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  2. Texture (visual arts) - Wikipedia

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    Paint texture on The Sower with Setting Sun by Vincent van Gogh. In the visual arts, texture refers to the perceived surface quality of a work of art.It is an element found in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional designs, and it is characterized by its visual and physical properties.

  3. Gloss (optics) - Wikipedia

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    Surface texture gloss – identified by the lack of surface texture and surface blemishes; Defined as the uniformity of the surface in terms of visible texture and defects (orange peel, scratches, inclusions etc.) A surface can therefore appear very shiny if it has a well-defined specular reflectance at the specular angle.

  4. Lacquer - Wikipedia

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    Lacquer dish with Chinese character for longevity, mid 16th century Maki-e sake bottle with Tokugawa clan's mon, Japan, Edo period Lacquer plate, Nam Định province, Vietnam, Nguyễn dynasty Lacquer is a type of hard and usually shiny coating or finish applied to materials such as wood or metal.

  5. Dichroic glass - Wikipedia

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    A pendant made from modern dichroic glass. Dichroic glass is glass which can display multiple different colors depending on lighting conditions.. One dichroic material is a modern composite non-translucent glass that is produced by stacking layers of metal oxides which give the glass shifting colors depending on the angle of view, causing an array of colors to be displayed as an example of ...

  6. Devitrification - Wikipedia

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    In general opaque glass can devit easily as crystals are present in the glass to give its opaque appearance and thus the higher the chance it might devit. Techniques for avoiding devitrification include cleaning the glass surfaces of dust or unwanted residue, and allowing rapid cooling once the piece reaches the desired temperature, until the ...

  7. Lacquerware - Wikipedia

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    Lacquerware collection, China, Qing dynasty Lacquerware are objects decoratively covered with lacquer.Lacquerware includes small or large containers, tableware, a variety of small objects carried by people, and larger objects such as furniture and even coffins painted with lacquer.

  8. Lacquer painting - Wikipedia

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    Lacquer painting is a form of painting with lacquer which was practised in East Asia for decoration on lacquerware, and found its way to Europe and the Western World ...

  9. Glass - Wikipedia

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    A glass building facade. Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline) solid.Because it is often transparent and chemically inert, glass has found widespread practical, technological, and decorative use in window panes, tableware, and optics.