22nd April 2023: about the techniques of kiln-fired stained glass painting.
The Glass Painter's Method
A Second Lion For You Here
We’ve loved seeing the lions you’ve sent in. In case you want another challenge, we were repairing this panel here …
… where one important piece of glass was so badly broken …
… we decided to paint a new one, and therefore had to prepare a design:
Note: we took this photo before we aged our lion, to fit in with everything else around him.
To download the design and paint this lion for yourself, click here.
Lion
Thank you for your comments and emails. Further to last week’s post, here’s the design:
Here’s the lion we painted:
Here’s a PDF with both images for you to print.
If you paint one, use whatever techniques you want, in any order which works for you. Your lion does not need to look the same as ours – it needs to be the way you like it.
Next week we’ll post the video here for you.
We’d love to see your work.
The Talbot Hound: Episode 5
In which I attack the work I’ve done thus far
Three quick reminders:
- These aren’t teaching videos. Our aim not to analyse a technique and give you step-by-step instructions. Instead, in these videos, we want to show you how we work in real life. We also talk about the wider issues.
- A “talbot” (hound) was a hunting dog – the breed is now extinct.
- In this series, you see me painting a dog’s head that’s gone missing from a 19th century window. It’s a part of a restoration project we’re working on right now.
If you’re new to the blog, welcome, and you’ll find episode 1 right here.
In this episode, because episodes 1 through 4 have brought me to the point where my talbot hound looks young and new, I must now take steps so my beloved dog resembles the time-worn fragments which survive…
If you wish to, you can download the episode from here.
P.S. Stephen cut this headline from The (London) Times a few days before Christmas:
Who writes this stuff? Who believes this stuff? Our clients don’t want a full service experience. (Do yours?) They want their windows back, looking lovely, and good to live another hundred years. The only experience our clients want is of their glorious windows (including the Talbot hound). God willing, that’s what they’ll get.
The Talbot Hound: episode 2
Tracing
Full disclosure: this video is 23 minutes and 17 seconds long – if you proceed, we can’t return this time to you
Here’s episode 2 of The Talbot Hound. (Episode 1 is here.)
If you want, you can download the video here. If you have a question we can help with, please use the box below or write to us with email.
P.S. Episode 3 – next Friday.
Installation
This is a video of me and my colleague Tim, fitting a memorial window in a lovely ancient church, twenty miles north of the studio.
I first met Tim some 30 years ago when I was teaching at the college where he was studying. He now works with us on all our installations, and also paints and leads. He works hard and achieves wonderful results. We’re fortunate to have his help.
Concerning the window itself:
- The design is here.
- You see the finished window at the end.
- I painted the glass with gold size as we teach you inside Shadow.
No commentary to this video: I’m sure you’ll easily follow what’s going on.
You’ll also be envious of our magnificent English summer.
Silver stain
Painting-in-progress
For the sketch design and cartoon, see previous post.
Sketch design and cartoon for new stained glass window
Trailer for Book 1 of The Glass Painter’s Method
What a breath of fresh air – a clear, concise book on glass painting.
John Reyntiens: Reyntiens Glass Studio
A two-minute trailer for the new book. If you know London, you may recognise the bridge in the second high-speed clip – London Bridge. It’s also the bridge Stephen walked across to work then back again to home for 14 years before he changed careers:
And who’s this book for?
This book will serve you well if:
- You’re new to traditional stained glass painting and are uncertain which brushes, paints and tools to buy – this book will tell you what you want to know. The accompanying 12 free videos will also introduce you to the key techniques.
- You’ve painted stained glass for a while but you worry “Is it my lack of skill which is the problem? Or is it my brushes, paints and tools which stop me achieving the results I want?” – this book will guide you to the answer. And the 17 free designs will give you an excellent resource with which to practise.
- You’re a teacher who wants your students to experience the joy of mastering this wonderful craft – this book will show you the smallest, most effective set of brushes, paints and tools to place before them so they can triumph.
From designers and painters Williams & Byrne, and featuring entries from the journals of the forgotten Victorian craftsman Nathaniel Somers, this book will demonstrate how few possessions you really need to paint stained glass.
Williams & Byrne’s The Glass Painter’s Method is an essential book for all stained glass artisans. It covers the essentials of glass painting in a simple, comprehensive way that demystifies the process and makes it easy to understand and follow. An absolute must for any stained glass artist’s library.
Judith Schaechter
Formats
Hardback
ebook
Available from
Booksellers (ISBN 978-1-9996189-0-2)
and online
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I highly recommend this superb little volume which also fits great in the hand.
J. Kenneth Leap, author of Silver Stain: An Artist’s Guide