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Color: Overview

This guide provides basic sources to understand the techniques of coloring glass

Definition

This guide provides a selective list of print and multimedia resources about coloring glass. For additional information, please search our library catalog or contact a reference librarian through our Ask a Librarian service.

Glass may be colored by one of three main processes: (a) using a dissolved metallic oxide to impart a color throughout, (b) forming a dispersion of some substance in a colloidal state, and (c) suspending particles of pigments to form opaque colors..

Inspiration

Contribute to the Artist Files

Do you work with glass? Are you a glass blower, lamp worker, beader, artist, crafter, or maker?

Consider contributing to our artist files! Learn more on the library's Guide to Artist Files

A folder with your name on it will be added to the Rakow Research Library's artist files and available for use by researchers, other artists, and any interested member of the public.