New Pendant Trials

[Ian]

Never mind the excellent artwork that goes without saying. They are excellent. You also seem to have your firing schedules for the different projects working out very well.
Nice rounded edges, no dogboning just spot on temps and timing
Ian

[JoanFrances]

Kev, how about this

[Rebecca]

If you are using the Dremel dry, wear a mask.  It would be better to do it in water if you can.

Rebecca

[Kev]

I wore a mask. Under water you would not be able to see what your doing on the clear dichroic, and it would be hard to see what your doing on the black as well as the water vibrates from the dremel.

[Kev]

Kev, how about this

That still would not work Joan. Imagine an outline around the swimmer and then everything inside of that filled in...that's what it would be, and therefore would be hard to tell what the subject is.

[Kev]

Never mind the excellent artwork that goes without saying. They are excellent. You also seem to have your firing schedules for the different projects working out very well.
Nice rounded edges, no dogboning just spot on temps and timing
Ian

Thanks Ian. I have the pendant firing schedule and fire polishing schedules down pat. I keep them programmed in the controller.

[PiscesGlass]

Those are absolutely awesome!  Love that you are always trying new things and that they are turning out so well for you!  These are beautiful!

De

[Glassic]

''Wot she said''
Joan what about the swimming symbol?

[Shereen]

Kev, I've never seen this done before. Can you explain the process? I mean did you glue a stencil? Is it something else?  What size dremal bit do you use?       I 'm really wondering about the stencil process. Can I use anything? one of my drawings ? Thanks so much for explaining it to inexperienced peeps like moi

[Judy K]

Joan, think silhouette.

Kev these came out wonderful

[nansea121]

I was wondering some of the same things Shereen. Plus, I was wondering if you turned the clear dicro over so there was a clear cap on top or was the pendant fired with the dicro side up?

Nice pieces Kev!

[Kev]

I used the small bit that has the little ball on the end of it that they list for etching glass..I can't remember the number of it. You could use a stencil, but I would use it merely to mark the design with a fine tipped marker and then use the marker lines as a guide, or draw a design freehand. If you don't like it, a bit of alcohol will take the marker off and you can start again.  On these particular pendants, if the dichroic had a black backing, then I capped it in clear. If the dichroic was clear, then I flipped it face down against the black..no clear cap needed.

I have cold worked these pendants and fire polished them to the finished shape. I will be attaching bails shortly and will post a new pic.

[Glassic]

So you are cooking an etching instead of printing one?  Look out folks, Kev's inviting us to check out his etchings.

[Kev]

LOL. I never know what I am doing till I do it.

[nansea121]

I tried this yesterday and really had fun doing it, and quite pleased with the results. Amazing a what a dremmel can do. I used it to remove the dichroic coating by etching it into a design and then fired it against black glass.

In the examples you made here were done with black glass for the background, so in those examples you turned the clear dicro over to provide a clear cap. Thanks Kev:)

[Kev]

Yes Nancy that's correct.
Some were clear dichro in which I then added a black back, and turned the dichro face dow against the black, thus using the backside of the dichro to provide a clear cap at the same time..

[Kev]

Here they are finished. Pardon the fancy background...got to love Bounty...lol

[ct4mom]

They are all wonderful and I'm sure each and every one will sell.

[Kev]

Thanks Di..time will tell:)

[Audrey]

I think you have outdone yourself this time. I love how glittery they are. And of course...the Bounty