Acrylic paints are easy to use and allow even novice needlewomen to paint decorative plates, glasses or any other glass elements that ordinary paint will not stick to. A rich selection of color palettes and the convenience of tubes make this kind of creativity really pleasant and comfortable and allow you to create real paintings. So let's learn the basics of painting with acrylic paints on prepared glass. A master class will help in learning the technique, which is suitable even for beginners.

Painting with acrylic paints on glass: a master class for beginners

When choosing acrylic paints, you should pay attention that they differ in stained glass and topcoats.

Top paints are similar to ordinary gouache, they are dense and opaque. For drawing they require the most minimal skills, they "forgive" inept strokes of beginners. Most often, such paints are made on a water basis, so they are easily chipped or even washed off from the finished product. To prevent this from happening, after painting, the craft must be covered with a special varnish (usually acrylic water-based), securing the drawing.

Stained glass paints give a transparent finish and look very nice on large images. To work with them, it is better to already have experience in the technique of accurate painting of contours. In stores you can find several types of stained glass paints:

• ordinary - to dry you need to wait about a day.
• baked - to fix the image, it must be heated in the oven in accordance with the instructions
• "Sticky" paints. This is more of a childish option, but it's very fun to use. To obtain an image, you need to apply it on a smooth surface, wait until it dries and then peel it off like a film. After that, with the help of this film, you can stick it like a sticker on any surface.

• acrylic paints. A set of top paints of six colors will cost only 150-170 rubles, while stained glass paints are much more expensive - one jar is about 250 rubles.
• special acrylic varnish for fixing finished images. It can be of several types: for application with a brush or for spraying from a spray can. The latter is more convenient, but more expensive than the first option. A regular 50 ml jar of liquid varnish can be bought for 160-180 rubles.
• several good brushes of different thicknesses (from # 1 for writing thin patterns to # 18 for applying varnish) and shapes (round and flat). The cost of one brush is 20-35 rubles.
• palette knife - a special metal spatula for dismounting paints. At the initial stage, you can do without it.
• artistic outlines, especially if you plan to work with stained glass paints.
• toothpicks and cotton swabs to correct the image in case of errors.
• palette (for starters, you can replace it with an ordinary disposable white plate)
• paper and pencil. They will be useful for preparing sketches of the future drawing, and it is also better to work out the first strokes on a sheet of paper before applying them to the glass.

Consider the basic techniques for high-quality glass painting

There are several basic techniques for painting on glass using acrylic paints: spot painting, stencil painting, and hand painting with brushes. Dotted paint application will allow you to create very fashionable images in ethnic style.

Stencil painting is one of the simplest techniques. The greatest care is required when cutting out the template itself, especially if there are small details in it.

Finally, hand painting is an option for advanced artists. Using this technique, you can create real paintings on the dishes. The photo below shows a few examples.

Learning a simple DIY bottle decorating tutorial

You will need:

• acrylic paints
• contour for glass and ceramics
• brushes
• nail polish remover with cotton pads
• toothpicks
• cotton buds
• palette
• sequins
• water based acrylic varnish
• sandpaper (needed if the label is heavily behind the bottle)

1) Soak the bottle in hot water with the addition of detergent.

2) Remove all labels from the bottle (if they do not come off well, use sandpaper). Degrease the glass with nail polish.

3) In this example, there is already an image of flowers on the bottle, so you don't have to draw them yourself using templates. We outline the flowers with a contour.

4) If necessary, we correct show jumping with a cotton swab and a toothpick.

5) We mix paints on the palette and paint the flowers.

6) After a few hours, the image can be varnished and, if desired, sparkles can be added to the drawings.

Related videos

For more clarity, we suggest watching the following videos, which step by step demonstrate the painting of glass objects with acrylic paints.