Index of Articles

 

These educational articles were originally published in the Bullseye TechBook, on our website, or in our newsletters. They include GlassTips, TorchTips, TechNotes, TipSheets, Studio Tips, Product Use Sheets, Make It Projects, and QuickTips. All are free of charge.

Legacy Guides

(From our former website)
GlassTips
TorchTips

TechNotes

TechNotes 1: Knowing Your Kiln
TechNotes 2: The Vitrigraph Kiln
TechNotes 3: Compatibility of Glasses
TechNotes 4: Heat & Glass
TechNotes 5: Volume & Bubble Control
TechNotes 6: Preparing the Shelf System for a Large Kiln
TechNotes 7: Monitoring Kiln Temperatures for Successful Annealing

TipSheets

TipSheet 1: Kilncarving
TipSheet 2: Accessory Glasses (Not Available)
TipSheet 3: Working Deep
TipSheet 4: Designing Your Own Art Glass
TipSheet 5: Bullseye Box Casting
TipSheet 6: Rollups
TipSheet 7: Platemaking
TipSheet 8: Basic Lost Wax Kilncasting

Studio Tips

Annealing Thick Slabs
Fahrenheit/Celsius Converters
Glass Cleaning Basics
Improve Your Glass Cutting
Bullseye Kilnforming Project Notes Form
Recommended Annealing Cycle for Bullseye Glass
Safety in the Kiln-glass Studio

Product Use

Bullseye Brainstorm: Textures & Irids
Bullseye Shelf Primer Instructions
Color Cues (includes Introduction, Brights, Dusk, Spring Lake, and Pink Martini)
Frit Tinting
Get a Reaction: Bullseye Copper-Bearing Glasses
Get a Reaction: Bullseye Reactive Glasses
Mold Tips: Cone Bowl
Mold Tips: Pyramid Casting Mold
Reactive Potential of Bullseye Glasses
Special Effects: 0146 Steel Blue
ThinFire Shelf Paper
Tips for Using Bullseye Slumping Molds
What to Expect from Bullseye Glass
What to Expect from Opaline Striker Frit

Make It Projects

Make It: Dilution Solution
Make It: Inline Plate
Make It: Linear Reaction Plate
Make It: Opaline Sushi Set
Make It: Tint Tone Plate

Quick Tips

Iridescent Squares - NEW
A Riot of Effects
Fix Surface Flaws
Frit Balls
Glimmering, Shimmering Irids
Multitasking Molds
Holiday Punch
Inky Blue Brush Strokes
Powder Power
River Rock Reaction