Glass Painting Inspired by Nature - Ravenshead Library - Adult Learning

Ravenshead Library, Ravenshead

Date	13 September - 11 October 2022
Sessions	Tuesdays: 1:30pm - 4pm
No. sessions	5
Venue	Ravenshead Library, Ravenshead View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	Free

About this course

Suitable for beginners or improvers, this course helps you to create stained glass designs effect on a flat surface. You will be taught the basic glass painting skills. It’s an easy and user-friendly alternative to classic stained glass techniques, which can take years to perfect. You will choose the design and during the course you will be taught different methods and techniques to apply the glass paint to end up with a unique handmade design.

This course is programmed as part of the Miner2Major Landscape Partnership scheme, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

By the end of this course, you will know how to paint on glass using traditional glass painting techniques. This course aims to give you a good understanding of the processes used for centuries by stained glass artists to give depth and an additional dimension to their work.

To help you achieve this, on this course you will be supported to:

Gain an understanding in the properties of the materials (glass paint and outliner)
Practice with the outliner by completing several exercises
Transfer and trace the design and apply the outliner on the glass
Dilute the paint to the right consistency
Experiment with colour by applying the glass paint on your 2D surface
Protect the surface by applying a layer of water base varnish (silk or gloss)

For this course you will need: Water base glass paint, outliner (black, gold or silver), palette, a range of synthetic paint brushes,a solvent (such as white spirit), a 20x 30cm sheet of glass and frame, Wilko water base varnish, a simple design ( photo reference)

PLEASE NOTE: This is a face to face course, with one session delivered online. You will need a suitable electronic device such as a laptop, tablet or smartphone with internet access. Learners will be required to download and use Zoom (free software).

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: