Decorative glass is forever attractive and I repeatedly think that glass bits and pieces are fine to give or to receive as presents, so with this in mind, I decided to write an article about it.
Your first question will probably be what sort of things do I need to get to do this? Will they be expensive? Does it require many items? Do not panic, this is not going to cost you a fortune.
You don't actually need that much! So let's go ahead with your essential requirements! Initially you will require a vase made from glass and, if I were you, I would begin with a little one for a test run.
You can go on to better items at a later time.
As for additional items that you will need, some gold cerne relief outliner, tracing paper, pencil, a palette, a glaze that is not shiny, liquid crystal glass paint and a pair of soft brushes, sizes 3 & 4.
It is vital that before you even think just about painting any glass, that you make certain that it is dirt free.
Usually a solvent is meant for this, so I would suggest white spirit.
This is to do away with any grease or grime from the glass.
What's more make sure that where you mean to work is free from dust and that you at least have a draught.
Now the next consideration will have to be your design.
Decide what you want to put on the glass.
So have a go sketching out your pattern on to paper, or you can copy a pattern on to the tracing paper.
This may perhaps take a few attempts, I might add! Next step! If you have convinced yourself that you are at this time happy with your design, you subsequently need to get your design in the glass vase.
To see to this you will have to roll the tracing paper and subsequently let it glide down into the vase.
Now pick up your cerne relief, it is an outliner paint which comes in a tube.
This has to be squeezed from the tube to produce outlines.
So, get a tissue and squeeze a small piece from the top to begin with as you need to avoid having blobby lines.
Copy the outlines straight on to the glass, carefully trying to keep an even flow.
Note that this will in all probability take no less than twenty minutes to dry.
Go on then with your paintbrush and fill in your pattern with what colours you may have selected.
If your paint overlaps on to the outliner, you can get this off immediately if you gently remove it with a moist cotton wool bud.
Should you desire to make your colouring lighter, or still more obscure, you can mix them with a tad of white.
As soon as you have done the filling-in stage, I would subsequently leave it to become dry for around thirteen hours.
The remainder of the vase could after that be painted with the lusterless varnish, with the finishing result being a frosted look.
This wants to dry, so leave it in any case a whole twenty four hours before you go to rinse it very gently with lukewarm soapy water.
Your first question will probably be what sort of things do I need to get to do this? Will they be expensive? Does it require many items? Do not panic, this is not going to cost you a fortune.
You don't actually need that much! So let's go ahead with your essential requirements! Initially you will require a vase made from glass and, if I were you, I would begin with a little one for a test run.
You can go on to better items at a later time.
As for additional items that you will need, some gold cerne relief outliner, tracing paper, pencil, a palette, a glaze that is not shiny, liquid crystal glass paint and a pair of soft brushes, sizes 3 & 4.
It is vital that before you even think just about painting any glass, that you make certain that it is dirt free.
Usually a solvent is meant for this, so I would suggest white spirit.
This is to do away with any grease or grime from the glass.
What's more make sure that where you mean to work is free from dust and that you at least have a draught.
Now the next consideration will have to be your design.
Decide what you want to put on the glass.
So have a go sketching out your pattern on to paper, or you can copy a pattern on to the tracing paper.
This may perhaps take a few attempts, I might add! Next step! If you have convinced yourself that you are at this time happy with your design, you subsequently need to get your design in the glass vase.
To see to this you will have to roll the tracing paper and subsequently let it glide down into the vase.
Now pick up your cerne relief, it is an outliner paint which comes in a tube.
This has to be squeezed from the tube to produce outlines.
So, get a tissue and squeeze a small piece from the top to begin with as you need to avoid having blobby lines.
Copy the outlines straight on to the glass, carefully trying to keep an even flow.
Note that this will in all probability take no less than twenty minutes to dry.
Go on then with your paintbrush and fill in your pattern with what colours you may have selected.
If your paint overlaps on to the outliner, you can get this off immediately if you gently remove it with a moist cotton wool bud.
Should you desire to make your colouring lighter, or still more obscure, you can mix them with a tad of white.
As soon as you have done the filling-in stage, I would subsequently leave it to become dry for around thirteen hours.
The remainder of the vase could after that be painted with the lusterless varnish, with the finishing result being a frosted look.
This wants to dry, so leave it in any case a whole twenty four hours before you go to rinse it very gently with lukewarm soapy water.
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