The admins, Eric Robert and Matt Reed of the Facebook group decided to create the Glass Artist Spotlight which would feature a new glass artist each week. They can showcase their favorite work each week showing off photos and descriptions of how it was worked. This is a cool opportunity because it gets everyone maximum
A sandmask is a sheet of vinyl or rubber type material used to make stencils for sandcarving glass or stone. They are also typically called thick sand carving resists, sandcarving stencils, sandblasting resists, or sandblasting masks. These are just some other names for them. Read on for more information…. There are many different types available
Although the photo resist stencil has been used in the industry for decades now, it is increasingly becoming popular these days, because of the growing industry. Read more about the steps below to learn how to create a photo resist stencil…. Developing Process First, the process works by designing a black & white pattern and
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I enjoy etching a lot and wanted to help people out while building some recognition for the hobby because I don’t hear about it much. Anyway, right now I am giving away free glass etching stencils for other crafty bloggers. It would be great to connect with other bloggers and give etching a try. If
Stenciling is just about as important as the actual etching process. You can make stencils through a variety of different processes, and this is something my membership videos will show you in depth. Listed below are some ways to create stencils: Buy Them Pre-Cut First, you could just purchase them. In my opinion, this is
I have just updated some of my patterns for everyone to use. Some are for surface etching and/or sandcarving with the sandblaster. You are free to use these for your own craft projects. All I ask, please give credit by placing a link here to its source. Some are simple block designs and some can
Custom Made Beer Mugs, Champagne Glass, & Wine Glasses Below are examples of some simple custom etched glasses done for various people with my low cost equipment. Hopefully, this will spark some creativity and is only the starting point to what is artistically possible. More skill and technique will allow you to create 3 dimensional
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Sandcarving is a process which allows you to carve into materials such as glass, rock, large stone, wood, and some soft metals. This is done by using a sandblaster, and a high powered one is usually required which is known as a Pressure Pot. The pressure pot sandblaster has more psi (pressure per square inch)
Needed Materials for Sandblasting or Sandcarving Glass & How to Save a lot of Money I usually keep the terms, etching equipment affiliated with the sandblasting process because you need more start-up devices rather than a just a few supplies required for the cream. Seek the supplies section for materials needed when cream etching. The
