Choosing enamel powders

[@gailoldroyd1034]

Dove/rogue are also called Goglass enamels in Australia /pacific region

[@FiredGlass]

Thanks Gail. Is this the product with the greatest number of different names for the same product? LOL

[@lenabeckeus6322]

@@FiredGlass isn´t it strange

[@kristycannon7923]

Oh my goodness 😳!! That Scottish Wildcat was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!! Such beautiful detail! Wow!!! I am thrilled you are doing this series with enamel paints because it's something I'd love to learn more about! Thank you, Thank you, thank you! Super excited! You're so awesome to share these skills with your viewers! Can't wait for the next video!

[@FiredGlass]

I take it you liked it then Kirsty! 😂

[@kristycannon7923]

@@FiredGlass lolololol! Yes ma'am :)

[@PreciousOpal]

Touche

[@SuperVirginiaRose]

I have enjoyed all the interpretations of the enamels. I am 86 and started my glass journey on my own 5 yrs ago, and always use CFe enamels, love it, and will try and get some layering mix, this will help me.

[@FiredGlass]

Ah that's great to hear. Hope the layering mix helps you like it did me.

[@jobraden484]

Love the layering mix! I use lm :powdered frit 1:1 and let it dry 24h. Then paint on this with CFE color concentrates suspended in h20. I make Christmas ornaments. Technique is from Mark Hufford- he has several video tutorials and is a fabulous teacher.

[@FiredGlass]

Sounds great!

[@gailkops5644]

Such great information! Always look forward to learning from you and your hubby. Absolutely LOVE your animal paintings! Wish I could paint like that. Gorgeous! Thanks!

[@FiredGlass]

Thank you Gail, pleased to hear we've entertained you and the video was enjoyable.

[@michellel8035]

Have been using Glassline for a while but never been 100% happy with them. Your stunning pieces have shown me the possibilities than can be achieved with the right products. I feel a spending spree coming on!

[@FiredGlass]

Thanks Michelle, do let us know how you get on once you have had a play with them. We have a later video out showing mixing and using these enamels which may be useful to you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6bbloCah9WmZ6s

[@michellel8035]

@@FiredGlass I shall watch that video later. Had a look at the websites, Screen Easy is the favourite one so far. I think the set might just be a slightly early birthday present to myself!

[@cynthiareedy5704]

Lol….I feel a spending spree coming on. 😉

[@couldwellbe4227]

@@cynthiareedy5704 Me too 😂

[@fikerizer]

Nice specially painting layers without firing with solution.

[@FiredGlass]

Thank you

[@carolb789]

Thanks very much for posting this video. I’m an animal portrait artist, but totally new to fusing so this video was exactly what I was looking for. Looking forward to seeing your future videos 😊

[@FiredGlass]

Perfect, that's great to hear!

[@isabelladavis1363]

Your work looks incredibly realistic so beautiful and it is drawing and painting in glass …exciting!!!

[@FiredGlass]

Thank you so much 😀

[@malunicolette9447]

I love all the work you do, but now you got so excited with the series that you are going to present I can not wait, I feel like a girl on Christmas night

[@FiredGlass]

Bless you that's so nice to hear, thank you.

[@clarejohnson779]

Your art is amazing! You are such a wonderful teacher. Wow I had no idea all that can be done with glass powder. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@FiredGlass]

You are so welcome!

[@sherrirowan5049]

Hi Jill. This is such a helpful video. Thank you ❤

[@FiredGlass]

Glad it was helpful!

[@pixelthewonderdog]

I can't wait to get started! Thank you so much for explaining everything so well.

[@FiredGlass]

You are so welcome!

[@rareandwonderfull]

1:34 Very nice feline pin the way that the light reflects through the glass/enamel. Very nice! Thank you! My sweet pea seeds arrived from England to here in Ohio a few days ago, it got me to thinking that I had not heard from you for some time. You are a good teacher! Your enamels are from USA, my sweet peas are English, a sort of trade. Many, many sweet peas in the USA, but the English have the very best types. The saying goes that England is a nation of gardeners.

