When the cold October rain rustles outside the window, when the last leaves are torn from the branches by the piercing wind, when... That's it! We urgently take the initiative, as well as the brushes and paints, into our own hands! Let's start creating a bright summer mood!
So, for work we will need:
•glass blank – in any glass-cutting workshop you can choose glass of the desired size, thickness and shape, or you can, armed with a glass cutter, make the blank yourself;
•paints and contours to imitate stained glass - they are sold in a store for artists (we took water-based paints that do not need firing);
•two brushes – a very thin one and a slightly thicker one;
•jar of water;
•cotton pads and swabs, wet wipes, blade – wipe brushes, remove streaks and contours.
Select the design that we want to transfer to the glass. You can find a picture on the Internet and print the sketch on a printer, or you can draw it yourself.
Then we proceed to transfer the design onto the glass. Before starting work, be sure to degrease the glass surface, then place the sketch on a flat surface, place the glass blank on top and, following the outlined lines, draw an outline of the selected color.
After translating the sketch into the outline, wait for it to dry completely. Bad lines can be easily removed with a blade.
Take a brush and paint of the desired color, generously pick up the paint and apply it to the glass. We stretch the droplet over the surface, trying not to leave empty unpainted places near the border of the contour - that’s where the voids most often remain.
Gradually the entire surface is painted over in accordance with our idea. In general, it is more convenient to apply paint, moving from the upper left corner of the drawing to the lower right, so as not to smear the paint, but our imitation of stained glass was created in a completely random order.
Having completely painted the “stained glass”, leave it to dry for several hours - in accordance with the paint manufacturer’s instructions. Then you can insert the picture into a glass or wooden frame (by the way, they can also be painted) and find a place opposite a window or other light source - and then the glass creation will sparkle with unusually bright colors, warming and delighting with its multicolored colors!
