Kiln-Fired Stained Glass Painting
Techniques | Recipes | Mastery - written and presented by Williams & Byrne
All about using dark, thick paint
In a moment – like the post I wrote last week – you’ll find another excellent video demonstration for you to watch.
And like last time, it’s a clip from a documentary I’ve just made.
I filmed this documentary between 8 a.m. and 10.10 a.m. one morning.
So it’s shot in real time. Which means you see everything as it happens, minute by minute, technique by technique and – layer by layer.
Today a selection of topics. Two of them are provocative (me and my big mouth). So let’s start where the seas are calm.
Use the power of stained glass silhouettes
Today you’ll see the power of using stained glass silhouettes in your design.
Yes, this is our glass you’ll see here.
But remember this is not so much about us as about what you can do with a bold and talented design, some very good glass, plus a careful use of silhouettes.
Note: there are a lot of gorgeous photos coming up, so please give this page the time it needs to load. [click to continue…]
When someone visits us to learn, we always start with silhouettes. It’s never yet mattered how experienced they were, silhouettes always make a good place from which to start. [click to continue…]
57 new subscribers this week – it’s great so many people are willing to work hard improving their glass painting techniques.
Make no mistake: working with us is often tough, but you’ll get great rewards.
And I don’t mean the free video at the end of this post.
I mean: your own achievements.
Today – blistered paint – you know, when glass paint bubbles and cracks in the heat of the kiln: 5 causes and 1 myth.
But first, here’s why you must know how to do it properly … [click to continue…]
Cindy Whitehead from Cleburne, Texas wrote to say her first silhouettes had blistered in the kiln when they were fired.
What went wrong?
