Stencilling And Painting Glass Vases

I want to stencil and paint on a clear glass vase. The stencil is a combo of words and a graphic in gold or etched with a gold coloring. The rest of the glass I want to paint blue. I was thinking about liquid leading to outline the stencil to keep the colors from blending. My question is can this be done successfully? Please tell me how. Does etching cream come in colors or can something be added to it to get color? Thanks!

Milly's suggestion: Thanks for your question Lorraine. If you let one colour dry before adding the second colour, it shouldn't blend together. The liquid lead is a good idea for aesthetics, to create a division between the graphic and the rest of the glass.
I'm wondering how nice painting the whole of the glass blue will look - not in terms of the colour, but the fact that it's quite hard to get the cold paint to apply smoothly.
Etching creme doesn't colour the glass at all, it just eats into the top surface, making it opaque white. As it disturbs the surface, it makes a very good base for the cold paint. You could etch the vase first, then apply the colour.
Try practicing on cheap window (float) glass first. Have fun!


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