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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 9497654, member: 56"]I've read that getting that feathered effect is the result of painting the glass with a particular glue. As the glue dries, it shrinks, but it holds to the glass strongly enough that the glass splinters rather than the glue letting go. The glue is painted on, and the degree and patterning of the feathering can be controlled to some extent through the brushwork in laying down the glue, both in terms of direction and thickness of the coat.</p><p><br /></p><p>The artistry in movies always astonishes me: the way incredible pieces can be produced for sets, only to be destroyed later in the film. It's like throw-away art.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 9497654, member: 56"]I've read that getting that feathered effect is the result of painting the glass with a particular glue. As the glue dries, it shrinks, but it holds to the glass strongly enough that the glass splinters rather than the glue letting go. The glue is painted on, and the degree and patterning of the feathering can be controlled to some extent through the brushwork in laying down the glue, both in terms of direction and thickness of the coat. The artistry in movies always astonishes me: the way incredible pieces can be produced for sets, only to be destroyed later in the film. It's like throw-away art.[/QUOTE]
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