Method for producing a roof tile from clay, with a press mould that has a first mould half and a second mould half, wherein the mould halves (22, 24) are movable relative to one another between a pressing position, in which the mould halves (22, 24) substantially delimit a receiving space that models the shape of the finished roof tile, wherein the surface of the first mould half and the surface of the second mould half model in each case a surface (12, 14) of the roof tile, and a filling position, in which the mould halves (22, 24) are spaced apart from one another and a plastically deformable clay material can be filled into the first and/or the second mould half, wherein the first mould half and/or the second mould half has at least one recess that models a protrusion on the finished roof tile, wherein, in and/or on the recess, a first pressure element is provided, which is configured to be movable between a starting position, in which the first pressure element is set back with regard to the shape of the finished roof tile, and a compacting position, in which the first pressure element partially models the surface (12, 14) of the roof tile, having the following steps of: - providing the press mould, wherein the mould halves (22, 24) are located in the filling position and the at least one first pressure element is located in the starting position, - filling a predried, granular clay material into the receiving space, - moving the mould halves (22, 24) into the pressing position, wherein the clay material is compacted, - moving the at least one pressure element into the compacting position, wherein the clay material is compacted in the region of the first pressure element, wherein, at the surface (34, 38) of the first and/or the second mould half (22, 24), at least one second pressure element is provided, which is configured to be movable between a starting position, in which the second pressure element protrudes or is set back with regard to the shape of the finished roof tile, and a compacting position, in which the second pressure element partially models the surface (12, 14) of the roof tile, wherein, while or after the mould halves (22, 24) are moved into the pressing position, the second pressure element is moved into the compacting position, characterized in that the first and/or the second pressure element (52, 62) is a pressure pad that has a variable-volume pressure chamber (58, 64) that is fillable with a pressure medium, wherein a pressure line (60, 66) for supplying and/or discharging the pressure medium is provided, wherein the pressure elements (52, 62) are moved by the pressure medium flowing into or out of the pressure chamber (58, 64). - providing the press mould, wherein the mould halves (22, 24) are located in the filling position and the at least one first pressure element is located in the starting position, - filling a predried, granular clay material into the receiving space, - moving the mould halves (22, 24) into the pressing position, wherein the clay material is compacted, - moving the at least one pressure element into the compacting position, wherein the clay material is compacted in the region of the first pressure element,