Kiln-Fired Stained Glass Painting - Your Best Guide
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It is not every day you sit in a tycoon’s boardroom (nice Gothic-clawed chairs, by the way) and receive a challenge:
“The commission is yours if, within seven days, you can forge me two fine pieces of ancient-looking glass …”
The boardroom was littered with other makers’ samples – wallpaper, curtains, rugs, table-tops …
I could see the tycoon’s problem – I’m quick like that …
Frustrated with silver stain? Fed up with unpredictable and disappointing results?
There’s no need.
There is another way …
Here’s a quick proof – if proof is needed – of how it’s possible to trace with silver stain.
And not just trace, but also shape your strokes, then gently blend them … [click to continue…]
To get a deep, pure golden colour, it’s also great when you know how to flood your silver stain directly into selected areas – with no messy clean-up afterwards …
Imagine the time you’ll save – not to mention the money - when you know how to mix a batch of stain which has this useful property …
Of course, when silver stain is mixed with water or vinegar, it just isn’t possible to shade it like you see in this photo here …
It’s also useful to know how to blend several kinds of stain together like you see in this photo here …
There’s a fascinating article in the History Of Psychiatry (Volume 1, No. 2, 191 – 206, 1990 to be precise) about a type of delusion that was widely reported in the 15th to 17th centuries but rarely occurs in modern times.
Since the writer’s purpose is always to entertain and educate the reader, let me immediately tantalize you with a choice collection of words – they all belong in the story you are about to hear:
