Do it yourself (D.I.Y.):
When people visit the studio where we paint our glass, they often ask me if we also make our glass.
In the old days, I explained that, no, we don’t make our own.
Instead (or so I used to say), we journey to a glass blower near Birmingham who still blows those subtle tints of antique glass we like to use.
This is David talking and demonstrating to Philip and Eugene who visited the studio from Singapore. (If it’s not showing, please check here for common problems.)
Context: David has just finished mixing paint for flooding, and now he wants to test it, to see if it is right …
This quick video and the others, they’re exactly that – quick. So they can’t say much. But they can make a point – quickly.
Why this clip is interesting: you see how glass paint has a tipping point – you see how its consistency changes dramatically just by adding a drop of water. One moment it’s too thick to flood with, the next moment it’s absolutely perfect. That’s one thing this clip shows you.
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The first day of Stephen’s apprenticeship
Stephen’s a good soul, so he won’t mind me sharing this tale with you, but the first day of his apprenticeship way back in 1999, this is the kind of brush he turned up to work with …
There are two good reasons you should give your palette a bit of extra height.