[@FiredGlass]

Love sweet peas, they are wonderful scent and colours. As you probably know, keep picking them and they flower on and on. Yes we do love our gardens, probably because we have a good climate for it I guess, read plenty of rain.

[@rareandwonderfull]

@@FiredGlass Yes, here in Ohio we gt "roasted" during August and September, very difficult for plant to delivery sufficient water to the leaves/blossoms as fast as it evaporates out.

[@PreciousOpal]

That hare is ammazing...wow you trully are an artist

[@1SueG]

Thank you so much. I have used frit and powders, done some lampwork and slumping, but this is a whole new level. Just spent some time learning watercolor and I think it will be useful in trying this

[@FiredGlass]

Glad it helped!

[@gul7573]

Thanks so much. This is great help for who likes to learn about enamels ❤

[@FiredGlass]

Glad it was helpful!

[@happytohelpu2]

Very informative. I'm only starting so I'm happy to have found you for my journey. Thanks.

[@FiredGlass]

You are so welcome!

[@rosannepainter6766]

very informative, thank you!

[@FiredGlass]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lakeartengrave]

I wanted to do glass work and wasn't sure if I want to use enamels or frit. Thank you for the information it helps a lot. If you write a book please, let me know I would love to have it as a reference. Your work is beautiful love the detail!

[@FiredGlass]

Thank you Susan. We have a couple of e-books on our website shop. www.firedglass.biz/product-category/books/?v=79cba1185463

[@couldwellbe4227]

Oh wow I was glued to this video. Fascinating and so useful! Thank you so much - am really looking forward to the next one! I’ve just got back into glass after over a 12 year absence and have some old GlassLine paint that has sadly dried up, so I would be really interested to find out how and if I might be able to rejuvenate it. 😀👍

[@FiredGlass]

Great to hear the video was useful for you. I guess you've found many things have moved on over your break away from glass. New products, techniques and tools. Can be like almost starting again. Great fun and gives you renewed excitement and enthusiasm.

[@uglypatriot5171]

Very informative. Thank you for sharing, I have purchased a range of enamel powder and am looking forward to your enamel painting tutorials. Cheers

[@FiredGlass]

Thanks for watching. Glad to hear it was useful.

[@monsterpool4049]

i love watch every thing in your chanel relly iam enjoy when i watching you describchion

[@FiredGlass]

Thank you so much 😀

[@Lisa-yj8dt]

I have Thompson Enamels, but haven't used them yet. Your work is absolutely amazing! I thought the samples themselves looked cool🤣.

[@FiredGlass]

Ah okay when you do you will have to let us know how you get on with them. We've not used them so would be interested to hear. Thank you for watching, glad you liked my work.

[@1SueG]

I'm trying glass painting for the first time. I have done fusing and such and have a number of powdered glass. Can these be used with the medium? Thank you for your thoughtful videos. They have inspired me to try

[@FiredGlass]

They can, enamel powder is very fine so make sure the powdered glass is the same fine grind.

[@laurajones6486]

Love your swatch idea. Will be doing that.

[@FiredGlass]

It’s a good thing to have

[@lindakosteretz5900]

You are a talented artist. Paintings are fantastic!

[@FiredGlass]

Thank you Linda.

[@carolynmartin5336]

Great video! So informative. I haven't bought/used enamels yet but I would like to , so this is very timely. I hope that I will be able to get these products as I am in Australia.

[@FiredGlass]

Thank you for watching Carolyn. I hope Oz can provide for you.

[@susannedejongh7573]

Thanks , very usefull ! Looking forward to see you paint .

[@FiredGlass]

Thank you for watching, glad to hear it was useful.

[@mrs.marissafraser]

Great video. Which would you recommend for. Paint pour.

[@FiredGlass]

Dove or UCG (Unique Glass Colours). UCG do a kit for glass pour available at The Creative Glass Guild, UK based.

