tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162173591358685683.post7832477652980503702..comments2024-03-28T05:30:35.390-07:00Comments on DEBORAHREAD.COM: Powder on Fiber paper - MinnowDeborahRead.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11335789471068682225noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162173591358685683.post-56020017693193558012015-08-18T18:31:57.343-07:002015-08-18T18:31:57.343-07:00I didn't see your reply earlier ... usually I ...I didn't see your reply earlier ... usually I get them forwarded to me. Thanks so much for your lengthy and informative post!!!RoseMarysClayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383857853240538728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162173591358685683.post-50581038573475483862015-08-11T06:04:44.371-07:002015-08-11T06:04:44.371-07:00I paint the clear glass cap - reverse painting - I...I paint the clear glass cap - reverse painting - I do it for my eyes - my beads - all kinds of things - I use the black reusche black trace - its nice and black - I mix with clove oil to a ink consistency and use a pen nib to get the fine details - you can use a paint brush too ! using frit and powder works the similar I just like the black I get from the reusche enamel - you can mix any of the glass frits or powders with water or another binder that burns off and leaves the powder in the position you painted it on in the thicknesses you want - Anne Nye does it with a pallette knife and I lover her work - bu this way it gives me the ability to paint exactly what I want - you can trace over any picture - I should do another how to and show how alos to do the shading where you brush away a layer of painted on powder to give the shadow effect - I learned this from classes with J Kenneth leap - if you look him up when I lived in the states I used to go weekends in the winter as it was on the way to the shore - <br /> DeborahRead.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335789471068682225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162173591358685683.post-45132540535729008052015-08-10T10:13:21.020-07:002015-08-10T10:13:21.020-07:00Your finished "minnow" is spectacular!!!...Your finished "minnow" is spectacular!!!! I don't understand what you mean by "paint". What is the paint you are using and how are you doing it? Is it done on the fiber or on glass?RoseMarysClayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440940908668147932noreply@blogger.com