Sometimes I wonder how I got myself into these things... My cousin called me and asked if I would paint some glasses for her brother-in-law's birthday. Sure, I said without thinking it through. She went on to say that "he is an Appalachian State University alumni so something ASU on the glasses would be great". "My son went to ASU", I responded. "Yes, I know so you should be able to do something easily." Then we met for lunch a few days later and I took home 6 beer steins wondering what I was going to paint on these. I am a much better free form painter than someone who has to follow the lines. However, here I was with these large beer steins staring me in the face asking what was I going to put on them. I searched the internet for something related to the school and simple. Their logo is a large "A" in white surrounded with gold and black. That should not be too hard to paint, so I made a template and the project got underway.
Most glass paint is somewhat transparent so it takes multiple layers to cover the surface. Knowing this, I taped the template to the inside of the glass and started painting the large "A" in white then traced the outside of the white with the bright yellow and then a black outline, that is after I searched through all my glass painting brushes for the best sizes to use. The first brush that I used was too big, so I wiped off the paint and started again. After multiple layers of white and yellow, I finally got the coverage that I needed then outlined the white with yellow again and again. Then, I outlined the white and yellow with black. Straight lines are difficult to keep straight with a paint brush...and this "A" is all straight lines. I did not use any stencils or anything else other than the original template on the inside of the glass. Guess they don't look too bad for not using a stencil or any other type of machine. Any time you hand paint something, it is always going to be different from the next one, so each glass is a little different.
Oh, I almost forgot, I painted the word "mountaineers" on the other side of the glass. Spent most of the day trying to paint these glasses. I am going to try to finish them up this afternoon and get them into the oven to heat set tonight when it isn't so hot.
Teaching an acrylic class at Michaels this morning, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Painting a lighthouse is much easier than a big "A".
Most glass paint is somewhat transparent so it takes multiple layers to cover the surface. Knowing this, I taped the template to the inside of the glass and started painting the large "A" in white then traced the outside of the white with the bright yellow and then a black outline, that is after I searched through all my glass painting brushes for the best sizes to use. The first brush that I used was too big, so I wiped off the paint and started again. After multiple layers of white and yellow, I finally got the coverage that I needed then outlined the white with yellow again and again. Then, I outlined the white and yellow with black. Straight lines are difficult to keep straight with a paint brush...and this "A" is all straight lines. I did not use any stencils or anything else other than the original template on the inside of the glass. Guess they don't look too bad for not using a stencil or any other type of machine. Any time you hand paint something, it is always going to be different from the next one, so each glass is a little different.
Oh, I almost forgot, I painted the word "mountaineers" on the other side of the glass. Spent most of the day trying to paint these glasses. I am going to try to finish them up this afternoon and get them into the oven to heat set tonight when it isn't so hot.Teaching an acrylic class at Michaels this morning, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Painting a lighthouse is much easier than a big "A".
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