The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-01
PAINTING ON GLASS.
Easy Decorative Work OF Which
Use Can Be Made in the House
hold.

Painting on glass in imitation of pie
ira dura or mosaic is a pretty pastime.
The results, too, are as a rule most
satisfactory, the appearance of inlay
ing being impaired to the surface. The
painting is in fiat tints, and crude
bright colOrS must be avoided.
The materials required are ordinary
oil colors, mirrorine medium, some art
lists enamels, sable brushes and a good
black for grounding. japanese black
lacquer covers better than most of
them, and a tube of ecailline brown
black for outlining.
The glass must be thoroughly clean
ed with soap and hot water and free
from smears. Place the glass face
downward over the design to be copied
and put in the outlines with ecailline
brown and mirrorine medium; a fine
sable brush is used, and the lines must
be solid and very equal in thicneSs.
They will take some time to dry-per-
haps two days; they must be dry and
hard before the next painting is start
ed, otherwise their sharpness and de
cision will be entirely marred and can
not be restored without great trouble.
The tone of coloring must be chosen
from among those that are found in
stone and marble, of which there is
an infinite variety: gray, red, yellow,
green and blue abound, and can be
blended in every conceivable manner.
In arranging the scheme of color to be
carried out, IL will be found that com
binations of three or four tints we'll
arranged and balanced will prove cas-
Ter to manage and more satisfactory in
result than kaleidoscope arrange
ment Of a number of colors, which is
apt to fnpart a bewildering effect to
the design. Each different tint of the
oil colors must be mixed UP ready for
use in sufficient quantity to cover the
parts required; 1t does not answer to
mix with the brush as the work pro-
crosses; the color would be certain to
vary and look Ike a paint, not stone.
Mix mirrorine with the color and
cover solidly, taking care to keep with
in the outlines The enamel can be
used instead of oil color and thinned
with mirrorine answers very well; if
the tints are not exactly what is re-
quired, they can be modified with oil
colors.
The whole of the design being filed
in with the various tints selected, the
ground has to be well covered with the
black varnish. 1t does not matter if
this looks somewhat rough and lumpy
at the back. The face viii appear,
nevertheless, perfectly smooth; the
only Drecaution to be observed is to
ill UP all thin places, as the varnish
dries very quickly; it can be retouched
again and again without much delay.
If any accidents occur, either in the
painting or vanishing, parafin APP
piled with a cloth will remove every
thing and enable corrections to be
made on clean glass.
White, dull red and stone color. on a
black ground make a good combine
ton; dull buff and yellow against
black; dark blue, light blue, Indian red
yeliowiSh green. against an ivory white
ground are suggested as suitable com
binations Of color for petra dura.
Glass painted in this fashion is used
for table tops, for small wall panels
for cache pots and various articles of
this description.