Rosepainting with opalescent vitreous enamels

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

Craft

Glass-making

General Technique

Structural modifying

Specific Technique

Painting with opalescent vitreous enamels on glass

Properties & Qualities

Application

Sample making

Qualities

Opaque

Colour

Red

Sample Information

Date of creation

07/07/2023

Dimensions

30 cm x 21 cm x 0.4 cm

Weight

0,63 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

Library Contributor

Glasmalerei Peters Studios

Photographer

Glasmalerei Peters Studios