How To Paint A Window To Make It Look Like Stained Glass

You can use this technique for glass panels and windows in your own home.

How to paint a window to make it look like stained glass.

What paint color do you use to highlight the glow to make the glasses appear clear. Love how it looks. Paper can be given a texture that is somewhat like stained glass using baby oil. We definitely want to try another project like this.

Just use painter s tape to design your window. Imagine the beautiful results you can achieve. Liquid leading is available in a tube and is sold at hobby stores that carry stained glass supplies. It was so much fun and actually much quicker and easier than i anticipated.

Today we re excited to share a genius faux stained glass diy that uses glue and acrylic paint. It s ideal for sidelights in entry halls bathroom windows and also when you need to hide off walls and fences. We mixed kids crayola washable paint with a bit of water and a drop of dawn soap. Does that stop you from painting it.

We will probably try a different pattern next time too. Place your window back at its place and look at how amazing a job you ve done. The finer the details the more difficult it is to shape and see. Use straight lines and solid shapes.

Tips for making stained glass window art projects. When painting a picture in oil of various wine glasses the problem getting the glasses to look transparent like real glass. Bryanna said we had to do a few coats to get it dark enough. You can make anything look like stained glass easily with the proper paints.

Paint right on your vertical window. You or your kids can paint your own stained glass windows. You can still make a stained glass painting on your window while it s still at its place. A ruler a sharpi marker or any old permenant marker puffy fabric paint i used tulip brand acrylic metallic paint i used plaid folk art a foam brush paper plate a stained glass pattern i obviously hand copied mine off of an internet search for stained glass pattern to start clean your window.

Make your paint and test an area on a window if you re concerned about the colors or it being removable. You have your background color in and the glasses drawn where do you go from there. If you don t have washable paint g s art teacher suggested acrylic paint mixed with a little dish soap. Make your window look like antique leaded glass by filling in around your design with clear color and apply all of the colors thicker to simulate the wavy look of old glass.

Remember this will take longer to dry. It can be any glass window. Well your window glass may not be detachable from its place.