Glass Tips from Verrier

Lustres are metallic colourants in colloidal suspension. They provide intense reflective colour. They are most effective when used sparing...

Not all enamels are equal Enamel paints This description refers to a paint that air dries (or with minimal heat) to a hard finis...

Do not use black patina on the lead/solder lines on your finished work if there is any painted glass into the panel whether  leaded or foile...

As elements age, they generally increase in their resistance. This increase in resistance decreases the amount of amperage and, so, the ...

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...

There is a lot of use of powdered glass in a medium supplied in an applicator bottle.  This is convenient and expensive.  You can approach t...

A question about sharp raised points on the corners of a square bubble plate made of window glass is the occasion to discuss some character...

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 ...

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

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...

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...

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 ...

Mixing agents These are the carriers that give "tooth" to the paints and are water-based or oil-based. Common water-based media ar...

Testing the thickness of the paint Using your smaller brush, load the paint into it, and practice applying black lines on a clear piece of s...

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

In a discussion of art technology, enamel (or vitreous enamel, or porcelain enamel in American English) is the colourful result of fusion of...

Paint Measure about one tablespoon of black paint powder onto the center of your palette, With the edge of the palette knife, break up any c...

Mixing agents These are the carriers that give "tooth" to the paints and are water-based or oil-based. Common water-based media ar...