First the Process, second the Backstory, and then we’ll talk about the Why.
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Illuminate:
It's Like 2 Days With Us In Our Studio
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Illuminate will teach you the key techniques of stained-glass painting, wherever you are:
I thoroughly enjoyed going through these lessons. They helped to nudge me back onto the true path” (Phil A., Australia)
If you’re new to glass painting, or you haven’t painted in a while and want to get back up to speed, check out this 8-week online course:
I have been wishing, for quite a while, to “upgrade” from Tiffany-style stained glass pieces (very nice though), to the more classical and immortal work of real painted glass. But I didn’t know how to start, what materials and tools to use, or how to go about it. This opportunity is at hand, now, with this very professional course, where one can learn the trade, step-by-step, with these two wonderful masters who not only know it well, but are also capable of teaching artfully” (Luis M., Portugal)
It contains extraordinary videos, even if English isn’t your first language:
C’est formidablement expliqué. J’adore” (Jacky P., France)
There’s no need to travel, there’s no need to book accommodation – it’s like spending 2 days training with us in our studio:
You have beautifully demonstrated a very complex and delicate process which ends in lovely results: wonderfully informative” (Babs T., USA)
Illuminate – you can learn more here
This is something we haven’t filmed for you before
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I’m glad you want to learn more about techniques like how to undercoat and trace, and how to flood and strengthen.
And indeed we love the thought that technique (not self-expression) is paramount.
But before technique – also before good brushes – there’s something else.
So let’s talk about that right now.
How To Paint These Stained-Glass Poppies
Method: combine simple techniques to create a powerful effect
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This is a detail from one of a north-facing pair of lancets we’ve just completed.
The theme for these two lancets – “At the going down of the sun …”.
(Opposite them, south-facing, a second pair, whose theme is “… and in the morning || We will remember them”. You can find the full poem here.)
And I want now to take time-out from the work I’m doing on some new designs to talk you through the techniques I used to make the poppies.
Maybe then, you too can use these same steps in the work you do.