OverviewTo create a stained glass pattern, you must take into account the constraints of your medium. For example, you can only cut certain shapes and angles into glass and images often need to be simplified. Lead lines must also not run too close together or intersect in too many spots. We will discuss what goes into creating a successful pattern and then transfer the original designs to oil board. Once students have chosen the colors and transparency or opacity that suits their design, they will cut out the pieces of their pattern using foil shears. Students will then glue the pieces onto the glass and then score and break glass and grind the glass down to the pattern piece edges.Once the pattern is soaked off, we will wrap each piece in copper foil, tack the pattern together, and then finish the piece by soldering and then wrapping in lead.
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