An interview
This time something new. This time I interviewed David about the main techniques he used to make a stained glass window for the 60th anniversary of the coronation of our Queen.
Category Archives: Quick Tips
Glass Painting and Hot Air
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Why you don’t need a hair-dryer
When you watch The Master & the Beast, you’ll see exactly how to do all your glass painting in a single firing, layer upon layer until your piece is finished.
Now one important point about painting layer upon layer is: you wait for the previous layer to dry before you paint on top of it. The reason is, when you paint on wet paint, you risk damaging the layers underneath. That’s why you wait until the paint is dry – because the gum Arabic will set. So a question I’m often asked is, Do I use a hair-dryer?
Kiln-Fired Glass Painting – Four More Vital Tips
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Today four more useful reminders for you
Stephen’s four reminders last time were: oil, flooding, holding firm on pricing, and being comfortable when you work. Now it’s my turn to look back on 2011 and also take you forward to the coming year.
1. Racing to trace vs. pacing your tracing
First up, tracing – specifically, what you must do to trace well. I don’t care how many times we mention this because it’s so important. Every week we hear from people whose whole approach has drastically improved – just because they stopped racing to trace and started focusing more on their palette.
Four Techniques to Improve Your Glass Painting
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It’s a rough world out there. Your best skills are needed more than ever. That’s why it’s so important you look back and take account of all the things you’ve learned here these past 12 months. So this week and next, we’ll select a handful of techniques you must master absolutely. I’ll start right now with …