Sunday, September 30, 2012

Girl With Lattoo - Glass Painting by CristalArt


The glass painting depicts the image of a traditional Indian Girl posing with a lattoo in her hand.

The painting has been done on pinhead glass using glass colors and liners. Golden glitter and metallic fine liners has also been used for decoration purposes. The painting is framed with a slim maroon-golden fibre frame to make the painting itself much more prominent.

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Girl in a Garden with a Peacock

This glass painting depicts the portrait of a girl resting in a garden below a tree along with a peacock. The overall appearance of the painting is a colorful one represented by the peacock and the dress of the girl.

The painting has been framed with a maroon board and a golden bit as a mount. A golden maroon thick fibre frame is used to bind the painting.

Friday, September 28, 2012

Adaptation of a Fresco from Ajanta

This painting is an adaptation of a piece of art from the frescoes of Ajanta Caves. The fresco represents the image of Mayadevi, the Mother of Buddha located at Cave No. 2, Ajanta.

The background comprising of the embroidered pillars and the leafy platform gives the vintage feel to the painting.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Adaptation of a Vintage Art on Glass

This glass painting is an adaptation of a vintage painting by an eminent artist. The painting consists of minute detailed works that enhances the overall outlook of the complete glass painting.

The painting depicts a woman with a dance pose in a mughal architectural platform with a flowered tree in the background.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Love Birds - Silhouette Painting on Glass

This is a glass painting of two birds specified as love birds sitting on the branch of tree. The birds and the tree are portrayed as a silhouette.

The main attraction of the painting is its background. The mixing of the colors depicts the view of twilight. The birds and the branches are represented in black for the silhouette effect. 

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Girl In A Pose - Glass Painting by CristalArt


The glass painting depicts the image of a Mughal empress posing in the garden.

The painting has been done on pinhead glass using transparent glass colors with glass liners and fine liners.
Metallic and pearl shades of glass liners and fine liners has been used for the ornamental and fabric decoration.

Monday, September 24, 2012

Stained Glass Design with Lighting

This is actually an adaptation of a stained glass art. A similar design has been carried out here by the glass painting process but not on glass. 

Thick fibre sheet has been used as the canvas to this glass painting. A square boxed texture has been etched on the fibre sheet by means of laser rays.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Glittered Electric Bulb Designed

The picture depicts the image of a dead electric bulb reused as a décor piece. 

The bulb has been painted with various colored glitters outlined at the junctures with golden glittered bands.
A wine bottle cap has been glittered and fixed at the base which acts as a stand for the bulb. 

Friday, September 21, 2012

Glittered Leaves in a Hair Serum Bottle

This is one of the most easiest designs that can be carried out at home. The bottle is a used hair serum plastic bottle.

Golden glitter has been used to create a concise design at the centre of the bottle. Dried leaves have been glittered with matching colors of the bottle and the design and placed in the bottle.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Three Storeyed Glittered Bottle Vase

This décor piece consists of three glass bottles placed on top of one another. The top bottle might act as a stand for flower. 

Each bottle is painted with glitters of red and green shade outlined with golden glitter. The same shades of colors has been used in each of these bottles but the design is different.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Glass Painted Cartoon Figures

Bright colored cartoons look attractive as glass paintings. They can also be used to decorate any wall of a child's room.

Here various poses of Micky Mouse and Donald Duck have been transformed as glass paintings. Many picture arrangement styles can also be applied here to arrange the set of paintings in vivid manners.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Ganesha Etching Effect on Glass

Lord Ganesha can be represented by  various forms. Here one such form is represented as an etching effect by glass painting.

Here transparent glass liner has been used to create the entire painting. The liner has been applied as uneven blotches that generates the etching effect on drying.

Monday, September 17, 2012

Outline of a Bird


This diagram depicts the conceptual painting of a bird against a sober background. The bird is drawn just as an outline or symbol.

Instead of framing, the glass has been hanged by means of chain. The glass edges has been polished in order to avoid physical injuries.

Sunday, September 16, 2012

A Set of Glass Fairies

The glass cut out in the shape of a winged fairy and colored with transparent glass paints and glitters make it an attractive piece of décor.

