How to Draw & Paint on Glass
Drawing and painting is a great way to decorate and personalize a glass piece. You can add whatever designs you'd like, customizing the piece to complement any decorating scheme. There are many products available that allow you to draw and paint on glass with ease, from various brands of glass markers to glass paints that can be baked on, and made permanent.
Things You'll Need
- Glass markers
- Glass safe paints such as Delta PermEnamel
- Paintbrush
- Oven
Instructions
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Draw with multicolored glass markers to create any design you'd like on the glass piece you're decorating. Make sure the pressure you apply to the glass with the marker is firm and consistent so that the glass ink gets distributed evenly. Finish your design, being careful not to smear the glass marker as you work.
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Paint the surface with glass-safe paint. As you paint the glass piece around the marker designs, use strong brushstrokes that are sharp and precise. You may need to add a few layers of the glass paint if you wish to achieve a solid color effect.
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Set the glass piece in your oven. Set the oven to the temperature directed on the glass paint instructions on the back of the bottle. Do not preheat the oven before you set the glass piece inside--it needs to grow hot gradually. Bake for the instructed amount of time, turn the oven off, and let the glass piece completely cool inside the oven. The oven heat sets the special paint and markers so that they bind permanently to the glass.
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