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The background and first stages of a piece of stained glass restoration.

This is a video of David and our colleague Tim, fitting a memorial window in a lovely ancient church, twenty miles north of the studio. David first met Tim some 30 years ago when he was teaching at the college where Tim was studying. Tim now works with us on all our installations, and also paints and leads. He works hard and achieves wonderful results. We’re fortunate to have his help. Concerni...

We usually mix a lot of glass paint: contrary to what you read in many books, this is an excellent way to work, because you have the opportunity to really get to know your paint. But sometimes a small quantity is what you really want. For instance, you might want to test the paint. Or you might not plan to use this paint again for many months. Or it really is too hot where you work to mix a big...

We wrote this book for new students, because glass painting takes time and practise to get good at. You don't need a lot of brushes - we mostly work with three. You don't need many kinds of paint - two's enough to start with. You don't need lots of tools - but they must be right. Start with the best (few) brushes, paints and tools, so you can really focus on learning this gorgeous skill.

The Glass Painter's Method: the one thing - great paint to start with

Tracing, flooding, highlights and shadows in one firing

How to get an exclusive 15-minute tutorial on making gorgeous highlights

Here are the 3 brushes and the kind of palette knife we suggest you use with silver stain.

Today, the wash or undercoat, using the hake brush and the badger blender

Shading doesn't have to be slow and worrying like it used to be: www.glasspaintersmethod.com/shadow/

We teach shading here www.glasspaintersmethod.com/shadow . For a free mini-series on the techniques we often use, see here: www.glasspaintersmethod.com/talbot-hound-episode-1/

To find out about the brushes to paint like this with Propylene glycol, click here - www.glasspaintersmethod.com/shadow

This is glass paint made by Reusche (tracing black mixed with tracing brown), plus water and gum arabic: ow to mix, test, store and revive a perfect lump of glass paint - see www.courses.glasspaintersmethod.com/course/lump/ for trailers and more

From all sides: not just one. When your undercoat goes down, some people are too timid: they “badger” too gently. Like they were dusting a priceless china vase. Like they were frightened they might break their glass. Like they don’t really want to blend. But let me tell you this: that’s not the way to do it. Timid is no good If your undercoat needs blending, you must be decisive, confident. Not...

Stained Glass Painting: Is Your Hake Brush Tougher Than You Imagine?

Kiln-Fired Stained Glass Painting - Grip: How You Hold Your Tools

Stained Glass Painting: All about the Palette, its Paint and your Brushes

The Beastly Lion of Wolsey Towers

How To Paint Stained Glass: Restoration

How To Paint Stained Glass