The old saying is: "Tell them what you're going to say. Then say it. And then tell them what you've said". Personally I think that's rubbish. If someone repeated themselves 3 times, I'd leave. So here are 3 things I now…
The Glass Painter's Method
A review of "Silver Stain - An Artist's Guide" by J. Kenneth Leap In their Spring edition, The Stained Glass Association Of America published a review we wrote of Ken Leap’s fascinating book on silver stain. The review explores three ways that tests improve our skill. Yes,…
Now I understand why highlights worry many people. The lines and shadows demand a lot of patience, yet they’re only half the story. Till you’ve put the highlights in, your painted glass – however finely traced – is dull. It’s one-dimensional. Highlights are…
Today I want to invite you into our studio to look at an approach we used on some windows we recently installed. Maybe you’ll use this method exactly as you see it here today. Or maybe you’ll make changes, giving it a life that’s all your…
Watch this video. Whenever your conviction falters, or whenever something doesn't look right to you, then remember the message you hear here. If you want to learn about shading, we run a wonderful online course right here.
Shading is one way to add contrast to your work - it matters to your audience. The proof? The proof is in this video, in a story Stephen tells. It's the same technique which one us a huge contract.
Saving time is an unusual topic because normally our outlook is: time is here for each of us to do our best, however long it takes. All the same, time is important. We must use it wisely. And that’s precisely why…
This video will give you a sense of the incredible shadows you can achieve with Propylene Glycol. I must emphasise: all the shadows you see here are laid down on top of unfired glass paint mixed with water and gum Arabic…
As glass painters, we focus on painting i.e. getting our paint onto the glass. For instance those lovely trace-lines and gorgeous shadows: But here's a wonderful quote for you: "Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when…
With a small piece of glass, laying down an undercoat is easy. With big pieces, it's more difficult: the paint dries in one place before you've had the time to apply it everywhere. So what do you do? In this video, you'll see an…