Steve Clarkson
10-05-2009, 10:19 PM
I'm not really one for trying new things.....but I went shopping the other day at Hobby Lobby and wandered down the stained glass isle.
Found this glass paint called Gallery Glass and it came with a bottle of "liquid lead".
My first thought and attempt was to vector cut an intricate pattern onto a sheet of glass covered with masking tape. I weeded out the masking tape and brushed the liquid lead into the holes.....but when I peeled the tape after it had dried, it removed the lead.
My second attempt was to vector engrave the glass (but I actually rastered it) and so it looked like a normal laser etched piece of glass. I then took the liquid lead and basically traced the etched image (the lead actually need to be about 1/8" thick). But the lead lines looked very "bumpy" when I was done. Then I took the various colored Gallery Glass paints (@$2,50 each) and filled in the various sections.....believe it or not, this part actually seemed to even out some of the bumps!
Right now (it takes like 8 hours for these paints to dry) it looks almost like a birthday cake with a very thick "frosting" of paint......but apparently it will dry to a "glass-like" finish. Assuming that happens........this was a very easy way to take an intricate image and turn it into a piece of "faux" stained glass.
I'll try to post pics when it's dry.
Just thought I'd share my latest experiment.
Found this glass paint called Gallery Glass and it came with a bottle of "liquid lead".
My first thought and attempt was to vector cut an intricate pattern onto a sheet of glass covered with masking tape. I weeded out the masking tape and brushed the liquid lead into the holes.....but when I peeled the tape after it had dried, it removed the lead.
My second attempt was to vector engrave the glass (but I actually rastered it) and so it looked like a normal laser etched piece of glass. I then took the liquid lead and basically traced the etched image (the lead actually need to be about 1/8" thick). But the lead lines looked very "bumpy" when I was done. Then I took the various colored Gallery Glass paints (@$2,50 each) and filled in the various sections.....believe it or not, this part actually seemed to even out some of the bumps!
Right now (it takes like 8 hours for these paints to dry) it looks almost like a birthday cake with a very thick "frosting" of paint......but apparently it will dry to a "glass-like" finish. Assuming that happens........this was a very easy way to take an intricate image and turn it into a piece of "faux" stained glass.
I'll try to post pics when it's dry.
Just thought I'd share my latest experiment.