Wednesday 17 August 2011

Art Glass Windows

Staining glass is not as difficult as it seems to be. Although painters and sculptors, during the medieval and renaissance period, excelled in this art and adopted various sophisticated techniques to attain perfection, you can still carry it out at home with some simple techniques. Kids can utilize this concept for their craft projects once they know the process. We explain you some easy-to-do techniques over here.

Choice of Paint
Glass could be stained with a wide range of colors. Beginners can opt for oil pastels and crayons to create outlines and also for filling. Errors while drawing can easily be eliminated with a pastel color eraser. You can opt for acrylics or oil paints to create a long-lasting effect. Oil paints fix perfectly on glass, rending a shine to the artwork. Traditional paintings were basically done with typical window stains like vinegar trace paints, silver paints and matte paints. Vinegar trace paint is a dark stain that is used for the purpose of blocking light wherever needed. Borders and fine features are usually emboldened with vinegar paints. Matte paints offer a much finer finish, and are used for creating textures by differential blending techniques. Silver stains produce a shimmering effect and it adds elegance to glass works. Thus, the choice of paint depends on the nature of your painting, the chosen theme, and the effect you want to produce. 







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