The first step was to print out at actual size the design/sign for the glass - this must be printed backwards in order for the sign to be read correctly this is because I am gilding inside, for the purpose of the weather being unfavourable for gold leaf this could mean that the wind would take away when applying.
After printing out the guidelines and stencils this needed to be placed at height and foremost straight on the glass in order to do this I had someone assist me with a spirit level and ruler while I outside applied that text to the window. This had to be done for each window - they both needed to be at a consistent height to fit in amongst each other. This approximately took 2.5 hours to do this was because getting the text to the exact height was incredibly difficult and a challenge before I had even begun.
Once the stencil was firmly attached to the glass I needed to again clean the glass for the preparation of my paint pen. To outline the text ready to be enamelled I used a posca paint pen these pens can write on almost any non porous surface and can be wiped clean this was a timely process as this would be my guideline for the rest of the process's.
This entire process took around 1 full 8 hour day. This meant I was prepared for the next step which is using a specialised paintbrush to apply enamel - Enamel is a specific paint which can attach to surfaces such as glass's and metal it can be easily removed by scrapping or the likes of turps.
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