"A very professional course" (Beatriz L.)
It's natural: we want people to be enchanted by our painting.
And shadows are a lovely way for you to do this.
Shadows draw your viewers in.
They complete your painting.
They make it look professional.
See the before and after here:
But shading stained glass usually involves two or more firings.
That's how it's usually taught.
And it doesn't have to be like that.
In fact it's a lot easier when you know before the first (and final) firing that everything will come out fine: that's why, in our work, we like to do it all in one.
We'd love to teach you what we know.
Here inside this course, you'll find two beautiful ways to trace, highlight and shade - all in just one firing.
1. Glycol
The first method uses propylene glycol which you can buy on Amazon for instance.
We'll show you how to mix and test your glycol paint.
Then we'll show you how to shade on top of unfired trace lines like you see here:
You'll learn everything you need to know.
You'll receive easy-to-follow exercises, plus designs, so you can practise each step and thus get really confident.
And if you ever have questions, just email us and we'll reply.
Now a wonderful thing about shading with glycol is - as you see towards the end of the previous video - how you can blend and push your shadows wherever you want.
And there's no rush.
So you can look at your shadows, then adjust them till they look how you want.
If you want to move them back again, you can.
Then you fire your painted glass - just once.
It's wonderful.
2. Gold size
The second method uses gold size.
This is the glue which gilders use to stick gold leaf to metal, stone and wood.
Again, we'll show you how to mix and test your paint.
Then you'll learn how to do everything with it, e.g. tracing, flooding, shading.
Everything. Like this:
This is an amazing technique we ourselves learned from the diary of a Victorian glass painter, Nathaniel Somers.
Nathaniel Somers made his own glue. So we adapted his recipe and substituted a glue (gold size) which you can easily buy online or from a good decorator stockist.
Using the techniques you'll learn, you can paint a beautiful image like this in just a single firing:
Can you imagine painting this butterfly in just one firing with no worries at all about the earlier layers?
That's what it's like to work with gold size.
If you haven't done it yet, you're in for a beautiful surprise.
This course is all online - you won't have to plan time away from home, or travel to our studio, or book a hotel and restaurants.
You can watch the videos wherever you are, and whenever suits you best.
"This course is so well done I feel (almost) as if I were in class with you" (De S.)
I'm new to stained glass painting: is this course right for me?
This course is not right for beginners.
It's important you already feel OK with the traditional techniques, i.e. the undercoat, copy-tracing, strengthening, flooding, highlights and softened highlights.
Our foundation course Illuminate is an excellent place to start.
What tools, paints and materials will I need?
You don't need much, e.g. glass paint, various brushes, a painting bridge etc.
Nothing strange or difficult to find.
As soon as you join, you'll find a list inside the course.
If you wish, you can even buy all your brushes from just one supplier: no need to shop around. We'll tell you where.
"Thank you both for a wonderful learning experience. I've found your teaching and demonstrations inspirational and new vistas have certainly been opened to me" (David T.)
Can I download the videos and watch them off-line?
Yes.
Beneath each video, you'll find a download link.
Click the link, and the video will start downloading to your computer.
How long do I have to finish the course?
As long as you want. There's no hurry. You work at your own pace and return whenever you want to check up on something.
And what's the cost?
The cost is US$ 39, plus sales tax if it applies.
This is a one-off payment for all the videos and lessons.
And there's no time-limit on when you must finish the course or anything silly like that.
"Thank you for yet another great course. I enjoy every moment I spend learning with both of you" (Joanne L.)
What happens when I have a question?
Your choice:
- Email us.
- Leave a question in the comment box inside a lesson.
We'll always answer you.
Can I try this course and get my money back if it doesn't work for me?
Yes.
You have a 60-day money-back guarantee.
Just email us within 60 days - that's more than enough time to experience the full course and make sure it works for you.
And look at this ... line, highlight and shadow - all in one firing:
And again:
Inside this course on how to shade stained glass, you'll learn to do this for yourself.
"So grateful for your courses" (Ted R.)
We'd love to teach the methods we use each day to shade stained glass.
Shadows will definitely make a huge and lovely difference to your work.
This course isn't available right now. See here for many free lessons and videos.