Here are a few pieces with this "Granité rosé" enamel:
To obtain this "Granité rose" glaze, I started with my " Litchi" glaze. This very clear enamel has a good quantity of Titanium, so I wanted to observe the range of colors I could develop from this base.
I therefore carried out tests by weighing the same quantity of " Litchi " glaze (already prepared) and adding different oxides in different proportions. The advantage of this imprecise method is that a large number of tests can be carried out quickly, without the need for extensive weighing. Following these tests, the most interesting ones, if any, can be confirmed by going back to the weighing method.
Here are the results of this first test, with Chrome added in different proportions:
Here, big surprise, a purplish pink appears, probably linked to Titanium Oxide. I knew that Chrome could turn pink with Tin, but there's no trace of Tin here! So I decided to try again, actually weighing each raw material and reducing the amount of Chromium, to see if the "violet" could be transformed into "pink":
I'm happy with the first two samples, including the one with the least Chromium. The result is a candy pink. I decide to continue testing by adding different quantities of Tin (horizontal) with different quantities of Chromium (vertical):
The result is not great (the green sample must correspond to an omission of Titanium Oxide).
I then decided to carry out tests on larger parts with a low concentration of Chromium:
I'm satisfied with the result, but to check whether the presence of tin has any influence, I use the same glaze base, adding 1% tin:
I see absolutely no difference. Therefore, this enamel will not contain any tin!
I then carry out my thickness test for this "Granité rose" enamel:
