Picasso Ceramics: Techniques and Motifs

Ceramics let Picasso turn vessels into images—owls, faces, and hybrid creatures. Relief lines and glazes produce hand‑held sculptures.

🔬 Techniques

• Relief carving and sgraffito
• Slip painting and glazing
• Molding and additive elements

$$ \text{Tactile Index} = \frac{R + G}{2} quad R=\text{relief depth},\ G=\text{glaze gloss} $$