Choosing enamel powders

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This video takes you through the different types of enamel powders we use at FiredGlass. We explain why we prefer some brands over others and depending on your chosen subject matter and style will perhaps dictate the choice of brand. This is the first part of a mini series about using enamels.
Chapters:
00:00 intro
00:23 what are enamels
02:05 Glassline enamel paint
06:35 Colours for Earth
08:50 Unique Glass Colours
10:45 Dove enamels
12:51 EZ Fire
14:46 UGC Medium & Layering Mix
16:57 Project examples
Products discussed in the video:
- Glassline paint available from warm-glass.co.uk
- Colours for Earth available from warm-glass.co.uk
- Unique Glass Colours (UGC) available from creativeglassguild.co.uk
- Dove enamels (Rogue enamels in USA, Goglass enamels in Australia/pacific region) available from screeneasy.co.uk
- EZ Fire available from screeneasy.co.uk
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@gailoldroyd1034 2 жыл бұрын

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

@FiredGlass 2 жыл бұрын

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

@lenabeckeus6322 2 жыл бұрын

@@FiredGlass isn´t it strange

@isabelladavis1363 3 ай бұрын

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

@FiredGlass 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@gul7573 2 ай бұрын

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

@FiredGlass 2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@kristycannon7923 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

I take it you liked it then Kirsty! 😂

@kristycannon7923 2 жыл бұрын

@@FiredGlass lolololol! Yes ma'am :)

@PreciousOpal 2 жыл бұрын

Touche

@pixelthewonderdog Ай бұрын

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

@FiredGlass Ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@SuperVirginiaRose 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@gailkops5644 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@sherrirowan5049 15 күн бұрын

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

@FiredGlass 10 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@michellel8035 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h9uomLCVt9bXYX0.html

@michellel8035 2 жыл бұрын

@@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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@couldwellbe4227 Жыл бұрын

@@cynthiareedy5704 Me too 😂

@monsterpool4049 7 ай бұрын

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

@FiredGlass 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@clarejohnson779 4 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@carolb789 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect, that's great to hear!

@happytohelpu2 8 ай бұрын

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

@FiredGlass 8 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@malunicolette9447 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@rachelsmith4654 5 ай бұрын

Really helpful video! Thank you ❤

@FiredGlass 5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@jokappel2430 2 жыл бұрын

Another amazing video, your brushwork is amazing

@FiredGlass 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Jo, glad you liked it.

@laurajones6486 2 жыл бұрын

Love your swatch idea. Will be doing that.

@FiredGlass 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a good thing to have

@lindakosteretz5900 2 жыл бұрын

You are a talented artist. Paintings are fantastic!

@FiredGlass 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Linda.

@uglypatriot5171 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Glad to hear it was useful.

@susannedejongh7573 2 жыл бұрын

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

@FiredGlass 2 жыл бұрын

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

@PreciousOpal 2 жыл бұрын

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

@1SueG Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@couldwellbe4227 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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.

@carolynmartin5336 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@rareandwonderfull 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@susanmclaren9955 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic thank you.

@FiredGlass 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Susan.

@robertwebster4947 2 жыл бұрын

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

@FiredGlass 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@susanrihaparsley8184 6 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@Lisa-yj8dt 2 жыл бұрын

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

@FiredGlass 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@annecotton9519 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

@@FiredGlass thanks, ill check it out

@pumalass 2 жыл бұрын

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

@FiredGlass 2 жыл бұрын

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

@pumalass 2 жыл бұрын

@@FiredGlass so looking forward to seeing it,

@janesadler2283 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@altar7885 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed, no different from mixing paints

@altar7885 Жыл бұрын

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

@1SueG Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@ecl6nb 2 жыл бұрын

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

@FiredGlass 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@debibrown7975 8 ай бұрын

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

@FiredGlass 8 ай бұрын

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

@kathiekarancz964 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@vanessamcgill9472 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

No not really. Why do you ask?

@yehudithheymans2210 6 ай бұрын

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

@FiredGlass 6 ай бұрын

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

@AnnetteRintelmann Жыл бұрын

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

@sandisloan7003 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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?

@BLNTSMK Жыл бұрын

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

@FiredGlass Жыл бұрын

🤷🏻‍♂️ no idea, sorry.

@BLNTSMK Жыл бұрын

@@FiredGlass its fine thx💯

@jorose6093 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@jorose6093 Жыл бұрын

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

@FiredGlass Жыл бұрын

Sometimes the obvious is overlooked

@mwater_moon2865 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@mwater_moon2865 Жыл бұрын

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

@user-hx2nq1uf4e Жыл бұрын

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

@FiredGlass Жыл бұрын

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

@yehudithheymans2210 6 ай бұрын

Do you have on line courses?

@FiredGlass 6 ай бұрын

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.