Tutorials Open the Studio

Lesson 17 of 23

Keep colourways side by side

Save more than one choice of glass for a pattern, switch between them, and compare two in the same light.

4 steps2 minChecked against the Studio on 17 October 2026
Compare colourways: the Sunwheel window in Cobalt and amber beside Emerald and gold, in the same summer garden light.
1 of 4 Your working colours The glass you are choosing now is your working colours.

A colourway is one choice of glass for every piece. Keep several, and decide between them in the light the window will hang in.

  1. 1

    Your working colours

    The glass you are choosing now is your working colours. The Colours bar above the drawing shows which colourway you are in.

  2. 2

    Save a colourway

    Click New to keep the working colours as a colourway, and Name to call it what it is, such as Cobalt and amber.

  3. 3

    Switch, update and reset

    Choose a colourway from the Colours list to glaze the pattern with it. A saved colourway changes only when you click Save; Reset goes back to it.

  4. 4

    Compare two

    With two or more saved, click Compare. The two stand side by side in the same light and finish; drag or zoom either and both move.

    Use this colourway takes the one you prefer, and Save comparison picture keeps the pair as a picture.

Next · Lesson 18The pattern plan and its colour keyA numbered, lettered plan of the whole panel with its leads at their came's width, ready to print.Mark done and continue Make a glass of your own