Let’s march forward into 2020 with the next episode in which you see the huge number of highlights which David cuts, and also glimpse some lovely cross-hatched highlights:
You can download the video here. Please leave questions in the box on this page here. And see you next Friday for episode 5 when, to make the piece look old, David wrecks his painting with a giant stippler.
Continuing a 6-part series. None of these are teaching videos. Their purpose is instead to show you how we work.
Episode 1 is here, episode 2 – here. As soon as you’re ready, here’s the next instalment for you:
Download the episode here if you wish to.
All the best for Christmas and the New Year.
When David and I first established Williams & Byrne, we made a solemn promise to one another.
Last month you saw an email we received from David. He asked about mixing a small quantity of glass paint – our usual approach being to mix a lot of paint, enough to keep us going for a week or fortnight.
David wrote:
Hello Gentlemen,
My question is : How do you mix up small quantities of paint for just 2 or 3 small suns …
…
Full email and my answer here.
And I promised you a film.
Which I’ve now prepared.
It’s in 3 parts.
Part 1:
the way I was first shown to mix a small quantity of glass paint and what’s wrong with this approach
Part 2:
a slower, better way to mix a small quantity of glass paint
Part 3:
five days later – has it dried out?
Here you are, glass paint fanatic I know you are – and kindly be advised that I am headless throughout this fascinating video …
I hope this particularly helps new students coming here from our book, The Glass Painter’s Method – because yes, when you’re starting, it can be frightening I admit to mix the large quantity of glass paint we use here. (Though not as frightening surely as watching someone who talks but doesn’t seem to own a head.)
By all means mix a teaspoon-and-a-half to start with.
Just don’t do it like Part 1.
Take 10 minutes and do it like Part 2.
After 5 goes, you’ll be doing it in half-the-time.
Then you’ll be ready to mix your paint the way we recommend.
