The Art of Champleve by Phil Barnes is a wonderful book. Well written, simple, clearly explaining the art that he and his father mastered.
Master of Champleve Phil Barnes
Engraving and Enameling The Art of Champleve
One to have in your enameling library! Master of Champleve Phil Barnes
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Mer Almagro shares two Videos of the Enameling Technique of Grisalla with Opal Enamels.
Enjoy a clip from Mer Almagro’s video The Enameling Technique of Grisalla Opal, where Mer gives you a unique tutorial. I have seen Grisaille used with white opaque enamels over black opaque but her application using opals is just beautiful. After 30 years of enameling, you would think I had seen all the techniques. This is definitely a technique I will be using, I can see it helping me in my ocean scenes as well as in my animals. Her work is not only beautiful but also shows any enamelist a very delicate approach to shading your enamels.
Below is a link to purchase her video.
A little more infomation on Grisalla
Foil Comparison for Enameling
Take a look at my notes on available foil comparison for enameling for those of you that love to enamel.
Foil options for Enamelist
Thompson’s foil gives you the best dollar value. I have tried many over the years and some not show here have been so thin they were impossible for me to use.
Thick to thin:
Hauser Miller will roll 24k gold foil to .002 in very nice if you want to emboss the foil or use it on a top layer of the enamels.
Rio grand Tool Supplies is 23K gold and is very easy to use.
The 24 k foil listed here from Coral now being sold by Enamel Art Supply is in third place with thickness.
And Thompson’s Enamel Supply is the thinnest in this group. But also the best value for the dollar. *)
Have fun enameling, Patsy
Master John Killmaster has shared his painting enamel technique with us. Here he uses liquid enamels.
Like any painting technique there are various primers for various jobs. In art of enameling we have quite a few fluxes but they produce various findings. You have heard of a car having the rust primer coat = flux, before the color coat, If you ever finish a beautiful wooden object you would have the sand and sealer = flux, before the varnish coat. And preparing metal to enamel is the same way. See how I have prepared an enamel flux test plate.
Enamels are reactive to metal, not all but 90% I would say. So flux coats are usually necessary, and there are several hardness of these fluxes from available manufactures.
Next, I know what does that matter? visit my thoughts, understand vitreous enamel flux, with my enamel flux test plates https://alohilanidesigns.com/vitreous-enamel-flux-comparison/
