Good advice:
The other day I caught myself ignoring the good advice which I always give to others.
Namely:
Don’t take things on blind trust, but always check facts for yourself.
So I’d been told it was impossible to get a particular glass paint.
Stephen Byrne
Problem-Solving
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Method:
This story will already be familiar to one of you. But the lesson is so valuable, I want to get it down on paper so everyone can learn.
The Beastly Lion of Wolsey Towers
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Picking out the highlights
This is now flooded, unfired paint we’re working with. The paint has a good amount of gum Arabic in it. You’ll see in some shots how it looks as red as unfired stain, but that’s just the lighting: it’s ‘Violet of Iron’, a gorgeous tracing paint by Reusche. Watch the video here.
Renoir’s Brushes
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‘Gorgeous’ (The New York Times), ‘Luminous’ (The Wall Street Times)
‘Shocking’ (Williams & Byrne)
Now I know Pierre-Auguste Renoir was not a glass painter. All the same, I hope you never treat your brushes as Renoir is here shown treating his.