Rick Glawson Commemorative Reverse Glass Sign Creation By Larry White

Step 1 - Artwork Creation / Step 2 - Glass Surface Alteration / Step 3 - Rendering the Main Copy / Step 4 - Colorizing Center Panel / Step 5 - Gilding Lower Sand Carving / Step 6 - Gilding “Keeper of the Craft” Ring / Step 7 - Gilding Lions / Step 8 - Gilding Glue Chipped Scroll Work and Borders / Step 9 - Gilding Carved Text / Step 10 - Rendering the Secondary Center Panel / Step 11 - Corner Ornaments / Step 12 - Smalt Box

Step 4 – Colorizing Center Panel

Next, the center acid etched panel was masked off in preparation for the application of a blue glaze.

Photo 26 – Masked Center Panel

A blue glaze was airbrushed into the center panel.

Photo 27 – Airbrushed Glaze

The glaze was then water gilded with silver leaf.

Photo 28 – Glaze is Gilded with Silver Leaf

The gild was then backed up. And excess leaf removed.

Photo 29 – Gild is Backed Up

 

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