Category: Index of Articles
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Quick Tip: A Riot of Effects
Simple Layup + Reactions = A Riot of Effects What’s Going On In This Glass? Our piece may look complex, but the colorful effects resulted from just allowing and preventing…
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Quick Tip: Alchemy Metallic Palette
Create gold & bronze hues by capping Silver Foil with Bullseye’s Alchemy Clear styles. Design Place silver foil elements on a base of 3 mm Tekta Clear. Make the top…
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Quick Tip: Circles From Squares
Create round cabochons from squares by using the 6 mm rule! The Stack Top (6 mm): A “lensing” layer of Clear. This layer will stretch considerably. Middle (3–4 mm): This…
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Quick Tip: Color Line Dot Bowls
Make these sweet dotted bowls with Color Line Paints and the simplest of tools! To get started, layer two 4.75˝ circles of colorful 3 mm sheet combinations and fire to…
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Quick Tip: Fibonacci Fade Plate
Combine mathematics and metallics to create this handsome design! What is the Fibonacci Sequence? The Fibonacci sequence is a numbering system found in nature, from flower petals and pinecones to…
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Quick Tip: Fine Lines
Candle-bent Fine Line Stringers bring a lean line quality to this Mid-Century inspired design. Bend the Stringer Holding the stringer with thumbs and forefingers, place the spot you want to…
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Quick Tip: Fix Surface Flaws
The growth of crystals on glass, aka, devitrification, aka, devit, is not that common or easy to create. But, if devit does appear on your fired glass, there are several…
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Quick Tip: Frit Balls
Easy to make and fun to use. Scatter pieces of coarse frit (-0003) on a freshly primed kiln shelf and adjust them with tweezers, leaving space around each piece. Fire…
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Quick Tip: Fritfetti
Say YES to sprinkles! Steps (4 firings) Making Mini frit Balls The secret to the small dots is to make them with Medium (-0002) Frit. Guidelines include firing on a…
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Quick Tip: Glimmering, Shimmering Irids
Gold and Silver Irid + Clear Powder = Shimmering Glass In the tiles above, powdered and exposed iridescent surfaces catch and reflect light differently, producing subtle glimmering effects To make…
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Quick Tip: Holiday Punch
For a festive feel, break out the punch! (The paper punch, that is.) Combine punched silver foil design elements with Tomato Red Opal for something truly festive. The Details Arrange…
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Quick Tip: Inky Blue Brush Strokes
Combine GlasTac and Aventurine Blue Powder to create gestural brush strokes. Think of sumi-e and other East Asian styles of brush painting and calligraphy. Here’s How it Works Using a…