Undercoats

They hit the glass too hard

Right, in his last post, Stephen challenged you to do it with one hand tied behind your back.

Undercoating, I mean.

And several people wrote how maybe they were heavy-handed, because no matter how they tried, their glass always spun away across the light-box.

So I reckon the best thing now is to show you what we mean.

Sounds good to you?

Good, so let’s get going.

How to paint stained glass

Hello – we’re David Williams and Stephen Byrne:

David Williams (left) and Stephen Byrne

Our studio is called Williams & Byrne.

We design and paint stained glass for large projects like a set of 16 skylights of which you see 6 here:

6 stained glass skylights from set of 16

We also teach.

Students fly here from across the world e.g. Peru, the USA, South Africa, Canada, Norway and New Zealand. Also from Germany, Italy, Sweden, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Holland, Taiwan, France and Kuwait.

Here are students who flew to us from Japan:

Students from Japan

But we’re in England – a long way from most of you.

That’s why we also teach online.

To learn about traditional stained glass painting, here are three steps you can take right now:


One

Join our newsletter because then we send you videos of things we’re working on in the studio.

Plus when you sign up, we send you a a free ebook called Grip on how to hold your tools and brushes.

Join and get the ebook here.


Two

When you want to know more about the brushes, tools and paints, this book shows you what to buy and where to find it.

The Glass Painter’s Method: Brushes, Paints & Tools
is for newcomers to this gorgeous craft.

Fact is, to paint stained glass, you need a lot less than people often think.

For instance, we do nearly all our traditional painting with just three brushes.

Yes, you read that right: three brushes.

This book / ebook tells you everything you need to know.

The Glass Painter's Method: brushes, paints and tools
From Amazon, iTunes, Barnes & Noble, and your bookseller

But we don’t stop there.

This book / ebook comes with 12 online videos which demonstrate the key techniques.

This means you see the brushes, paints and tools in action.

You get solid proof these brushes, paints and tools will do the job you want them to.

Watch the trailer here.


Three

Visit our blog – so many great articles and videos right here.


“Thanks for all your hard work to bring us this joy of painting on glass” (Vivienne R.)


We don’t say it’s an easy journey: you’ll have to work hard.

But it is exciting and rewarding.

And along the way, we’re here to help you learn the skills you want.

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