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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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