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My name is David Pounds. I am Chairman of the Art Department at Palm Beach Atlantic University in Florida. I do most of my graphic design and creative work on a Mac computer. Working with my hands to create stained glass windows is a nice change of pace for me. Thanks for taking the time to view my work.
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ProfPounds1 comment on Kraken
March 30, 2019

This is quite a nice piece. Good luck in the contest!

ProfPounds1 comment on The Mermaid greets the Dolphin
April 18, 2016

I have always admired your excellent line work. Congratulations on a very well-deserved win.

ProfPounds1 comment on Hiding Frog
April 22, 2015

@mmarquette I don't know if you have seen this yet, but I made a series of three videos and posted them on Youtube about how I do my glass painting. There is not a whole lot of information, especially about silkscreening on glass. You can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V-zOX69NsI I do most of the artwork mechanically, so that may not be pertinent to what you want to do, but you might find some of the information in the latter half of the videos helpful. As to your specific question, it is difficult to paint on glass that has a lot of texture, so glass with just a slight amount tends to work better for me at least. You can reproduce the black line work I see on your piece with glass paint but be aware that patina, which is an acid, will eat the paint off the glass in very short order. I have struggled with this problem to the point that I am considering moving away from foil and into thin lead came to avoid the issue. I have done a lots of trial and error experimenting and taken several glass painting classes, but I am by no means an expert at this, however I would be happy to share with you what I know or answer any other questions you have that I might know something about. You can contact me at my school email address: [email protected] if you'd like. I look forward to seeing your next project that includes glass painting. Again, congratulations on a well-deserved award for a very attractive piece of art.

ProfPounds1 comment on Prayer lesson
April 20, 2015

I know how hard traditional glass painting can be. Very nicely done.

ProfPounds1 comment on Hiding Frog
April 20, 2015

Beautiful line work. Congratulations!

ProfPounds1 comment on Shakti
April 7, 2015

This is a very nice piece. I'm interested in your technique for the image of the girl. Is that traditional glass painting or some other technique? It almost looks like cut our paper.

ProfPounds1 comment on Russian Man at sunrise
April 7, 2015

Love the warm golden color here. What kind of glass paints are you using?

ProfPounds1 comment on April Showers - Vase
December 27, 2014

Great craftsmanship, and I love all the pebbles.

ProfPounds1 comment on Steampunk Under Glass
April 19, 2014

@mw_guthrie As you requested, a few more photos. The design may look like Illustrator because I do my original design in Illustrator and then print out two copies of the finished pattern on a large format printer, one to go on my homesote board and one to cut up. Elsewhere in my gallery you will see a piece of a girl holding an umbrella. The black line work for that one was done with a calligraphy pen, since I do not like using a brush. For my next piece, the window with the two girls, I experimented with a silkscreen process, which allowed me to better control the quality of the lines. For this steampunk piece I was able to perfect the silkscreen process for doing the black lines and also try my hand at doing some shading with other paint colors. Since I have the summers off from teaching I may post a Youtube video in the next couple of months detailing how I do all this. Thanks for your comments.

ProfPounds1 comment on Steampunk Under Glass
April 19, 2014

@TripleR Doing glass painting right is a huge investment in time and materials. I was fortunate enough to have a very accomplished glass painter in the area who gave me some lessons, otherwise I would never have been able to figure it out on my own. The paint itself is very expensive. They come as a powder, actually ground up glass, and a one-pound jar will run anywhere from $80 for black to $2200 for purple (which is made with gold). Most of them are in the $90 to $140 range per color. You can't mix it to get different colors like you can with regular paint, you have to buy each color you want separately. The powder is mixed with clove oil to do the line work with a very fine brush, then it is fired in a kiln to 1250 degrees to make it a permanent part of the glass. To do large color areas you mix the powder with water and use a large blender brush to try and make it smooth before it dries. If you do not put a binding agent such as gum arabic in with the water the dried paint is only very loosely affixed to the glass. This allows you to go back with a brush and rub some of the paint off using a stippling technique to create lighter areas of shading. This will go into the kiln once again to anneal the new layer of color onto the base glass. It is sort of like doing glazes in traditional oil painting...lots of thin layers, one on top of the other, to build up rich colors. My teacher said she will often run one piece of glass through the kiln 20 times to get the effects she wants. There are more craft type glass paints out there, but they are not permanent and they will fade over time if you put your window in the sun, so I never really explored them. With the cost of paints, brushes and a kiln I would say I have put at least $2500 into supplies and went through a fair amount of glass experimenting with different techniques such as silkscreening. I don't really think you can pick it up from reading books or looking at videos, you really need to learn from someone who can show you how to do this in person. It opens up some really cool design possibilities, especially for someone like me who has been trained as a professional graphic designer rather than a fine artist, but you really have to want to do it and be willing to spend a lot of money and a lot of time to do half way decent work. Hope this helps you to decide what you want to do. Regards, Dave

   
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