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Saturday, September 12, 2009

Stained Glass Painting – Silver Stain

Silver-stained stained glass cockatrice by Williams and Byrne

by Stephen Byrne on September 12, 2009

Jeff Hitch e-mailed us from Mission Viejo in California with a question about silver stain:

Can you please give me some tips on how to paint with silver stains?

I have been using vinegar and brushes with no metal (since I understand there’s an active ingredient in the stain which corrodes the metal).

They paint OK but they just don’t flow as well as other types of paints.

Also, I can’t get them to gradate very well. Can you help?

Yes!

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