painting with enamels

[Wayne]

This is what I have on Glassline and their suggested use:

When using Glassline on the top surface of glass use a thin
application. If the fired piece has a rough texture it means the Glassline
was applied too thickly or was under fired.
The rough texture can be used as an interesting design feature.
Thick black lines were applied and allowed to dry. Use frit or thinned
Glassline to fill in the outline, giving the piece the look of stained glass.
Glassline may be thinned with water to achieve a watercolor or
sumi effect. Simply brush the thinned Glassline on the glass using a soft
brush. Once the Glassline has dried you can then come back and highlight
areas by scratching the Glassline off with the end of a brush or other
wooden tool. Highlights using the pen may be also added at this time
giving you multiple line qualities.
Glassline Pens and Chalks may be used on the same piece.
First draw or shade with the chalks on a piece of sandblasted glass,
then come back and add some outlining or other drawing with the
Glassline Pens. This gives you the look of a charcoal drawing and the
clean crisp lines of a pen and ink drawing.
Glassline may be thinned with water and airbrushed onto glass.
This allows for interesting subtle changes in color. Once the airbrushed
piece had dried you can then come back with a pointed piece of wood
and scratch off areas of Glassline. Highlights may then be added to the
piece with the Glassline Pens. This technique works well with an opaque
sheet of colored glass as the background and a transparent sheet of
glass as the top piece.
Glassline Pens may be used in combination with powdered frit.
Sprinkle a layer of frit onto a piece of glass. Take the Glassline Pen and
draw through the frit. This will add a thin line of color between the frit. A
halo will form around the Glassline where the frit has been pushed aside
by the metal tip on the end of the Glassline bottle.
The Bronze Patina Glassline Pen when sandwiched between
layers of glass will form tiny bubbles along the line. Do not tack fuse
before stacking the glass to achieve this result.

[Anne]

Interesting indeed:)

Have you tried the glassline fusible paper sheets Becki?
My book says that they're designed to be fired between two layers of glass and can be done with any COE.

I just got a small variety pack with different textures, but haven't tried them out yet. I was wondering about any hints or tips you might have about them.

What was in the variety pack Nancy - the paper or the paints.  Yes, please show us once you get a chance to try it out!

[Anne]

sumi effect.

don't know what this means Wayne?????????

[Wayne]

They are refering to the watered down mixture which resembles the calligraphers ink made by grinding and adding water.  (It is a German translation).

The actual meaning is:
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.

[Anne]

ah, ok, thank you!

[Rebecca]

Almost makes me wish I could paint...

Rebecca