I can't believe it's NOT stained glass! {Part 5}

A painting we will go!

Wipe off any exposed guidelines (from the carbon paper of grease pencil) off the glass!

I like to start with a background color that will make me feel like I've accomplished something.  In this case, I started with the Cocoa Brown because nothing excites me more than seeing the morning sun shining through the first bits of "painted glass" even if that bit is nothing more than one 2" X 2" square.

For the SEMI SOLID areas like the 1 inch border around the entire window, I start at the top of my chosen section.  I sling the bottle one good time to ensure that all the paint is completely into the tip of the paint bottle.  AIR BUBBLES ARE NOT YOUR FRIEND and a pain to deal with, so I try to keep them from happening in the first place.  I squeeze out enough paint that it slightly oozes down the glass.

  Gently squeezing the bottle, I scrub the paint in small, smooth circles, making sure any air bubbles in the paint are immediately pressed out and popped as soon as they happen.  I move down that entire section.  When I'm nearing the bottom of the section, I stop squeezing the bottle and use what paint is already on the glass to move against the bottom leading strip until all the crevices are filled in and the paint is all relatively the same thickness.

If you see a mistake in the earlier portion of your section LEAVE IT ALONE.  The paint begins setting quickly and will become tacky within minutes.  You can always come back with a razor blade and peel off a section once the paint dries if it's absolutely necessary.

Wipe any excess paint off the leading strip and be careful not to accidentally touch the wet sections.

The SOLID AREAS, like the solid white sections in the middle of the window, use up a great deal of paint.  I used almost 4 bottles of Snow White paint just for the four large, white boxes.  I start by slinging the bottle so everything is in the tip and all the air is safely at the top of the bottle (VERY IMPORTANT!) before running a very thick line of paint at the top of my section... thick enough that the paint flows down the glass.  Instead of scrubbing the paint as I do for the Semi-Solid areas, I continue squeezing the bottle and adding more paint as I move further and further down.  You always want to make sure your bottle is being held so the paint will continue to flow into the tip uninterrupted!  Since you're not scrubbing the paint onto the glass, there are precious few chances to eradicate any air bubbles without leaving mark.

Once I near the bottom, I only gently squeeze the bottle and scrub in small circles to move the paint up against the leading strip.  If the paint is too thick at the bottom of the section it will roll over the leading strip and spill into the next section.  Keep in mind that gravity is at work here!

The DISTORTION AREAS are by far my favorite to paint.  It's like scribbling in sloppy cursive!  There really are no special tricks or tips... just have fun.  If the paint gets too thick, it will look more like a Semi-Solid section instead of a Distortion area, but play with it and figure out which look you prefer!

AND HERE IS THE FINISHED PROJECT!!!

 

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