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This introductory lesson focuses on how to work with three specific materials—copper leaf, silver foil, and gold foil—to achieve special effects in glass.

Using Foils with Kiln-Glass L044

This introductory lesson will focus on working with three specific materials: copper leaf, silver foil, and gold foil.

This lesson explores two of the most important practices for avoiding unwanted breaking: avoiding thermal shock and ensuring proper annealing.

Why Did It Break? L042

This lesson covers two of the most common causes of a piece breaking: thermal shock and improper annealing.

This lesson demonstrates how artist Carrie Iverson employs the gum image transfer method to transfer print imagery onto sheet glass using glass powders.

Gum Image Transfer L038

In this lesson you will learn to print imagery onto sheet glass, as demonstrated by artist Carrie Iverson.

This lesson explores a technique for diluting areas of color within a composition, offering step-by-step instructions for making a fused and slumped plate.

Dilution Solution L037

In this lesson, you'll create a fused, slumped plate with diluted areas in the design.

This lesson covers how to prepare a sand bed mixture as a versatile kilnforming surface able to achieve a huge range of textures in fired glass.

Kilnforming on a Sand Bed L035

This lesson covers the range of textures one can achieve by firing on a sand bed, offering a unique and distinctive design vocabulary.

This lesson covers the distinct characteristics of Bullseye rods, their advantages in kilnforming, how to assemble a rod-based project, and more.

Kilnforming with Rod L034

Learn the distinct characteristics of Bullseye rods, their advantages in kilnforming, how to assemble and fire a rod-based project, and ways to combine rods with other forms of glass in the kiln.

This lesson demonstrates on-edge strip construction's methods for cutting and composing with strips, firing and finishing work, and adding special effects.

On-Edge Strip Construction L033

In this lesson you will learn tips for cutting and composing with glass strips, as well as some special effects you can achieve with on-edge construction.

This conclusion to Screen Printing with Enamels covers working safely with enamels, printing images onto glass, firing glass, and cleaning up afterwards.

Screen Printing with Enamels – Part 2 L031B

In Part 2 of the lesson, you will learn how to work safely with enamels, print your image onto the glass, fire the glass, and clean up or recycle materials when finished.

In this first part of a 2-part lesson, you will learn how to choose a silkscreen and an image for this process, before fixing it to the screen for printing.

Screen Printing with Enamels – Part 1 L031A

In Part 1 of the lesson, you will learn how to choose a silkscreen and an image for this process and how to prepare the image and fix it to the screen in preparation for printing.

Drawing with glass powder is a great way to explore and develop ideas. In this lesson, three people respond to a series of timed drawing exercises.

Drawing with Glass Powder L030

Drawing with glass powder frees you from the preciousness of the material, allowing you to take pleasure in drawing. See how three people respond to a series of timed drawing exercises based on an object.

This lesson provides instructions for making a thick-walled kilnformed glass container. It explores the materials, tools, and techniques involved.

Kilnformed Container L028

This lesson provides basic instructions for making a thick-walled kilnformed glass container.

In this lesson, you will learn how to transform a Paragon Caldera kiln into a Vitrigraph kiln and safely hand-pull stringers for a variety of uses.

Vitrigraph Kiln: Basic Use L027

In this lesson you will learn how to transform a Paragon Caldera kiln into a Vitrigraph kiln and how to safely hand-pull stringers to use when designing, drawing, or painting with glass.

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