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* [[Sgraffito]], where an unfired layer of enamel is applied over a previously fired layer of enamel of a contrasting colour, and then partly removed with a tool to create the design.
* [[Serigraph]], where a silkscreen is used with 60–70in grade mesh.
* '''Counter -enamelling''', not strictly a technique, but a necessary step in many techniques, isespecially to applypainted enamel on thin plaques; introduced in 15th-century Europe. Enamel is applied to the back of a piece as well – sandwiching the metal – to equalize the rates of expansion under heat, and so create less tension on the glass so it does not crack.<ref> Lucie-Smith, 83</ref>
* [[Safed chalwan]], where jewels are set in white enamel
* See also [[Ando Cloisonné Company#Types|Japanese shipōyaki techniques]]