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Stained Glass Painting with Oil – How many Layers can You paint in a single Firing? – Video Demonstration

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There is a mind-numbingly irritating consensus which insists that stained glass paint should be fired between successive layers. This silly idea is found in any number of so-called instructional books on stained glass painting techniques. It’s wrong, of course. – And here’s a short wordless video which – ahem! – proves the point!

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The Predictable Unpredictability of Silver Stain

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Silver stain

Nietzsche advocated living dangerously – once urging us to build our houses on the very slopes of fiery Mount Vesuvius. But it’s important not to go too far in this direction …

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Stained Glass Painting – Silver Stain

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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 [...]

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