We’ve been a little silent for a while. Here’s why – plus you’ll find a really useful tip about highlighting.
Some of you will remember how last year the tycoon summoned us to his Soho boardroom and – to win the enormous commission for his London mansion – he challenged us to prepare two fine forgeries of ancient painted glass.
Which we did. And duly won the challenge.
Which meant the commission was ours – 16 massive stained glass skylights: 16 pages from an illuminated medieval manuscript, fashioned from painted glass.
Original sketch proposal for the tycoon’s stained glass skylights
Each piece required to look old … as if bought at auction from Sotherby’s or Christie’s. (Or maybe even stolen from a private collection in the deepest vault of the best-guarded bank in Switzerland.)
So since Christmas we’ve been developing the techniques to use.
Like for this fine dragon just below (he’s one of 8 ferocious beasts).
And you can imagine how, when you’ve got to this stage and you haven’t yet fired the glass …
Unfired stained glass dragon – distressed so as to look old – waiting for highlights in the border
… you don’t want to bungle the highlights in the border.
Which brings me to the useful point for you.
Namely, work it out on paper first.
Like this:
It helps to draw the highlights out on paper before you make them on the glass
You’ll be glad you did.
Best,
