I developed this sculpting technique nearly immediately after receiving a glue gun when I was 12 years old. This technique is utilized in both of my books & I still utilize this form of sculpture today for many items in my inventory! Feel free to use a dollar store glass but make sure it is THICK you don't want to use a think fragile goblet. This one is 3/16" thick...I got it at an overstock store for literally 3¢! Using jeweler's adhesive and Swarovski flat back crystals (DO NOT USE PLASTIC STONES). Glass jewels will also work! Adhere the stones to the goblet & base of the chalice. Feel free to also glue them to the stem as well. Allow to dry completely, overnight!!! Set your glue gun to LOW heat setting. Begin creating rings of glue around each of the jewels on the base only. Allow glue to cool completely. Continue creating rings of glue around each jewel on the base & begin spiraling up the stem. Until the glass is covered with the hot glue rings. Allow glue to cool completely. Turn the glass upside down & repeat this technique around the jewels on the goblet. Allow glue to cool completely. You don't want the sculpted area to be up to the lip of the goblet so create a glue line around the goblet about a 1/2"-3/4" down from the lip of the goblet. Allow glue to cool completely. Continue applying the rings of hot glue around the jewels until the goblet up to that previous line is covered. Also apply the hot glue to the bottom of the base along the edges just to anchor the design. Allow glue to cool completely. Remove any of those hot glue string-ies that always happen during the process. Using Black Acrylic Paint cover all the hot glue areas using a soft brush to get into all the nooks & crannies. If paint gets onto the jewels, don't panic just use a wet cotton swab to clean the paint off! Allow paint to dry completely. Using Brown Paint mixed with Acrylic Matte Medium using a semi-stiff brush, DRY brush the brown over the black. Focus on leaving a lot of the black paint showing in all the deep areas of the glue sculpture. If paint gets onto the jewels, don't panic just use a wet cotton swab to clean the paint off! Allow paint to dry completely. Using Bronze Paint mixed with Acrylic Irridescent Medium, again with a semi-stiff brush. DRY brush over the glue sculpture. Focus on leaving the black & brown paint is the deep & mid areas of the sculpture. You should see three colors, roughly 1/3 each of coverage. Deep Areas:Black Mid Areas: Brown Ridge Areas: Bronze If paint gets onto the jewels, don't panic just use a wet cotton swab to clean the paint off! Allow paint to dry completely. Using Bronze Paint mixed with Acrylic Matte Medium, with a STIFF brush. Dry brush over the ridges of the sculpture. Just catching all the veining to create a shimmering finish. Use it sparingly. If paint gets onto the jewels, don't panic just use a wet cotton swab to clean the paint off! Allow paint to dry completely. Using Gloss Lustre and a soft brush cover all of the painted areas. Make sure to get into all those nooks & crannies. Allow this to dry completely, overnight!!! Wipe off any stray paint on the exposed glass. Obviously you CANNOT clean this goblet in the dishwasher. Hand-Wash Only!
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