Exploring Design Outline Techniques for Fused Glass, with Mark Hufford

Are you struggling to choose the right outline product for your project? Are there advantages to using one over the other?  How do you choose the right method and product for your project?  Look no further! Join us for a comprehensive video tutorial featuring Unique Glass Colors, Colors for Earth, and Hues 2 Fuse products. Our expert instructor, Mark Hufford, has over 8 years of experience working with these products and has mastered all the options and more.

In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to choose the right outline product for your project and explore various methods for applying each product on the glass. Mark will also teach you how to add color to white products to create a tint, use patterns and designs, select the right tools, and optimize firing schedules for optimal results.

Don’t know how to draw? Drawing experience is not required – it can be as simple using design patterns, mandala patterns, coloring book designs, simple clip art motifs and more if drawing is out of your comfort zone.

By the end of this tutorial, you'll be able to confidently choose the right outline products for your project and use a variety of techniques to create beautiful designs.

You'll also receive a 28-page PDF handout with product information, a practice project designed for this workshop with step-by-step instructions, and a list of resources for your materials and supplies.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your glass fusing and painting skills!

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 with a multi-media background, I find my inspiration in nature and wildlife that provides me a sense of calm, contentment and amazement of what is often taken for granted in this fast paced, technology-driven world in which we live, and reminds me how quickly things change with the seasons, lifespan and our environment.

My work is representational and connects me to the planet in a spiritual sense of belonging and purpose. I tend to work on subject matter that is relatable, that may evoke feelings of familiarity, heighten ones' awareness, or link to a fond memory of a time or place.

In my travels, I frequently photograph interesting plant life, rocks and landscape views to use as reference in my designs and art. My design process is very organic, and often reflect recurring patterns seen in nature. Whether used in my fused glass enamel paintings, graphite drawings, watercolors, pastels, or scratchboard art, these reference images trigger the exhilaration of being in that place at a specific time, which in turn recalls my inspiration and vision for a new work of art and the cause for me to have stopped and taken the photograph.