Glass Tips from Verrier

Air brushing paint and enamels onto glass can give extremely subtle graduations of colour and tone. The consistency of the mix of the p...

When preparing for multiple firings of elements onto a prepared piece, you need to consider the order and temperatures of events so that yo...

A frequently asked question by novice glass workers is whether to score at one side of the line or in the middle.  This question revolves...

Sometimes an already fused and slumped clear piece needs colour for interest, definition, etc. The problem is how to do it without alteri...

CoE of the glass carrier for paints is a distraction. Paint has been applied to glass and fired for at least seven centuries – long b...

If your glass is not really clean, you can get gaps in the paint line. You may also have areas where the paint beads up rather ...

A quality paint brush will have hairs that form a point and have a good spring to them - they bend while painting but return quickly to th...

Cleaning badger brushes just before use, is easy. Flick, gently and rapidly, the very ends of the brush hairs against the side of your...

Combining Painting and Fusing Painted oyster catchers with frit and stringer It is possible to combine glass painting with fusin...

The very cheapest hair spray works well with glass paint, if you need to transfer your painted glass to another place for firing. Compl...

Opalescent and dense glass presents problems as the usual method of tracing the image through the glass is not possible. If you first spr...

Oil, and Water and Gum as Media for Matting by Dick Millard [edited from a discussion] Oil has been used, I believe, since the 16th Cen...

Example of a pen nib Using paint mixed with essential oil or turpentine and with a fine mapping pen for small lettering works well, ...

Sometimes a sandblasted area appears too white when finished. One method that can be used to tone down the whiteness is to use low temperat...

Raphael Schnepf Workshop Air brushing onto glass is a little different than onto other slightly absorbent surfaces. As glass cannot a...

Light boxes are in many ways a development from the glass easel. These were used in studios to wax up the painted glass and display it as it...

This is based on Graham Stone’s work with float glass. The temperatures are applicable to float glass, and so need to be adjusted for other ...

I have had the question above asked. It seems appropriate to respond as part of the tips section, as I had made unwarranted assumptions in ...

Beeswax alone isn't good for waxing up glass pieces on a glass easel, but combining it with Venice Turpentine makes a secure fixing mate...

The tools needed for glass painting are few and relatively common, although the blender is specialised. The minimum you need are: Glass pale...