Drawing on Glass, with Mark Hufford

Drawing on fused glass is just another method of putting your artistic skills to use in an exciting and fresh direction.

Learn the tips and techniques in drawing on fused glass using the black underglaze pencil for dynamic results that traditional graphite drawing provides. The black underglaze pencil is far more predictable and consistent in the results in kiln firing than graphite.

In this tutorial and the supporting documentation, Mark will discuss and demonstrate three different glass surface preparation options, review the tools and recommended supplies, demonstrate drawing techniques suitable for use in fused glass drawings, firing specifications and steps, and finally an optional method of adding color or tinting your fused glass enamel drawings.

The drawing techniques may be used in a variety of personal art styles from simple line or gesture drawings, abstracts, or realistic representations of the subject matter you choose.

Purchasers of the tutorial are welcome to join the private tutorial Facebook group - Drawing on Fused Glass.

BECAUSE THIS TUTORIAL INCLUDES DOWNLOADABLE AND PRINTABLE PDF MATERIALS, IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO USE A PRINT CAPABLE PC OR LAPTOP TO ACCESS THE CONTENT, RATHER THAN A TABLET OR PHONE.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

As a self-taught artist, my curiosity and creativity have taken me in many directions over the years. I am a painter; I have done interior and garden design throughout the U.S., set design for local theaters and floral design. I have also designed weddings throughout the U.S. and in England. In late 2005, I found glass. I started with making glass jewelry, but soon felt limited by the size and dimension. I moved quickly to glass sculpture because I liked the freedom of expression and scale. For me, the transparency of glass is a metaphor for memory. Even though the glass sculpture or design stays the same, if you move around the piece, or change the direction of the light or its intensity, you can change the memory. My designs often include the interplay of glass, light and water and range from garden sculptures to sculptural drawings, to portraits in glass, to wall hangings.