[@pumalass]

I am doing seascapes with Rogue enamels at the moment, but i want to do animals, so really looking forward to your videos

[@FiredGlass]

Seascapes in enamel sounds fabulous. The next video will be one for you then!

[@pumalass]

@@FiredGlass so looking forward to seeing it,

[@robertwebster4947]

Very informative video. Thank you. Looking forward to the next in the painting series. Any idea approx when that may be?

[@FiredGlass]

Glad to hear it was useful Robert, thanks for watching. If you’ve not already subscribed and hit the notification bell suggest you do, that will let you know when we upload a video. It’s free. Our next video in the series should be up next week, in the edit suite now.

[@rachelsmith4654]

Really helpful video! Thank you ❤

[@FiredGlass]

You are so welcome!

[@annecotton9519]

Another fab video, thanks Jill. Always informative and your painting is beautiful. Cheeky question - Is there any chance you will be making a video showing how you made the glass stand? I keep meaning to have a go but cant work out how to make the slot or what size it would need to be? x

[@FiredGlass]

Hi Anne thanks for watching. Have a look at Dale Keating's Stand It Up e-book as it contains many techniques and approaches to stands.

[@annecotton9519]

@@FiredGlass thanks, ill check it out

[@yehudithheymans2210]

Amazing. I live in Israel and would like to know where to find layering mix

[@FiredGlass]

I'm not sure to be honest. Have a look at UGC's website for a suppliers list uniqueglasscolors.com/suppliers.php

[@altar7885]

Thank you so much for the explanations. Is it simple to create additional colors by mixing the powders? If you mix white powder to the blue you make it lighter, just like that?

[@FiredGlass]

Yes indeed, no different from mixing paints

[@altar7885]

@@FiredGlass That's great I'm really excited to try

[@vanessamcgill9472]

Hi Jill, are there any other makes of layering mix we can use with Dove enamels? Thanks for this tip by the way! I started to fire in between layers! 😅

[@FiredGlass]

No not really. Why do you ask?

[@susanmclaren9955]

Fantastic thank you.

[@FiredGlass]

Thanks for watching Susan.

[@debibrown7975]

I’m new and never thought of glass not being food safe. How do you know one way or another?

[@FiredGlass]

If you go to the suppliers website they will indicate whether they are food safe.

[@jokappel2430]

Another amazing video, your brushwork is amazing

[@FiredGlass]

Thank you for watching Jo, glad you liked it.

[@elainefuehrer5739]

i love your videos, and i have a question. have u ever pulled glass that u have made with copper oxide

[@FiredGlass]

No it's not something we have done when making our murrine and pulling from the vitrigraph kiln. .

[@elainefuehrer5739]

@@FiredGlass i did google if copper oxide and copper carbonate were toxic to heat.. and it says it is. but i dont know if pulling it in the glass where it is sealed inside would be toxic however thank u

[@janesadler2283]

Your work is amazing , I find your videos so helpful as I’m a bit of a novice .Could I ask did you make the glass stand ? If so how did you do that ? I live in uk and find the stands really expensive, and some on the market don’t do justice to the glass artwork.

[@FiredGlass]

Yes we make our own glass stands. There’s a great e-book Stand it up. www.etsy.com/uk/listing/541434322/stand-it-up-fused-glass-stands-for-every

[@BLNTSMK]

I know this is a glass channel but which ones can be used for porcelain overglaze?

[@FiredGlass]

🤷🏻‍♂️ no idea, sorry.

[@BLNTSMK]

@@FiredGlass its fine thx💯

[@kathiekarancz964]

Thanks again! I have a full set of the Glassline Paints including the Bubble paints. I purchased them around 8 years ago. How do I reconstitute them as they are getting very thick now that I am just starting to use them? Any suggestions? Kathie 🐢

[@FiredGlass]

Hi Kathie, this is precisely why I don't use the pre-mixed paints as they can tend to dry out over time. With powders you just mix what you need and there's no waste or thickening over time due to moisture evaporation. You can try water to thin them out or a paint medium would be even better, available from a good glass supplier. That should work okay.

