A method of making a shaped glass article includes applying a compression load to a surface of a glass sheet (122) such that the compression load is distributed along a non-quality area (130) of the glass sheet, wherein said non-quality area (130) of the glass sheet circumscribes and adjoins one or more quality areas (128) of the glass sheet. The method further includes holding the compression load against the surface of the glass sheet for a predetermined time during which a thickness of the glass sheet beneath the non-quality area (128) decreases and the quality area (128) protrudes outwardly relative to the surface of the glass sheet to form the shaped glass article.