Traditional Stained Glass Painting With Leading or Foiling – 2 Day Course
Description
Traditional stained glass painting with leading or foiling – 2 day course - not suitable for beginners. Develop the skills of traditional stained glass painting and leading (or foiling) in two days! Our new two-day course builds on your basic skills in the traditional method of painting stained glass with metallic oxides and will result in a finished pieces of stained glass to your own design. You’ll have time to refine the essential techniques of paint mixing, applying, mark-making, stippling, brushing and sgraffito with oxides similar to those used in mediaeval windows and then incorporate your painted pieces of glass into a leaded or foiled panel around A4 size. This course is for those who've done some leaded or copper foiled stained glass with us or elsewhere and have done some basic traditional stained glass painting. The techniques you'll learn can be applied to leaded glass, copper foiling, garden glass art and lamps or lanterns. This is the natural follow-on to our half-day traditional stained glass painting introduction course and isn’t suitable for beginners. The objective of this course is to develop your existing glass painting skills and leading and foiling techniques to create a stained glass window panel incorporating sections of painted and coloured glass to your own design. The course starts with reminders of the health & safety considerations when working with metallic oxide paints and glass and lead. We’ll then cover design essentials and start to design our panels. Your panel can include up to 10 pieces of glass with multiple painted pieces, and will be around A4 in size – but not necessarily rectangular. When your design is ready you’ll cut and grind the glass pieces to be painted. You’ll paint these so they can be fired over night ready for the second day. Once your painted pieces are in the kiln you’ll cut and grind the rest of the glass. On day two you’ll build your panel using either lead or copper foil based on which technique you prefer or have experience of. At the conclusion of the course you’ll have a painted stained glass panel created using a mix of ancient and modern glass techniques to take home! The key stages of this course cover: - Designing for stained glass. - Safely using the oxides. Mixing and paint preparation. - Use of different brushes and tools for different paint application effects. - Firing requirements. - Cutting and painting your glass sections. - Leading or foiling your panel once the painted sections have been fired overnight. - Finishing & cementing as required. - Your artwork ready to take home!
What's included in the price?
- Fully tutored course. - All materials and glass. - Use of tools and protective gear. - Refreshments during the session including herbal teas, decaffeinated drinks & gluten-free biscuits and lunch from the nearby Bell Café. - Maximum class size 5 people. - Info pack to keep with information on getting started and where to buy materials and tools, emailed as PDF. - Your piece to take home. - Class runs from 10am to (approx) 5-30pm each day at our Northants studio near Towcester.
Duration
2 days
Cancellation policy
Medium - Cancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 4 weeks before the course starts
Maker
Suitable for
- Adults
- Seniors
- Wheelchair users
- Public transport
- Parking provided
- Intermediate level
FAQs
Sadly not - due to the nature of the materials our classes are for adults only.
Yes.
With all one-day and longer stained glass classes we include an info pack with details of the tools you've used and suppliers plus reminders of techniques used. This isn't included in half-day classes.
We'll be delighted to help you decided what's needed.
For fusing classes we're happy to advise on tools, materials and kilns on request.
Materials are included in all beginners classes - fusing and stained glass.
Please bring reading glasses if you use them, and sturdy fully enclosed shoes (no sandals).
Aprons, googles and gloves are provided where needed.
Because you will be using lead and solder containing lead on stained glass classes.
Lead is known to pose a higher risk to babies than to adults.
We welcome participating friends or partners.
Sadly there isn't room at most classes for non-participating friends or partners.
Of course!
Fused glass will need to be collected after firing - we will contact you when ready.
This depends on which class you're planning to book.
For stained glass classes - it will be difficult to complete the class if you have severe arthritis or similar.
For fused glass classes - we suggest you choose a class which doesn't involve glass cutting - feel free to contact us to discuss.
If the class you're planning to book is described as 'for beginners' then yes!
Some of our classes are for improvers - these are described as such in the listing.
We have GF and Vegan biscuits in stock normally.
We will bring in non-dairy milk if advised in advance.
Lunches, where included, are provided by the Bell Cafe nearby which caters for intolerances, vegetarians and vegans.
Yes - plenty!
Yes, with level access via a ramp and accessible toilet.
