5 Glass Painting Ideas for Beginners

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Trying to find a way to spruce up and upcycle some of the glass objects you have lying around your house?

Discover five different ways to paint glass with different tools including kids glass pens, Vitrea glass paints and acrylic paints and paint pens.

Create a unique piece of wall art by decorating a frame, or personalise drinking glasses for your next party!

Project & Instructions by Hobbycraft Artisan:

Eliott Bulpett

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* Window Markers

* Uni Ball Posca 5m Marker Pens

* Pebeo Gold Cerne Relief

* Pebeo Bengal Pink Vitrea 160 Paint

* Pebeo Lapis Lazuli Vitrea 160 Paint

* Pebeo Sun Yellow Vitrea 160 Paint

* Bright Acrylic Craft Paint

* Yellow Drinking Glass

* Large Hurricane Vase

* White Shadow Box Frame

* Clear Glass Bottle

5 Glass Painting Ideas for Beginners

Glass Frame - Step 1

Start by removing the backing board of the frame so that just the glass remains.

Then, on a piece of tracing paper, write your text using a dark marker pen.

Tape the text to the front of the frame, then turn the frame around and paint the text using the paper as a guide. You will be doing all the painting on the WRONG side of the glass.

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Glass Frame - Step 2

Using acrylic paints fill in the space around your text with flowers and leaves. As you are working on the back of the glass, the first layers of paint you put down will be the foreground so remember to leave a space for the middle of your flowers if you want these to be a different colour. You’ll get a cleaner final look by doing multiple layers of paint to get an opaque look.

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Glass Frame - Step 3

To remove any paint from the design, you can use a skewer or cocktail stick to gently rub the paint away when it’s dry. Use this technique to add any details back into your design.

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Glass Frame - Step 4

Your glass frame design looks amazing!

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Drinking Glass - Step 1

Use the glass pens to draw out various fruits around the glass. You can gently layer up the colour to create a more opaque design, pressing too hard may rub away the layer beneath.

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Drinking Glass - Step 2

If you need to erase an area of paint, use a damp cloth and rub the paint away.

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Drinking Glass - Step 3

Once the base of the design is done, you can add different coloured details on top. Use a clear sealer to protect your design from being scratched off.

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Drinking Glass - Step 4

Your drinking glass looks amazing!

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Wine Glass - Step 1

Write your text on a piece of paper, then tape it to the inside of the wine glass. Use this as a guide to paint your text onto the glass using POSCA markers.

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Wine Glass - Step 2

Continue to add stars and swirls to your design, surrounding the text. Make sure to leave a 2cm gap between the paint and the top rim of the glass to make it safe to drink from.

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Wine Glass - Step 3

Add a coat of clear sealer (one that is dishwasher safe) to the design to protect it from being damaged.

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Wine Glass - Step 4

The glass will do perfect for your next party!

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Glass Vase - Step 1

Using POSCA pens, start outlining the shapes and designs you want to add to your vase. Be careful when rotating the vase as wet areas of paint could start to drip.

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Glass Vase - Step 2

To create an opaque effect, you will need to do multiple layers of paint by gently going over the same areas once the first layer is dry.

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Glass Vase - Step 3

To finish, coat the vase with a layer of clear varnish in a gloss or matte finish depending on your desired result.

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Glass Vase - Step 4

Add some seasonal flowers to your vase and find somewhere nice to showcase them.

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Glass Bottle - Step 1

Using the Pebeo Cerne relief, draw your design onto the bottle making sure to join up all the lines to create enclosed shapes.

Squeeze the tube gently and keep the nib close to the glass. Make sure it’s fully dry before leaning the bottle onto your outlines - this takes 1-2 hours.

You can paint your design using the Pebeo Vitrea paints straight from the bottles, or you can mix new colours together on a palette first.

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Glass Bottle - Step 2

The bottle looks amazing with your illustrations!

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