This dries raised and creates a border for the glass paint to butt up against.
Simple sea turtle acrylic painting
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The art of stained glass window making is a pretty skilled and expensive one. If you love the stained glass look and want some to decorate your house with, even secondhand pieces can be quite expensive.
Fortunately, there are a few ways to achieve that look without having to spend a fortune on real stained glass.
Stained glass is wonderful for bringing illuminated colors into your room and is a fun way to hide ugly views without obscuring the light.
It is also a fun way to spruce up vintage windows that can be hung as art or even old photo frames. If you remove the glass from the frame, you have a great glass canvas to practice on.
With a little bit of artistic flair (though not necessarily too much) and a few materials, you can create some cool decorative pieces to brighten up boring windows.
The ideas below help you to create a stained-glass look without having to cut glass or use lead stripping. This is all done with paint and would even be a fun project for kids to get on board with.
Preparing Glass for Stained Glass
First of all, no matter what materials you are going to use for your stained glass creation, you need to clean your glass very well.
Wash the glass with soap and water and remove any stubborn marks, dried paint, or sticky stuff with a razor blade. BE CAREFUL.
Make sure the glass is completely dry before applying any outliner or paint.
How to Mark a Stencil on Your Glass
How you do this will all depend on what it is you are trying to paint.
If it is available for you to do so, you can print or draw out your design on a piece of paper. This can then be taped to the underside of your glass so that it shows through.
You will then just use the design as a template to recreate it in paint.
You could also draw your design directly onto your glass with a marker pen. If you make a mistake, a little bit of rubbing alcohol should get it off.
