slip with a brush to paint images or designs onto the clay surface.

Dragging a pointed tool through wet slip applied over a contrasting slip to create wispy designs.

Pressing objects into clay to leave an imprint of the object's texture or shape.