Undercoat, trace, strengthen, cut highlight and also soften them For the sketch design and cartoon, see previous post.
The Glass Painter's Method
Initial sketch design and the full-sized cartoon
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…
Last summer, making two new windows - left and right - to go each side of the existing image of Saint Chad in the middle (which was made some 30 years ago): Sketch design for two new stained-glass windows (left…
Mix great paint to start with A few months ago, a student from Illuminate, mixing paint for the first time, accidentally made "soup". That is, runny paint. So runny it was uncontrollable - impossible to work with. "Help! What shall I…
There's a brief silence from us while we finish work on our first book. But anytime you have a question, you can email us, and we'll give you the best information we have. Publication date: December 1st 2018 Formats: Hardback…
Finishing one project and about to start another, I resolved to do some filing. Upstairs in the studio, there's an ancient wooden chest which holds my sketches. And you know how it is. Pictures leap out at you. They take…
When you buy a kiln, you also need a shelf (or shelves if there are several levels in your kiln). But you don’t fire your glass directly on this shelf. The shelf is not - repeat: not - non-stick. Nor is…
New video inside this post. It's a technique we use a lot. And love. The reason we didn't film it earlier is, we didn't have a place where we could teach it properly - I don't like "half-baked" teaching. But…
How to trace, blend, shade and flood from a reliable batch of stain which keeps for months This information on this page is important if you're new to silver stain. Or if you mix it with water or vinegar. This…