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A slip is a thin liquified version of clay used for decoration of pottery. The slip can be dyed and left natural but was used as a base coat underneath glazes. In some cases, for stylistic purposes, the glaze was scratched off to display the different colored slip underneath.

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Posted at Mar 10/2011 05:56PM:
bmb: From Wikipedia (lolzies)

Use

A slip may be made for various purposes in the production and decoration of ceramics. Slip can be used: As a means of mixing the constituents of a clay body. To shape ware by slip casting. To join of sections of unfired ware, such as handles and spouts. To adhere figures or other motiffs to unfired ware to form a bas-relief. This technique is known as sprigging, an example is Jasperware[4]. Decoratively when placed onto a wet or leather-hard clay body surface by dipping, painting or splashing. Such type of ware is often described as slipware. Slipware may be carved or burnished to change the surface appearance of the ware. Specialized slip recipes may be applied to biscuit ware and then refired. Decorative slips may be a different color than the underlying clay body or offer other decorative qualities. Colored slips are can be used to create pieces of ceramic art by techniques similar to paint in other media.[