Good advice:
The other day I caught myself ignoring the good advice which I always give to others.
Namely:
Don’t take things on blind trust, but always check facts for yourself.
So I’d been told it was impossible to get a particular glass paint.
Monthly Archives: October 2013
How To Trace Well Even When It’s Hot
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Common sense answers:
Tracing when it’s hot is far more difficult than in the cold because your paint is always drying out. So the first thing is of course, you look around for common sense answers to this problem.
Of course:
- You moisten your lump from time to time.
- You also keep it covered.
- And you do other things like you might use rubber stickers, or get a cooler light, use air-conditioning, or even remove your palette from the light-box altogether.
Is there something I add to our paint to slow down the speed with which it dries?
Problem-Solving
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Method:
This story will already be familiar to one of you. But the lesson is so valuable, I want to get it down on paper so everyone can learn.
The Painting Bridge / Arm-Rest
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My favourite:
I have one bridge which I nearly always use because it fits across most glass I paint, then several other bridges – longer or wider ones – which help me if ever I must straddle several pieces (not just one) or whenever I have an unusual piece of glass like a big one.