Synopses & Reviews
Using simple techniques, this guide demonstrates how to emulate the traditional look and feel of genuine stained glass with colorful, specially commissioned photographs and easy-to-follow instructionsillustrating how to create stylized flowers, ornamentation, knotwork patterns, Tiffany-style pictures, and more. Tracing, outlining, painting, mixing and blending colors, adding texture, gilding, and applying decoration are covered in detail through such projects as panels, bookmarks, tiles, window hangers, bottles, mirrors and vases.
Synopsis
Demonstrates how to emulate the traditional look and feel of genuine stained glass.
Synopsis
Using simple techniques, Judy Balchin demonstrates how to emulate the traditional look and feel of genuine stained glass. Colourful, specially commissioned photographs and easy-to-follow instructions are used to illustrate how to create stylised flowers, ornamentation, knotwork patterns, Tiffany style pictures and more. Tracing, outlining, painting, mixing and blending colours, adding texture, gilding and applying decoration are covered in detail and the projects include panels, bookmarks, tiles, window hangers, bottles, mirrors and vases.
About the Author
Judy Balchin is a designer of book jackets, television titles, and craft kits and runs workshops in silk painting, glass painting, and porcelain painting. She has also contributed numerous articles to craft magazines.