Basically there are two kinds of paints for glass that you can use. There is water based and non-water based paint.
Hence if you opt to apply the non water based type, you ought to use a ceramic thinner to weaken the paint with. Watch your brushes though as they will have to be cleaned with a thinner, or even white spirit. They take quite a time to dry out, usually perhaps about 2 hours, however to be absolutely dry anything up to 8 hours. so a bit of tolerance is needed.
If you try the water based paints which you do,in actual fact, dilute with water, cleaning will not be much of a problem. Your brushes etc. may dry in roughly 20 minutes, but will not really be properly dry possibly for days.
For your guide lines, on top of glass you want to avail yourself of an outliner, which does just that. At this point you require a firm hand as you press the paint from the tube to produce your lines. You can acquire them in a number of colour shades, nevertheless there are a few main ones one can apply. Namely black, gold, silver, along with a kind of grey.
These are in all probability best if you paint them on initially to mark out your actual pattern, or you might go over a painted surface to add some detail.
When you use the outliner I always squeeze a bit out of the tube to start with in case it is blocked, or has some air bubbles. It is better if you make an effort to keep the top clean as you go along, to stop making awfully thick lines.
You can what's more use leading tape. This is more often than not used on windows and doors. Normally this comes in a couple of widths and on a roll. In this situation the backing needs to be pulled off so that you can fix the tape to the glass and then try to bend it to make your design.
Glass does want to be prepared at the outset to dispose of any grease from your surface, so that your paint will fix. You can make use of white spirit for this.
At this time when you do progress to paint within your outlines with your brush, don't be sparing with the paint! You ought to get a good stained glass effect. If you need a paler colour and you are using a water based paint, weaken it with water.
If, however, it is a non water based paint that you are using, you could use a gloss varnish. You will need to use a palette for your paint. I would not recommend that you go straight from the jar as you will not want your colours to get soiled or watered down.
If you have a big space to cover you can always make use of a sponge to put on the paint moreover you could even now blend your colours whilst they are wet.
Hence if you opt to apply the non water based type, you ought to use a ceramic thinner to weaken the paint with. Watch your brushes though as they will have to be cleaned with a thinner, or even white spirit. They take quite a time to dry out, usually perhaps about 2 hours, however to be absolutely dry anything up to 8 hours. so a bit of tolerance is needed.
If you try the water based paints which you do,in actual fact, dilute with water, cleaning will not be much of a problem. Your brushes etc. may dry in roughly 20 minutes, but will not really be properly dry possibly for days.
For your guide lines, on top of glass you want to avail yourself of an outliner, which does just that. At this point you require a firm hand as you press the paint from the tube to produce your lines. You can acquire them in a number of colour shades, nevertheless there are a few main ones one can apply. Namely black, gold, silver, along with a kind of grey.
These are in all probability best if you paint them on initially to mark out your actual pattern, or you might go over a painted surface to add some detail.
When you use the outliner I always squeeze a bit out of the tube to start with in case it is blocked, or has some air bubbles. It is better if you make an effort to keep the top clean as you go along, to stop making awfully thick lines.
You can what's more use leading tape. This is more often than not used on windows and doors. Normally this comes in a couple of widths and on a roll. In this situation the backing needs to be pulled off so that you can fix the tape to the glass and then try to bend it to make your design.
Glass does want to be prepared at the outset to dispose of any grease from your surface, so that your paint will fix. You can make use of white spirit for this.
At this time when you do progress to paint within your outlines with your brush, don't be sparing with the paint! You ought to get a good stained glass effect. If you need a paler colour and you are using a water based paint, weaken it with water.
If, however, it is a non water based paint that you are using, you could use a gloss varnish. You will need to use a palette for your paint. I would not recommend that you go straight from the jar as you will not want your colours to get soiled or watered down.
If you have a big space to cover you can always make use of a sponge to put on the paint moreover you could even now blend your colours whilst they are wet.
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