[@mwater_moon2865]

Colors for Earth website is down, has something happened to them? I can still find their colors some on sites, but I'd hate to get attached if they're not going to stay available.

[@FiredGlass]

Looks okay to me, just been on there. Perhaps they were doing updates or something.

[@mwater_moon2865]

@@FiredGlass Thanks for the heads up, I had to use the wayback machine Monday. Was afraid they may have gone the way of Spectrum...

[@sandisloan7003]

Would you happen to know if you have powder contains lead can you add it to a project that has non-lead powder, in other words can I mix both powders together? Using as powders with no medium.

[@FiredGlass]

I'm not sure it's not something we have done. You would have to do a small sample piece and see how it turns out once fired. However I would advise extreme caution when dealing with lead. Lead does not have a good back story for health. You can absorb lead into your body when you breathe in lead dust or fumes. You can also swallow lead dust and debris for example if you eat, drink, smoke or bite your nails without washing your hands or face. Any lead you absorb will circulate in your blood. Your body gets rid of a small amount of lead each time you go to the toilet, but some will stay in your body, stored mainly in your bones. It can stay there for many years without making you ill. If the level of lead in your body gets too high, it can cause symptoms such as headaches, tiredness, irritability, anaemia or stomach pains. Continued uncontrolled exposure can cause more serious problems like kidney, nerve and brain damage, and even possibly cancer.

[@christinethompson5069]

I've just used the enamels from Color's from earth and it's their g series mixed with medium. Fired at tack fuse on upside of glass, not happy as it's not very bright. I used white, painted on and it's very transparent. First off, it was hard to paint and didn't go on very much with a paint brush. I tried sponging it on through a stencil and it was even worse, am I doing something wrong? Hope you can help

[@FiredGlass]

Multiple layers will be the thing I think Christine. If you hold your piece up to the light before any firing and you can see transparent areas or areas with thin paint then another layer is required. Jill does multiple layers before firing a piece. Have you watched our project videos posted after this one that covers the application techniques?

[@ecl6nb]

Do you use UGC's Layering Mix instead of the medium provided by Dove and in the same ratio? Thanks.

[@FiredGlass]

Hi Nigel, thanks for watching. Layering mix and mixing medium are two different things and used for different outcomes. I don't believe Dove do a layering mix, just a mixing medium. In the next video in this series we will be covering the use of these along with ratios, how to mix and apply the enamels on a project. It should be live next week all being well with the editing process.

[@jorose6093]

What’s the lowest temperatures that Dove enamels fire at? I use Reusche paint and want to be able to do my tracing and matting, fire and then use enamels but I’m looking for enamel paints that don’t need to be fire at too high a temperature as so to ruin my trace lines, kind regards, Jo

[@FiredGlass]

Dove are classed as a high fire enamels. 760c to 870c. Why don’t you use Dove black to trace with?

[@jorose6093]

@@FiredGlass that’s a very good idea, I really don’t know why I didn’t think of that 🤪🙏

[@FiredGlass]

Sometimes the obvious is overlooked

[@yehudithheymans2210]

Do you have on line courses?

[@FiredGlass]

Sorry no we don't. We have found classroom 1-2-1 sessions more beneficial for delegates. Albeit that means it's not available to everyone, we have had people who travelled from Australia to attend. But that's the exception rather than the general rule.

[@EricaWaterer]

How much Dove should I buy - is 25g enough for a while, or should I invest in100g pots

[@FiredGlass]

It really depends on frequency of use and type of project. Perhaps start with 25g and see how you go

[@AnnetteRintelmann]

WOW, I WISH I WAS RICH. YOU ARE A GREAT ARTIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

[@catherinemarchal1384]

Glassline become dry in their botte !

[@FiredGlass]

Over time you may find the bottle clogs up or the glassline is too thick. Firstly try standing the bottle in warm water for a few minutes then shake. But if that still doesn't work just add a few drops of water into the bottle, give the Glassline a very good shake and it will revitalise the product without fading the black after kilning