Newest Colors Added:

Ruby Slippers Exp. 1, 2, & 3 by Northstar, boro, red, sparkle



The Art Glass Colors Database is for all flameworking glass artists. It's intended to be a one-stop resource for information, tips, and tricks on working with specific colors.

As you can imagine, this is a massive undertaking and will only be successful with input from as many people as possible. If you've got experience with a particular color, and are willing to share, you've come to the right place!

The AGCD is organized in the following manner:

• COE
• manufacturer
• type of glass (transparent, opaque, opalino, specials, etc.)
• color

Templates are set up to make organizing and entering information as easy as possible:

1. Use the AGCD Template to create a new specific glass color page (see below for details on this)
2. Use the Blank Page template to create a new COE page or a new glass type page (transparent, opaque, opalino, specials, etc.)
3. Use the Text With Photo template to create a new manufacturer page (hopefully, manufacturers will allow us to put logos in photo spots)
4. Use the Photo Gallery Option 1 template to create a display of your work demonstrating use of a particular color (please include in the caption your name, the type of glass used (boro, soda lime, etc.), and the specific colors used

To enter information on a particular color, please include as much of the following as possible:

• color name and manufacturer product number
• picture of color (400x500 pixels max photo size, 500 kb max file size)
• characteristics of the color (e.g. stiff or soft, burns or devits easily, is it a striking or reducing color, is it a reactive color, etc.)
• what colors work well with this color
• what colors do not work well (may be helpful to include why this is so)
• tips and tricks for working with this color
• acceptable substitutes for this color
• your torch make and model
• your fuel type and oxygen source
• anything else you feel folks should be aware of when working with this color

Please feel free to add whatever pages are needed to make this wiki as complete and helpful as possible. Even if you don't have all the information for a particular color of glass, please include your experience anyway - the cooperative nature of a wiki is that many people can contribute and someone else may be able to fill in the blanks.

In the near future, I will be contacting glass manufacturers to request whatever information they can provide regarding their glass, and I will post that as soon as I'm able.

Thanks very much for helping to create a valuable resource for us all!

Peace,
Chris Hansen
chansenwriter@msn.com

Note: This is not intended to be a discussion group - a number of excellent resources for connecting with other glass artists exist, and you'll find links to each below, in alphabetical order. (and...if there are forums I've not listed, please feel free to add to this list)

http://www.isgb.org/forum/

http://www.lampworketc.com/forums

http://www.talkglass.com/

http://wetcanvas.com/forums/channels.php?s=&channel_id=40

http://www.angrymandrel.com/smfforum/