trace, texture & transparency glasspainting ONLINE
Upcoming course dates are listed on our 2025 schedule
Learn how to mix, thin and apply lead-free glasspaints with propylene glycol in this course of eight Zoom classes. Propylene glycol creates a slow-drying glasspainting mixture that can be moved across the surface of the glass while wet to reveal the transparent sparkle of unpainted glass even while shading. My two-part mixing process makes it easy to control the paint's consistency and drying speed, to paint solid black tracelines, and create textures like stone, wood, hair, and fabric.
Each class in this course includes live instruction, hands-on exercises, demonstrations, and Q&A. You will be painting glass in your own studio, and need a computer connected to wifi, a lightbox to work on, glass to paint, and access to a kiln.
A Glasspainting Kit of tools, materials, technical notes, drawings to trace over, and a class checklist will be shipped to you via USPS mail before the course begins. A class checklist provides instructions for setting up a comfortable workspace in your studio and sharing your work. Technical support is available.
At the end of the course you will be able to easily achieve and test for optimum paint consistency, create a wide range of textural effects and tracing techniques that suit your own style of drawing and painting, and have notes, tools, and glass painted during the workshop as inspiration for future projects.
eligibility
Artists from a variety of backgrounds have found these workshops useful and enjoyable. Experienced stained glass painters have expanded their technical skills, fluency and versatility. Artists of many disciplines, from illustrators to tattoo artists, have transferred their drawing skills to stained glass. Past students include glassblowers, fusers, and ceramicists.
Images are provided for tracing over, and the class is open to any and all drawing skill levels. The Coombs method of glasspainting works on any smooth shiny two-dimensional or three-dimensional surface that may be fired, including glazed ceramics and blown glass.
technical support & community
All Zoom courses include free computer tech support and troubleshooting before, during, and after classes. During and after the course we use WhatsApp to connect with classmates, share progress, and get feedback.
price
This online course of eight 90-minute Zoom classes costs $640, plus $75 for a Glasspainting Kit of tools and materials. Glasspainting Kits contain tools, paint, technical notes, drawings to trace over, and class checklists. Cost of shipping within the US is included. Please email me for international shipping costs and times. You must have a computer connected to wifi, a lightbox to work on, glass to paint, and access to a kiln. Maximum 6 students per course.
more information
You are welcome to join me for free stained glass Tea Time via Zoom. Tea Times are informal 75 minute gatherings to meet, chat, and learn more about stained glass.
There’s more information here on location, accommodation, scholarships, travel, hours, and what to expect in a workshop or online course.
You may also email me your phone number to schedule a phone call.
my stained glass & painting techniques
If you’re wondering how I came up with my recipe you can read this. Photos of my stained glass may be found on my blog showing work-in-progress on a wide variety of different projects.