Classical Glass Painting – Proven Techniques

How you can trace, shade, flood and highlight (front and back) in a single firing, and why you absolutely need a lump of paint to do this (not a teaspoonful)

Glass Painting Techniques & Secrets – Part 1: the Classical Foundations

Stained glass painters – get ready to learn new skills and techniques:

“We don’t have stained glass schools here where I live in Guatemala so I paid for some expensive classes in Costa Rica – but I’m sure I’ve learned much more from you and your guides and instructions” (Adela Segura, Guatemala)

The information on this page is important to you if:

You want to learn how to trace, shade, flood and highlight (front and back) in a single firing

You’re keen to learn best practice (rather than floundering around in the dark)

Note this: all the techniques in this guide are presented clearly for glass painters of any level from beginner through to professional.

Yes, beginners and professionals need this guide.

The reason is, this guide covers material you won’t find elsewhere.

This guide also solves problems everyone struggles with unless you learn techniques like these ones here:

• How to mix perfect paint, all the ingredients, and their proportions
• How to test your paint
• The consistency you must have
• How to keep your paint fresh for weeks and even longer
• How you can use your light box to prevent mistakes on glass
• How an undercoat of paint will help you trace light and delicate lines
• How to paint on top of unfired paint (many books say this is impossible – they are all wrong!)
• How to flood large areas of glass with dark paint which doesn’t blister in the kiln
• How to trace lightly
• How to reinforce a line
• How to thicken a line
• How to create textures and shadows

On top of this, you’ll also discover how to shade before you trace – yes, all in a single firing. (See pages 35 – 50.)

See, most people think you shade and mat only after you’ve fired your trace lines. But here you will discover a completely different way of shading stained glass – it is amazing.

Saves money, saves time.

Discover how to do all your tracing, shading, flooding and highlighting in just one firing - saves time, saves money, and looks beautiful

Glass Painting Techniques & Secrets – Part 1
Classical Foundations

And the very best thing is this – that you will find new confidence in glass painting.

“A new world has opened for me: fascinating” (Ivo de Croock, Antwerp, Belgium)

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Yes, you absolutely need a reliable source of information.

But finding good information is not as easy as it should be – even in this age of the internet.

You see the published books are generally – how shall I put it? – misleading.

For example the basic topic of “How to mix paint” is usually be “explained” in a sentence or two.

Which is great if you want to trick people into thinking their lack of success is caused by their lack of “artistic” talent. But it’s a really unfair trick to play all in all.

That’s why this very first download in the series starts with clear instructions for mixing excellent paint plus 28 step-by-step photos showing you exactly how it’s done.

You also discover how to bring dried paint “back to life”, which saves you time and money.

Now I’m going to stop right there with “knocking the competition” because I’m sure you’ve done your homework, so you know the kind of books there are. And I hope you’ve seen the detailed information and case studies we share with you on this website and in the newsletter.

To paint glass well, you need well-mixed paint like this But be clear about this.

It really matters how you mix and keep your paint.

You'll learn the right way to mix your glass paint - and you will see the difference this makes

Make one mistake with this, and all the talent in the world will not save your painting. End of story.

And never let anyone kid you this is because there’s something wrong with your ability – it’s actually down to a small but important technical detail which you must know about, otherwise you’re wasting you’re time.

That’s why you get 10 pages of recipes and photos so you know exactly what to do to mix, test and store your paint.

Here’s one true story from 1000s we’ve received:

“About ten years ago I couldn’t find any detailed instructions anywhere apart from the Albinas Elskus book.

As a beginner, Elskus’ book provided a good overview of the subject but not enough detail – my first attempts at glass painting resulted in mixed results.

At that time I got the impression that practice of glass painting was a closely guarded secret.

After ten years I decided to try and find information again. And I was astounded by the information you are supplying.

I am now confident that I can start learning how to do stained glass painting and have many projects that I want to pursue. Thank you!” (Denis Leys, New South Wales, Australia)

See the key things Denis mentions here: detailed instructions, plus confidence to try, plus complete openness on our part.

For instance, just on page 21, you will learn not 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 but …

9 essential ways to use a palette knife

Imagine what you will learn from the other 68 pages in Part 1 alone.

Well, there’s no need to imagine. I’ll tell you. Things like …

When you know the correct way to use a bridge, it’s much easier to trace long elegant lines

• The correct way to hold and use a painting bridge
• How to organize your painting palette – does anyone else tell you about this?
• The importance of painting with a lump of paint – not a teaspoonful (which would be useless)
• Why it’s easier when you paint an undercoat before you trace, and how to do this
• How to shade before you trace which adds subtlety
• Why stained glass silhouettes are the best way to improve your tracing
• How to do all your stained glass painting in a single firing – saves time, adds beauty
• Painting on the front and back of the glass in a single firing (saves time)
• Techniques of highlighting and softened highlights (adds subtlety)
• How to make painted glass seem old (great for restoration)
• Give depth and perspective to your glass
• How to use a toothbrush to give age and texture to your glass (see pages 53 – 54)

And the list goes on. This is just from Part 1, “How you can trace, shade, flood and highlight (front and back) in a single firing, and why you absolutely need a lump of paint to do this (not a teaspoonful)“.

Which means for example you also learn the best way to hold a tracing brush, and how to shape and load it with paint. These are all precise and proven techniques which make all the difference to how you paint stained glass.

1. So if you’re a professional who paints for money, these downloads will pay for themselves many times over and over again.
2. If you’re a serious amateur who paints for pleasure, I guarantee you these techniques are the best way to finding that pure, happy sense of focus and enjoyment which you’re after. Plus you’ll learn to paint glass beautifully.
3. If you’re a beginner with an inquiring mind, these downloads contains the best account you could ever hope for (as you will see from the rest of this website)

Yes you will need to study and practice. We all do.

Glass Painting Techniques & Secrets – the Classical Foundations

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This PDF download is great for professionals and amateurs – but it’s just awful for dabblers and time-wasters. So let’s be clear. Here’s what you won’t get. You won’t get:

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And we can’t turn you into stained glass painters overnight. It takes work and commitment from you. I won’t pretend otherwise. That’s why we show you our respect by preparing such detailed and photo-packed information.

Glass painting techniques - no so-called "short cuts" but techniques which really work like how to shade before you trace

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Glass Painting Techniques & Secrets – Part 1
Classical Foundations

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Key things here:

• Not your typical e-book, more like an online course – yes!
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Not forgetting this:

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So what will you do now?

That’s what’s on offer. David and I have given this our best energies.

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I can’t do much more … now it’s down to you. The only thing standing between you and the success you deserve is … a decision. If you’re still unsure, maybe it’s a bold decision for you. I can tell you that bold decision making is one of the character traits of every successful glass painter you’ll meet.

No one learns more without thinking for themselves and working hard (that’s you) and also by enlisting help from others (that’s where we come in).

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It’s your choice.

Work alone. And try to “re-invent the wheel”.

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P.S. This guide also comes with 9 online video demonstrations so you see what you must do:

• How to mix glass paint and water (9 minutes)
• How to prepare your palette for painting (6 minutes)
• How to paint an undercoat (10 minutes)
• How to copy-trace (6 minutes)
• How to strengthen and reinforce (7 minutes)
• Flooding (8 minutes)
• And more about flooding (4 minutes)

Plus a start-to-finish overview (10 minutes). You can watch these online demos as often as you want. Anywhere you want. Click here for immediate access.