Decorative Hand Painted Ceramics

Ceramics in Greek means Pottery, which is the use of clay and other minerals to make pots. But today ceramics can be defined as inorganic materials made from minerals in the earth. In ancient history decorative ceramics was a great part of many cultures including the Greeks, Arabs, Mayans, Chinese and places around the Mediterranean. Ceramics are widely used in the industrial world as well because of its heat resistant properties and also other properties. Compared to many other metals, ceramics are much lighter and are therefore used for many industrial purposes.

Hand Painted ceramics were used for a bunch of things in the historic times as well but were mainly used for decorating purposes. The early Chinese Emperors used to present ceramics as gifts to other kings for diplomatic purposes. Pottery was always a great part of the ancient culture and was used to create items like utensils, knives, storage jars and numerous other household items. But glazed pottery only came into existence much later, around the time of the ancient Mesopotamian civilization.

In the Ancient Mediterranean, creating decorative hand painted ceramics was also an extensively practiced activity by many of the people. Ancient Egyptian pottery dates back to 3000BC and ceramics were produced on a wide scale, where they utilized molds to produce pots and later on, used the wheel.

Tin-glazed pottery came out much later and once this was spread throughout many different civilizations it was used a lot because the people found it to be a lot more durable than normal pottery. The process of glazing is done by heating the clay to about 2000 degrees and then dipping it in a glaze made from tin, calcium and other minerals. This made the pots resistant to high temperatures and helped making the decorating part of the ceramic a lot easier.

Since every ceramic is handmade and hand painted it takes a lot of effort to create one and it requires a whole lot of skill at the same time. The procedure involves a lot of techniques considering that some ceramics are geometrically and figuratively painted and every culture had different styles of painting the ceramics.

Today ceramics are widely used for decorating a place and may be used as the center piece of a room. The hand painted ceramics, which is still very widely practiced in parts of the world, are of great value and must be properly kept. Thanks to the glazing of these ceramics, they don't have any problem of corrosion and are therefore extremely long lasting if kept well.

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