Two kinds of different glass paint are around today - spray based and non - thin based. They equally have a good radius of colors and are mixable throughout their classes.
There are three different ways of applying an outline whilst creating glass painted birthday cards:
Glass - Paint Outline stickers - These are perfect for newcomers to glass painting and they are best used on flat, flush surfaces. Early out in one corner, slowly peel up the sticker, being careful not to stretch or distort it and apply it to the clean glass surface area of your birthday cards.
Glass paint outliner - These are profitable by squeezing the outliner from a channel to consign a thin outline. They come in a disparateness of ensign. They can be used in 2 ways, one would be now an outline for a design, the second way is to apply them onto a pre - painted surface as fine detailing.
Leading Tape - Usually used on doors and windows.
Routine:
Before starting to paint, remove any traces of dust and grease from the glass area of the birthday cards, thereby ensuring good adherence. Use a solvent, such as white - spirit or methylated spirit.
When working on a flat surface such as a birthday card, the design can be traced straight through. Flat surfaces are the easiest to work on, so try to lay the birthday card of a horizontal surface.
To create a straight line with a glass paint outliner touch the nozzle onto a glass surface followed by applying a soft steady pressure, lift the nozzle away from the surface and stretch the outliner along in a straight line. Touch the nozzle down on the glass surface when you are ending the line.
Whilst filling in areas in between outlines on the glass part of your birthday cards with a brush, apply paint generously by peddling the paint or adopting a pipette. This should give a smooth, stained - glass look. To obtain a lighter colour paint, weaken with water for the water - based paints or gloss - varnish for the non - water based paints.
Paint should always be poured into a palette as opposed to straight from the jar. This prevents colours becoming dirty or diluted. Sponging is another way of applying glass paint, however birthday cards are likely to have smaller areas, whereby this method is in general, best for wider areas.
To finish, a coat of varnish can be a applied to protect solvent based paints, which is obtainable in both a matt or gloss finish. Gloss finish tends to be most popular for birthday cards, although if you fancy something distinctive, you may want to use matt varnish. The gloss varnish can be used as a colourless thinner to obtain pastel shades without affecting the transparency and depth of colour. The matt varnish gives a finish in the form of frosted glass. Adding beads or sequins may be a nice final touch and should be added while the paint is wet. The wet paint will act as a glue. Glitter can also be added by sprinkling it onto the wet paint to give your birthday cards that extra bit of glisten.
Notice: Whilst making use of this craft in conditions other than for your birthday cards, glass paint must be used only for ornamental objects, the colors are not dishwasher proof. It can, nevertheless be shined by using a damp flannel.
