Advanced Glass Painting Techniques
I would like to know about more advanced or unconventional glass painting techniques. I have looked into screen printing and sponging and found very little actual information on process. Would you be able to suggest any other techniques that I may have overlooked?
Milly's reply: Where to start Mairi...as I'm not quite sure about what types of glass painting techniques you want to know about, I'll mention a few and a couple of books that you might want to buy to learn more.
Probably the best book on glass painting is 'The Art of Painting on Glass' by Albinas Elskus. It's just been reprinted. He's really good for a good solid grounding in traditional glass painting techniques, and once you've grasped those, the world is your oyster.
Have you tried matting (putting a wash of paint over a whole area) and then picking out the paint? See my
Glass Painting Techniques page for detailed instructions.
Have you tried silverstain? That really is quite beautiful. Have a look at my Stain Glass page for an introduction, but Elskus covers that too.
What about printing on glass in various ways? There's lots of alternatives to screenprinting on glass. Kevin Petrie's book Glass and Print is fantastic for all sorts of ideas. He prints from etching plates, uses transfers, makes what he calls 'integrated glass prints' and uses photography too. It's a really practical book, with suppliers and detailed instructions on the glass painting techniques.
Hope that's enough to get you started. Let me know how you get on.
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