What can be compared with the beauty of stained glass? Bizarre paintings of stained glass through which sunlight streams and illuminates everything around with unusual colors, delight and fascinate. Since ancient times, stained-glass windows decorated temples, but today they are very popular.
Unfortunately, to create a real masterpiece (namely, every stained glass window can be considered a masterpiece) is almost impossible at home. But this problem has an excellent modern solution - stained glass paints. They are easy to use, so even children can draw them. What can I say, any person who never dreamed of becoming an artist can create an amazing picture with their help.
If you went to buy stained glass paints, pay attention to the label of the jar. Here should be marked "burned" or "unbaked."
Working with the first view is associated with some inconvenience. A product coated with such paint must be burned in the oven. The instructions indicate the required temperature and duration of firing. Just keep in mind that some materials are very sensitive to high temperatures, so their heat treatment is unacceptable. Stained-glass paints fixed on the product in this way are resistant to water. Therefore, they are recommended to paint dishes, vases and more.
As for non-fired stained glass paints, their feature is saturated, bright colors. They just need to dry, but they should not be wet.
Packaging also matters. It can be a bottle with a dispenser or a jar. Inks for stained glass in bubbles are applied using a dispenser. They are simply squeezed out of the bottle. Children's stained glass paints, for example, are produced in this form. It is very convenient to work with them. Open the bubble, flip and
apply (of course, within the indicated outline) the paint to the surface. If desired, you can mix two colors, creating shades.
Stained glass paint from a can is applied with a brush. Paints can be mixed with each other to get the right shade.
Separately, I want to highlight acrylic stained glass paints on glass. They have a lot of advantages:
- easy to use;
- odorless (this is a big plus for children's creativity);
- they are easy to wash off with water;
- diluted with the same water, no solvent needed.
When purchasing stained glass paints, do not forget to buy other necessary materials for the future masterpiece.
1. The contours.
With their help, the borders of the picture are created. They imitate veins between pieces of glass of a real stained-glass window. In addition, the outline can be used to finish small details. As it is sometimes used paints in bottles with a dispenser.
2. Brushes.
Useful if you have chosen paints in jars. Today on sale there are brushes made of artificial and natural materials. The seller will tell you which ones are suitable for a particular type of paint.
3. Varnish.
Again, optional material. For fired paints is not needed. If the finished product will not come into contact with water, it can also not be varnished.
4. Optional accessories.
A jar or glass of water, a napkin, a palette for mixing paints, stencils and other materials to facilitate and increase work efficiency.
Well, here, perhaps, is all that can be said about the preparation for working with stained glass paints. Have a nice shopping! Enjoy creativity and make yourself and your loved ones happy!