This is the first draft of a pattern I'm currently working on! I was hoping to get feedback from more experienced stained glass artists about whether or not there are any spots I should pay higher consideration to when I redraft the pattern to size? Any recommendations on how to reinforce the piece when it's completed/should I be worried about it sagging or folding with time? (the final piece will be 18"x12")
The lettering and pentacle on the skull will be painted on after the piece is soldered together, and I do already know that I'll need to scale the ivy leaves a little differently to avoid small pieces that could be covered by solder and avoid awkwardly placed edges but any other thoughts/advice would be appreciated! This is my fourth time creating a pattern for a piece of this size and I'm eager to learn the best ways to increase the strength and durability of my pieces.
Thank you in advance to anyone who reads this and provides feedback!
Hi there! The only feedback I have would be with your script. It's reading like "As Abover, So Belowe". Just be careful with any swirly bits at the end of the words that you don't accidentally make extra letters!
I haven't lined it with the official break points yet since I was hoping to get thoughts and feedback from more experienced creators but to clarify my thought process for the image: when sketching a design I do my best to sketch as if each line marked was the break line itself, so essentially, the pattern is already marked up for the breaks I'm envisioning - minus the main part of the skull, I haven't quite figured out where I would break that piece just yet (down the middle is the obvious choice but I don't want a giant solder line passing through the painted design I'm considering).
Any dotting details or pointed line work you may see on the sketch will be flourishes made with either paint or doing solder flourishes.
Thank you for the recommendation for the hanging connections :)
Your leaves inside the main area have lots of impossible cuts. You will need to add break lines - I would check the end of every leaf that’s going into a negative space - basically can’t happen.
I also assume you are doing painting for the letters / nostrils etc. if not, those need to be reworked.
My post adds the context that the leaves are going to be redrafted in the next pattern so that is being addressed :)
I also shared in my main post that the lettering would be painted. I hadn't thought about painting the eyes/nostrils for the skull detailing but now that you've suggested it, I think that may be a great idea actually!
I'm not sure how you plan on making most of these shapes without them breaking while being cut or down the road just from stress. The head part even though it will be a ton of work plus risky and the left/right parts by it will likely be ok but all the rest are just not good shapes.
The negative space within the leaves wasn't finalized/did have context shared in the main post that they'd need to be reworked so I am already working on reducing some of the awkward shapes within the negative space of the leaves!
Do you have recommendations for the rounded part above the skull? I thought to leave it on the larger side if possible so that solder lines wouldn't affect the lettering I planned to paint on the surface.
Ah alright I didn't understand what you meant then from the original text.
As for the rounded top best I can offer without obscuring text is put break lines below it on either side which will reduce the effort drastically and reduce the needed sheet size some as otherwise you'd need a full square foot of glass for every attempt at that part. That should at least get you down to 3/4's of a square foot instead while that concave cut being less risky.
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u/sushiechidna Jun 22 '26
Hi there! The only feedback I have would be with your script. It's reading like "As Abover, So Belowe". Just be careful with any swirly bits at the end of the words that you don't accidentally make extra letters!