Jeff Langs United Cigar glass panel finished

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Posted by Mike Jackson / Jeff Lang on November 03, 2003

Jeff finished his United Cigar sign and sent a photo. He made a note down the page, but I thought I should move it up to the top and include his photos.....Mike


Jeff's note: October 31, 2003
I couldn't wait to finish that piece. Being new to chipping glass, the excitement level is still very high. I attended a small impromptu workshop on glue chipping & gilding glass given by Bob Hovanec, Pat Kerr & Bill Beckner, a few weekends ago. About a dozen or so of us made a few samples of chipped pieces with simple artwork to get a n introduction to the technique. That was very helpful, as it was not too intimidating. We used asphaltum on the glass before we blasted the stencil, which was GerberMask. The glue mixture was a 1/1 ratio & seemed to do a nice job chipping. Only having done a few pieces, I don't know what normal chipping is yet, but these sample pieces are a great way to find out & wonderful display for the showroom. When I put the glue on, I was a little sloppy, so cutting the glue after it gelled was necessary. I thought it would be a good idea to angle the xacto blade when cutting to try & emulate the curve of glue as it naturally flows out instead of straight. Maybe someone experienced could tell how they cut their glue overlaps.
The digitized artwork that Mike provided worked out great, the outline that I applied cut very clean & consistant so painting the background was a breeze.
One thing I thought was interesting Bob Hovanec had told me was how Rawson & Evans supposedly blended their panels. They sprayed a thin coat of asphaltum blending it from slight color to clear so when the background color was applied, a nice even blend was achieved. I'll have to try that some time to see how it works out.
I basically finished the piece to duplicate just how Mike finished his panel, the first one on the left in the previous post.
Thanks again Mike for sharing, I'm hoping to do more.
Later,
Jeff

Download the file
http://www.goldenstudios.com/americana/amfreeorn.html

D. Bernhardt

....one talented guy eh! Can only imagine how good the colours are in life! You better watch out though Jeff..it is INCREDIBLY addictive!

Tony Segale

very good job, Jeff.
Looks like I gotta get up and keep up with you all.
Thanks for the pic, Mike.

Tony Segale

Ron Percell

Looks real fine Jeff, It's the kind of stuff that lights my fire.

Thanks for the download Mike, I'll be thinking of you while Fernando and I chip up some panels!

Keep up the good work Jeff

Larry White

Hey that doesn't look like a beginners panel to me. Real nice job! Now you get to hang it up and admire it and say, "I made that." I've always liked that piece and have wanted to make one for myself. Guess I gotta quit talkin' about it and do it...

Good job! -LW