Creating Depth

[All Fired Up]

Does anyone know how to achieve depth from simple shapes when fusing? Here are some examples:





Thanks,
Bartman

[Phil Hoppes]

In art, that is called change in value. I would recommend practicing in an art medium first such as pencil drawing, pastels (my favorite), oils or acrylics. When you feel you have a handle on how to achieve the effect you are looking for in drawing then you should try working with powders in glass. They do not work like your drawing counterparts but it is as close as you can get. Be warned to be sure and always use a respirators when working with frits, especially powders as they are very bad for your lungs.

Good luck, happy drawing.

Phil

[Bert Weiss]

read "The Art of Painting on Glass" by Albinus Elskus. This book shows how traditional glass painters create the effects you desire.

[Don Burt]

Does anyone know how to achieve depth from simple shapes when fusing? Here are some examples:





Thanks,
Bartman

I'm probably stating the obvious but in addition to value gradation like Phil was describing, depth is also acheived with linear perspective, variation in size of 2D shapes and density of texture, the illusion of pieces overlaying one another (theres a better phrase/word for that....darn) particularly with transparent class, and by actual physical depth itself. Different colors recede or approach too. You could get Rudolph Arnheim's big book from the library while you're waiting on Elskus's.

[All Fired Up]

Don,

Which one of Rudolph's books are you talking about?

[Don Burt]

Don,

Which one of Rudolph's books are you talking about?

Sorry. He wrote a famous textbook in the '60s: Art and Visual Perception, A Psychology of the Creative Eye'.