Archive for May 2010
Taking the Mystery Out of the Effetre Seeded Tube Glass
If you haven’t noticed it before, Effetre makes a special seeded tube glass rod. Read more
More tips for using light modifiers.
My theory was more lights there were meant for better photos. Later I learned that is not the case. It’s all about how you use the light. Some times more light makes it worse. The photos would have too much contrast and hot spots. I needed to develop something that would allow me to easily set up and break down for any type of bead, pendant, marble or sculpture and any type of glass as well. I would shoot something like Dark Ivory a lot different than an opal or dichroic. Read more
A Bonanza of New Glass Colors and More!
For all those flameworkers out there who bemoan the absences of the handpulled color from Moretti/Effetre called “Dark Teal”, rejoice! Dark Teal has not been available for some time now, but one of the new CiM Unique “Great Bluedini” colors is a dead ringer for the long lost Dark Teal. Read more
Tip and Techniques: Making Your Own Shards
One of the more recent decorating styles for beadmakers has been to incorporate glass shards as a decorative element. If you don’t know what a shard is, it is a piece of a very thinly blown glass bubble. Read more