Abstract painting with orange, yellow and brown opalescent vitreous enamels

Other

Traditional

Opalescent vitreous enamels are a powdery form of glass and metaloxides which melt at lower temperatures than glass. These get combined with water and Gum arabic and form a paint that can be applied onto the glass with brushes.

Material

Glass
Pigments and glazes

Craft

Glass-making

General Technique

Surface modifying

Specific Technique

Painting with opalescent vitreous enamels on glass.

Properties & Qualities

Application

Architecture Art Sample making

Qualities

2D Colourful Translucent

Colour

Blue Orange Yellow

Sample Information

Date of creation

July 14th, 2023

Dimensions

47.2cmx111cmx0.4cm

Weight

7.83 kg

Process & Production

Mixing of opalescent vitreous enamels with water and gum arabic until Right Consistency is reached. Painting with opalescent vitreous enamels on glass. Successive firings at About 605° C to melt the different washes of paint and painting layers to the glass surface.

Credits

Craft Maker

Glasmalerei Peters Studios

Photographer

Glasmalerei Peters Studios