How to Design Stained Glass (Dover Stained Glass Instruction) [Paperback]

Jennie French (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 21, 1994 | Series: Dover Stained Glass Instruction

Learn the basic principles and techniques of stained glass design. Among the key topics: design sources, enlarging and reworking, abstract and representational design, and how to design flat as well as 3-dimensional projects. Includes 84 designs for projects: flowers, leaves, animals, birds, landscapes, architectural studies, and more. 209 illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (October 21, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486277534
• ISBN-13: 978-0486277530
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,271,860 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Review of How to Design Stained Glass, December 11, 1999

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This review is from: How to Design Stained Glass (Dover Stained Glass Instruction) (Paperback)

The book covered some of the basic principles of design pretty well. I found the section on shapes that should not be used to be rather helpful. I was expecting there to be more on blending different textures of glass, working with light sources, using color and line, and other principles of design, but this book did not cover these subjects. I also thought the patterns were a little disappointing -- some of them were nice, but others (such as the Spiderman and motocyclist patterns) seemed rather dated.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I can sum up the author's advice:, March 7, 2003

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This review is from: How to Design Stained Glass (Dover Stained Glass Instruction) (Paperback)

The author does not explain how to design, nor even the basic elements of design. Her instruction boils down to "look at what the professionals have done." For instance, on the subject of designing your own stained glass pieces, she suggests re-drawing any (or all!) of the 84 designs included in the book. Just keep re-drawing them until you get a feel for proper design. And on the subject of reinforcing your pieces, she suggests looking at how professionals have reinforced their works, and then experiment with different methods and products until you figure out what works. This is not helpful advice from a professional, this is the type of advice you might get from a novice pretending to know what they're talking about. Keep looking for a good design book.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional book, January 7, 2000

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Harry J. Coffey "Harry Retired" (Marietta, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Design Stained Glass (Dover Stained Glass Instruction) (Paperback)

This book weaves useful bits of knowledge about tools and techniques into its text. It is a substantial leap above the average 'how to' stained glass book.