Painting glass scene

by Frank Crisafulli
(Attleboro, Mass. USA)

I wish to paint a scene on glass then use it in a leaded glass window. I made a leaded glass window about 20 years ago and would like to replace it. The window is approximately 43" wide x 38" high.
My questions are: What type of paint do I need? Where can I purchase it? What type of an oven do you to set the paint to the glass?
Thank you,
Frank Crisafulli

Milly's reply:
Glass paints - or glass enamels - are what you're looking for if you want your painting to be fired on permanently in a kiln. Firms such as Thompsons, Heraeus and Ferro make these - ask stained glass suppliers for contact details.
If you're thinking of the paints that are semi-permanent and that fire in a regular oven, try Pebeo's Vitrea 160 paints or Porcelaine Paints. You can buy them from stained glass suppliers or craft stores, and they fire at about 300 degrees F/150 degrees C. Put your glass in a cold oven and heat up slowly, to prevent thermal shock.
Good luck, let me know how you get on.

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