The glass has been drilled at two points in the wings for fixing the painting to the wall.
Thicker glass has been used in order to prevent breakage of the delicate areas.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Amul Kool Bottle Glass Painted

The use of transparent glass paints suit these bottles very much due to the bottle's transparent nature. Here the combination of bronze and blue transform the bottle into an elegant piece.

Here bronze glass liner has been used to ouline the flower motif onto the bottle and shades of blue has been used to color the patterns.

Friday, September 14, 2012

Vaseline Bottles as Decors

Due to its flat and wide surface almost any design or image can be incorporated in these bottles. 

Any type of design or color on these bottles will generate an attractive outcome.

Here various shapes, sizes and colors of stones have been used to decorate the bottles.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Refill Bottles Decorated

This is curved out from a very commonly used household item. The bottle's small size makes it more attractive when prominent shapes are cut out of it.

This method has been applied on these mosquito repellent bottles. The bottles have been colored with bright shades and colored stone used to decorate the edges and the surface.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Glittered Decoration on Whisky Bottles

These bottles has been embroidered with glittered flower and leaf motifs; retaining the original dark green color of the glass as the background.

Various shades of glitters has been used to decorate the bottles with gold as the primary shade.
The major shades of the glitters used include red, magenta, purple, green, blue and so on.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Jamini Roy: Pujarini - Glass Painting by CristalArt

This attractive glass painting homes a tribute to the great Indian painter Jamini Roy with one of his eminent works - the Pujarini.
  
The painting has been done on pinhead glass using transparent glass colors, black glass liner and white acrylic color and framed with a thick brown frame. No metallic shades have been used in order to retain the matte look of the image.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Transformation of the Vodka Bottle

The golden motif embossed in a bright red transparent backdrop modifies the overall outlook of the bottle.

The rest of the backdrop is covered with stripes of green and yellow glass paints. The green stripes are decorated with small patterns in gold. Thick golden borders embellish the neck of the bottle.

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Glittered Flower in a decorated Essence Bottle

Blue and silver together produces another attractive combination. The combination shines even more when the colors are actually glitters that too applied on a transparent glass bottle.

The image depicts an arbitrary design created on a used essence bottle that can be considered as a piece of home décor. 

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Colorful After Shave Bottle with little Ganesha

The little Ganesha idol is placed at the centre of a painted glass bottle. Because of the bottle's transparent nature each color mixes with one another forming a rainbow effect by reflection.

The combination of various colors in small segments outlined with silver glitter has transformed the glass bottle into a colorful piece of décor.

Friday, September 7, 2012

Royal Blue Perfume Bottle

The bottle sparks in royal blue. Shades of transparent dark blue and light blue glass colors have been coated over a thin film of silver glitter. This in combination has generated a shinning effect on the bottle. 

Spots of silver glitter has also been added on top for beautification along with thick silver border at the neck and the upper middle section of the bottle.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Red Flower in a coloured Chilli Sauce Bottle

This is another demonstration of an eco friendly Bottle Painting created from a very commonly used product found in almost any house.

Actually this is an empty small sized Chilli Sauce bottle. The transparent bottle has been decorated with simple uneven stripes of bright red transparent glass color and golden glitter.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Glass Bottle Reused as a Decor

This simple design on an empty after shave bottle created using glitters and glass colors can convert it easily to a piece of home décor. 

The use of the red, green and blue transparent glass colors amidst a black background highlighted with a golden glitter has transformed the bottle into an attractive piece of art.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

The Journey Glass Painting

"Focus on the journey not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it."
- Greg Anderson 

The Glass Painting depicts the journey of a man through the mountains on horse back.
The painting accomplishes the mixing of various shades of glass colors.

Monday, September 3, 2012

Painting of a Girl on Glass Bottle

The painting of an Indian woman posing in a traditional dress has been reflected in a small glass bottle using vibrant glass colors and liners.

Metallic golden and silver shades has been used to enhance the embroidery works of the image. The minute detailed works has been incorporated using pins.

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Origin of Glass Paintings in India

Glass Painting is not merely painting on glass. Rather it is the use of transparent enamel colors to produce decorative effects in glass. Both the medium (glass) and the painting combine to give an ethereal effect.
   
Glass painting in India is a comparatively recent phenomenon; it emerged in the state of Gujarat at around the 18th century.