Painted Glass Pet Portraits with Cheryl Chapman

Consider this a summer camp for adults with visiting artist Cheryl Chapman! This workshop is an invaluable opportunity for students of any experience level to learn new techniques involving the four-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, such as 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: You'll work on your 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. Your work will be kiln fired after class.
• Day 2: You'll 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 will be kiln fired after class.
• Day 3: You'll learn about and accomplish the two-part coloring stage of the painting process using colored enamels, water medium, foam brush, badger/blender brush, paint brushes, and other miscellaneous tools. Work will be kiln fired after class.
• Day 4: Projects are fire polished in the morning by the instructor and you'll arrive in the afternoon to complete and assemble your 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. 

Details

• No prior painting experience is necessary.
• You will have multiple opportunities to practice techniques at each stage of your project. 

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