Many people ask how to keep a steady hand when tracing. They say their hands sometimes wobble and shake. Well, there are various things to remember here. I’ll tell you about the most important ones.
All 9 of them.
Oh – plus two extras.
Category Archives: Techniques
The Literary Agent’s “Wow!”
Part 2
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A practical tale of silver stain
A while ago, I promised you the low-down on the techniques we used to silver stain a fine front door.
The client’s brief was, his window had to have the ‘”Wow!” effect’. And the ‘”Wow!” effect’ was what our client got. If you’re interested in the story of its design, you’ll find Part 1 here – and just be sure to come back afterwards to learn how it was done.
Here now are the techniques.
There’s nothing magical. But the effects you can achieve are extraordinary.
Stained Glass Tracing
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Stained glass tracing: here’s how to think about it in a very different, useful way …
Of Lead Lines, Flooding, Resin and – Art (Maybe)
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Today a selection of topics. Two of them are provocative (me and my big mouth). So let’s start where the seas are calm.