Sgraffito Tile

I came up with the idea to do a half-moon and half-sun idea in a solar system.  I had an idea of what I wanted to do from the start however I got some help on inspiration and ideas when I realized I needed to do more scratching to make sure I made it 50% white and 50% blue. This was the most difficult part of the project as I didn't realize how much scratching that was, and I probably would have changed my design idea. 

To begin I created a design idea and sketched it on a piece of paper the same size as my clay slab. Then I set that piece of paper off my slab piece and went over the basic shapes on my paper indenting my slab piece which would make it easier to transfer. However, when I was scratching I accidentally made the moon side sun and had to switch their sides, which you can see from my sketch to my final product. Then I needed to continue adding things on the outside to ensure my piece was  50% white and 50% blue.

My biggest challenge was simply the piece not being 50% white and 50% blue because I kept having to adjust my design to add more white. If I could go back I would pay more attention to my design in the beginning because after you scratch a section off, you can't go back.