Painted Glass Pet Portraits with Cheryl Chapman

The Glass Studio is offering summer camp for adults with visiting artist Cheryl Chapman! This workshop is an invaluable opportunity for students of any level to learn new techniques involving the 4-stage reverse glass enameling process from a master.  You'll practice:

• Mixing powdered enamels with several different mediums.
• Using different painting mediums and techniques with a variety of application tools - nib pen, foam brush, paint brush, badger brush, etc.
• Translating a photo into a fun, caricature drawing.
• Applying and firing glass enamels successfully.

Four days of fun:

• Day 1 -- Students work on their drawings, translating a photo for use as a template to paint from, cut and prepare glass, learn about and accomplish the lining/tracing stage of the painting process using a quill pen, black enamel and propylene glycol medium. Work is kiln fired after class.
• Day 2 -- Students learn about and accomplish the shading/matting stage of the painting process using black enamel, gum arabic medium, foam brush and badger/blender brush and other miscellaneous tools. Work is kiln fired after class.
• Day 3 -- Students learn about and accomplish the 2-part coloring stage of the painting process using colored enamels, water medium, foam brush, badger/blender brush, paint brushes and other miscellaneous tools. Work is kiln fired after class.
• Day 4 -- Projects are fire polished in the morning by the instructor and students arrive in the afternoon to complete and assemble their projects. Optional participation and instruction that morning is possible regarding the cleaning, setting up and use of BARN kilns for those students wanting the full experience. 

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