The effect of varying thermal regime on the aesthetics of ceramic crystal

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Abstract

Crystal glaze has become one of the glazes that has attractive effects and is admired by specialists before it is admired by the general public who are connoisseurs of ceramic arts. Potters have become eager to learn how to obtain it and what its techniques and materials are.

Perhaps the most important thing that distinguishes crystal glass paint are those beautiful crystals that spread everywhere and anywhere without repetition, in multiple colors, and in shapes of the utmost magnificence and perfection, noting that it is difficult for any practitioner of the art of crystal glass paint to obtain the same place of effects or to obtain the same colors of crystals in the Every time, their places, sizes, and shapes differ each time.

The sizes of the crystals inside the glaze are also numerous due to the long duration of heat stabilization in addition to the slow cooling that allows the crystals to spread and move within the glaze layer. Therefore, reducing the duration of stabilization negatively affects the size of the crystals, and as the duration of stabilization increases, we obtain crystals of larger size. It also varies. The up and down temperature regime several times of course affects the crystal formations and gives them superior beauty.

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