Manufacturers of alcoholic and soft drinks, juices and sauces, in pursuit of customer attention, often develop new and interesting packaging designs, including glass bottles. After such a container it is a pity to throw it away, but how to use it does not come to mind. However, bottles can become a beautiful and useful interior decoration if you master glass painting.
How to use glass bottles
For painting on glass, bottles of any size and shape are suitable. Small containers decorated with a pattern are suitable for storing spices. Wide-necked bottles can be used as a vase or decanter. If the container has a tight-fitting lid, then you can put bulk products inside or pour jam. In any case, the bottle decorated with painting will liven up the interior of the kitchen or living room. For the implementation of the creative ideas of a novice artist, containers of an asymmetric shape, faceted, with a matte coating, with a volumetric pattern are also suitable. The shape and size of the bottle themselves will tell you which motive will look the best on it.
Glass painting: necessary materials
To make a real work of art out of an ordinary glass bottle, you don't have to run to a professional artist store. Your first masterpieces can be made with a simple creativity kit from the children's store. It usually includes a brush, acrylic paints for painting on glass and ceramics, an outline. If you liked this lesson, and there is a desire to continue it, you should pay attention to professional materials. They are, of course, of better quality and allow you to bring to life the most daring ideas of the creator. Since bottles and cans decorated with painting are often used in everyday life, it is worth choosing paints for firing so that the containers can be washed.
Glass painting techniques
Glass painting is performed using several techniques, which, however, are often combined by artists within the framework of one work.
Firstly, this is the stained glass technique. In this case, transparent paints are used that transmit light. To create a drawing, a contour is applied with a special outliner. When it is completely dry, the areas outlined by it are painted in a certain color. As a result, the drawing looks like a real stained glass window.
The second technique is working with acrylics. They form an opaque layer on the surface, so they allow you to create any pattern - from folk motifs to a real landscape. Such paints can be mixed and new shades can be obtained, unsuccessful areas can be corrected with a second layer.
If painting skills are not enough, but there is more than enough desire to create something beautiful with your own hands, you should turn to stencil technique. This simple method allows you to quickly apply a simple design to the glass using special templates.
And finally, there is the point technique of painting glass. To create a motif in this style, an outliner or thick acrylic paint is used. The drawing is applied to glass (colored or pre-painted) using dots spaced at a short distance from each other.
A pattern made in any of these techniques can be further complicated with a special technique. For example, painters often use paint with a craquelure or metallic sheen effect. Therefore, there are no boundaries for the flight of imagination in painting on glass.
