Smooth Glass Painting
by Lesley
(London)
I want to paint a part of a glass panel on my front door it measures 37 x 7cm. I have bought glass paint which is in a bottle and the liquid is very thin (so i presume that i will have to do a couple of coats to achieve the end result). There is no instructions it only says "Decor Glass". I have practised on glass cups and each time there are streaks, how do i prevent this?
Milly's reply: I'm not sure if you are trying to use the glass paint vertically? If so, it's nearly impossible not to get streaks.
Is there any way of taking the glass out?
If you aren't doing the glass painting vertically, then you have to put a fair bit on and gently push it where you want it to go, rather than using gestural brush strokes.
It's not easy to achieve a lovely streak-free result, but I hope this helps.
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