Glass painters often ask why I use oil before I fire my tracing and shading.
You’ll soon see. It’s all to do with the lovely effects that oil lets you quickly make.
Category Archives: Video Demonstrations
Stained Glass Tracing
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Stained glass tracing: here’s how to think about it in a very different, useful way …
How Do I Follow That … ?
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OK, so last time it was Brigitte Bardot, Bill Haley, a broken-nosed bodyguard with two missing fingers, Henry Miller and – a pussy cat … and all this in a stained glass studio?
So how do I follow that?
I see that David – my fellow director and master glass painter – has left me with one Hell of a cliff-hanger.
Which gives me an idea for your next video demonstration …
Silver Stain
A video demonstration
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Now our client had approved the 16 designs he’d asked for, and so it was back to us to secure his agreement on the painted glass itself – on what it must look like when it’s finished.
His insistence was, his skylights must look ancient.
And that is why we spent these last few weeks establishing and refining the necessary techniques to make the glass look very old.
Today the client’s architect called in to see the samples we had made.
The meeting went as well as you could wish.
So now we can reveal for the first time how the ancient-looking glass was stained – including a short video for you.