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by John Millock
Mon Mar 15, 2004 11:11 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Potmelt concentric rings question
Replies: 9
Views: 8659

Great! I'll have a play and post back!

Thanks again.
by John Millock
Mon Mar 15, 2004 8:03 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Potmelt concentric rings question
Replies: 9
Views: 8659

Looking good, and the colour is fairly consistent over the entire piece. Will give the "divide into quarters" idea a go! One more question! Have you found any variable which defines how crisp the contrast between the two colours appears? I like the sharp contrast on your orange melt, but a...
by John Millock
Sun Mar 14, 2004 9:37 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Potmelt concentric rings question
Replies: 9
Views: 8659

Thanks Steve, That's the kind of thing I'm after! It's difficult to tell from your photo but I'm guessing that the flash on the camera is making your melt look lighter on one side? Is it fairly consistent when viewed in daylight? Do you do anything in particular to minimise bubbles? Or do you quite ...
by John Millock
Sat Mar 13, 2004 10:31 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Potmelt concentric rings question
Replies: 9
Views: 8659

Potmelt concentric rings question

I'm trying to make a potmelt using Bullseye pale blue and dark blue glass where the resulting melt consists of a series of thin concentric circles, like you would see in the cross section of a tree trunk. I'm kind of there with the pattern but notice that there often seems to be the case where one a...