Simple Glass Painting


Book Description

An experienced craft author, cheryl Owen reveals just how varied and simple glass painting is with 25 projects which cost surprisingly little to achieve. Summer fruit glasses and spiral plates, Christmas decorations, night lights and coffee mugs - these are just some of the ideas, all illustrated with step-by-step photographs and clear, practical instructions. The book includes valuable tips about sourcing glass and materials, and instructions on all the basic techniques, including stencilling, template making and troubleshooting. Cheryl also incorporates a comprehensive section on paint effects, from sponging and stippling to etching and delicate watercolour effects. A useful resources section ensures you have all the tool and materials you need. Whatever your ability, Simple Glass Painting provides the know-how and inspiration you need to achieve perfect results every time.




The Glass Painting Book


Book Description

Taking inspiration from the luminous beauty of stained glass, painting on glass is a simple yet dramatically effective decorative technique which involves little cost and, with the help of this book, can be enjoyed by all artistic abilities. A complete introduction to the craft, it contains a complete guide to materials and techniques, a host of projects to try, a library of trace-off motifs and an invaluable trouble shooting section. Decorate plates, glasses, bottles, trinket boxes, mirrors, picture frames, vases, cabinet doors, storage jars and many other items with the ideas presented here. Detailed step-by-step instructions are accompanied by specially commissioned colour photographs of the projects to ensure success every time. Once you have started painting on glass, you will find it hard to stop, and will never look at a plain glass surface in the same way again!




The Glass Painter's Method


Book Description

This book will serve you well if: You're new to traditional stained glass painting and are uncertain which brushes, paints and tools to buy - this book will tell you what you want to know. The accompanying 12 free videos will also introduce you to the key techniques. You've painted stained glass for a while but still worry "Is it my lack of skill which is the problem, or is it my brushes, paints and tools which stop me achieving the results I want?" - this book will guide you to the answer. And the 23 free designs will give you an excellent resource with which to practise. You're a teacher who wants your students to experience the joy of mastering this wonderful craft - this book will show you the smallest, most effective set of brushes, paints and tools to place before them so they can triumph. From designers and painters Williams & Byrne, and featuring entries from the journal of the forgotten Victorian craftsman Nathaniel Somers, this book will demonstrate how few possessions you really need to paint stained glass. This is Book 1 of The Glass Painter's Method.




Easy Stained Glass Patterns for Traditional Doorways


Book Description

This treasury of original patterns based on traditional designs contains a wealth of florals and geometrics, that are as easy to execute as they are attractive. Easily adapted and highly versatile, these elegant designs are intended as enhancements to traditional doorways but can be incorporated into other craft projects. Design shapes range from circular and oval to square and rectangular, plus a few other unusual forms for a magnificent variety of simple but handsome ornaments for transoms, sidelights, door inserts, and other projects. Approximately 100 black-and-white designs. 7 shown in full color on covers.




Beginner's Guide to Glass Painting


Book Description

·A complete beginner-friendly guide to the accessible and affordable craft of glass painting ·Includes detailed overviews on basic glass painting tools and supplies, as well as basic techniques for lining over a template, removing bubbles, shading, using resin, and more ·Features 16 step-by-step projects and full-size templates that range from easy to difficult, and include florals, faces, animals, and more ·Author Nilima Mistry is the founder of Creative Art, where she offers hundreds of various art technique tutorial videos and has over 250,000 YouTube subscribers




Like Breath on Glass


Book Description

Through an innovative manner of handling paint, a group of American artists around 1900 created deceptively simple canvases that convey images of shimmering transcience, visions suggested rather than delineated. Focusing on this singular aesthetic characteristic - softness - this book explores this painterly phenomenon.




Glass Painted Projects


Book Description

"Featuring chic, stylish designs, each glass painting project is accompanied by step-by-step instructions and colourful, detail-rich photography for pieces that include quirky fairies, funky cats, assorted Christmas baubles, glowing lamps, and sleek cocktail glasses. These elegant painted glass designs are for mobiles, cards, book covers, and panels - perfect as gifts or for home decorating."--Global Books in Print.




African Art Traceables


Book Description

Wondering what to create? It ́s time to create your own masterpiece! Easy Painting Traceables of African Ladies for you to trace and paint along. This book has 15 designs- Traceables of powerful African Ladies for both beginners and aspiring artists. With additional 15 gridded versions of each. All Paintings are from the artist Vered Thalmeier and each Painting has a Painting Tutorial on YouTube. NO boring designs, just beautiful girls. Get Creative! Make your life colorful







Glass Painting for the First Time


Book Description

“To every crafts question, there is at least one answer, which is how crafter Sorensen approaches novices’ queries....Most of the 35 projects are fairly simple...such as a funky tea set coordinating different types of white ware through colorful stripes, dots, and circles. In contrast, the five artisans featured at the end reveal very upscale handicrafts, ready for purchase in any urban gift shop.”—Booklist.




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