Stained-glass paints: characteristics and features of use
Many creative people are looking for new ideas and ways to create their fantasies. One of the unusual products on the steel market is stained glass paints. With the help of them you can decorate any glass object into something original and colorful. In this article, we will consider how to use stained glass paints, how to apply them to glass.
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Stained-glass paints
Seeing stained glass paintings, we often admire them, envious of the mastery of the creator. Now that we have paints for stained glass, we ourselves can draw our small masterpieces.
The brightness of such colors will certainly give a sense of celebration and a good mood to any lover of beauty and creativity. A thematic stencils for stained glass paints and a variety of accessories will make the product a pleasant and exclusive gift.
We can create on glass windows and on mirrors, on dishes and on tiles, paint a night lamp and a casket. One has only to try to create something amazing and new ideas will not take long. And the variety of colors will make it possible to realize even the most outlandish ideas.
Paint basics
Paints for creating a stained-glass window are divided in their composition:
- Water based paints - they are liquid and easily washed off with water, so after creating the picture, the product is fired in the oven at a temperature of about 150 degrees. They are well suited for large surfaces and products that often come in contact with water. Often they are used for children's drawing, as they are environmentally friendly.
- Alcohol Based Paints - they are liquid, but quite resistant, so they do not burn after application. They are very shiny and bright, look good on smooth surfaces. If you suddenly need to erase the paint, it is removed with acetone or solvent.
- Paints on a varnish basis (or solvent) - they are quite thick and therefore dry longer than other paints. Drying, they become smooth, their shades are less bright, but glossy. Solvent-based paints evenly coat the surface and can obscure small roughnesses or roughnesses in the plane.
Many professionals simply paint on acrylic (water-based) and alkyd (organic-based) paints:
- Acrylic - diluted with water and due to this quickly dry. They are used on any flat surface. When completely dried, they are burned, and the product calmly tolerates washing with water. Their smell is weak and does not hurt the eyes.
- Alkyd - thick and flowing with a pungent strong odor. Due to their consistency, such paints themselves spread on the surface in an even layer. Some of them dry for a long time, others quickly and get divorced only with special thinners. Such paints do not burn and are used for furniture.
Important! When applying stained glass paints with your own hands, you should remember that you can apply them to dishes only from the outside, and when using for interior items, they should not be exposed to direct sunlight.
Burning painted products
Paints for stained glass painting are also divided according to their fixing on products.
They are:
- Dockable - after drying the paint, the product is fired in the oven, from about half an hour to an hour at a temperature of up to 150 degrees. After such procedures, you can safely wash it even with cleaning and detergents, without fear of erasing the paint.
In order to find out at what temperature and how much time you need to burn the existing paint, you just need to carefully study the label on the jar of paint. Each paint and company has its own firing standards.
The only drawback of such paints may be their almost opacity. The surface of the product will be matte and not very bright.
- Not fixed - the paint on the product is not fixed by firing. It dries itself at room temperature. Different paints, depending on the manufacturer's firm, dry differently, from several hours to several days. You can also find out the drying time of a certain paint by examining the label on the jar.
Such colors are bright, rich and transparent enough to, for example, painted glass on the door, let in enough light. For beginning artists, it is recommended to start with such paints, since not everyone can immediately correctly cope with firing.
After the paint has completely dried on the product, it can be washed, but without soaking and detergents. If you suddenly need to erase the paint, only a solvent special for the paint can do this.
- Sticks or transfer paints - these are paints that, when dried, form a thin film, which, if desired, can be glued to any smooth surface. Over time, it can be re-glued several times to different places.
Such paints are water-based and therefore safe for children. They really like to create with such paints, and then stick on their favorite things or furniture. If such a picture is glued to the dishes, after firing it can be used and washed.
- Baked granules - the newest type of volumetric paints for stained glass painting. They are produced in the form of small multi-colored granules and are used as decor for stained glass.
If we decorate glass, we glue the granules using a special glue intended for this type of paint, wait until it dries and burn for several minutes.
Advice! Using stained glass paint in granules, be aware that matte colors bake faster than transparent ones.
Preparation before creating a stained-glass window
First you need to prepare everything that we need in the process of creating our own stained glass window:
- Paints for creating a stained-glass window - we take colors to your liking.
- Contours for glass - they are sold with paints and come in different colors.
- Marker - for drawing a picture on glass.
- Acrylic varnish - for fixing paints.
- The drawing itself - we will put it on the glass.
- Stencil - for drawing, if there is no drawing.
- Glass - sold ready-made for painting with stained-glass paints of various sizes.
- Water or thinner - depending on which paints we use.
- Alcohol or acetone - for degreasing the surface of the glass.
- Cotton buds - to remove excess paint.
- Needle or toothpick - in case there are bubbles of paint.
- Palette - for mixing colors.
- Cone brushes - it is better to prepare a few, thick and thin.
- Rag - it is convenient to wipe the excess paint from the brush with it.
- Newspapers or oilcloth - cover the workplace.
Having prepared the necessary tools and materials, you can safely take for creativity.
Stained glass
For beginners, the following is a step-by-step instruction on how to make a stained-glass window at home:
- To begin with, you need to cover the table with newspapers, paper or oilcloth, any material that is not a pity to stain.
- If the picture that we will create from the picture, put it on the table, and the glass on top. If we use a stencil, then it is laid on glass.
- We draw a marker with the outline of a drawing or a stencil to recreate it on glass. You can remove the stencil or drawing, now the picture is on our glass.
- Using a special contour for drawing on glass, we circle our picture, trying to squeeze it evenly. Wait until it dries for about half an hour.
- Brush the paint inside the contours, if necessary, mixing them on the palette. If a paint bubble appears, pierce it with a needle.
- Having filled all the contours with our colors, we will postpone the work and wait until it dries. Drying time is indicated on the packaging.
- When the paint is completely dry, you can cover the picture with acrylic varnish. This will protect the stained glass window and make it more wear resistant.
Important! If paints need to be diluted, it must be done only with a special thinner and specifically for this paint. They are sold with paints.
In this article, we learned what stained-glass paints are, how to use them and how to create colorful drawings on glasses (see Glass painting with stained-glass paints: execution technology), mirrors, dishes and other surfaces. By creating such pictures, we can easily save on gifts, as anyone can afford the price of stained glass paints. Everyone will like a creative idea and will always find their place.
In the video in this article, you can see in more detail how to create a stained glass window yourself.
