Glass Painting Tips N Tricks #5: Preparation

Preparation is defined as the action of making ready or being made ready for use. Preparation is necessary before every operation in life.
   
Preparation before creating a Glass Painting is equally necessary not only for achieving a better result but also obtaining a better satisfaction.


Preparing the Media for a Glass Painting

• Removing stain from the glass
• The easiest way is to wash the glass with soap and water. Dry it out with the help of either soft tissue or any cotton cloth.
  [N.B. Beware of cuts due to sharp edges of glass; if edges are not polished.]
• If there is a stain that is more sticky or greasy, use thinner or spirit, available at any paint shop, with the help of a cotton swab to remove the stain.
• Preparing Glass Colors & Liners
• If colors from stock are being used, check whether each and every shade that will be required for the painting has got dried or got densed.
• Densed colors can be diluted with water for water based colors and thinner for solvent based colors; if required.
• Dried liners are of no use. Throw them away and fresh one from store.
• Levelling the surface
• This is also very important as the glass colors will flow to one side and get densed if the surface is not properly levelled.
• For more on levelling, click HERE.