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Why must one coloured area of painted enamel dry before another is added beside it?
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Enamelwork
Standing dish depicting Samson crushing the Philistines with the jawbone of an ass, enamel on copper by Pierre Courteys, c. 1580; in the Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Ohio. Height 9.8 cm, diameter 22.9 cm.
In the technique of painted enamels, it is necessary to allow one coloured area to dry before applying an adjacent patch to prevent the wet, powdered enamels from running into one another. This precaution ensures that the outlines between different colours remain sharp and distinct rather than blurring together during the application process.1