Painting bottles with acrylic paints. Stained glass painting bottle

Let's touch on such a popular direction of creativity as painting on glass. Nowadays she has a lot of admirers, and many willing to learn this art.

What will work

Acrylic paints designed for painting on glass - what are they? There are two main varieties: cover and stained glass. The first, according to the name, cover the glass with an opaque layer, like the usual gouache. Working with them is easy even for a beginner, special skills are not required here. They are usually produced on a water basis. Because of what such a pattern is very easy to scratch or even completely wash away. Therefore, the finished work must be covered with varnish (also acrylic and water-based). After this, the figure will find "longevity".

Other acrylic paints with which the stained glass painting of the bottle is performed, thanks to its transparency, can create an amazing game of light colors. It is more difficult to work with them, it is desirable to have at least a minimal experience in painting contours.

What are stained-glass paints

You should know that such paints are also sold in several varieties:

- usual (for their drying it is required about day);

- so-called baked - these stained-glass paints are heated in the oven to the desired temperature. It is required for reliable fixation of the image. All technological details of the work are given in the attached instructions;

- "sticking". It is understood that they are released for children's creativity, but adults also enjoy working with them. The process is very exciting - the image is drawn on any smooth surface (for example, on an ordinary office file), dries up and turns into a beautiful film with your drawing, which can be carefully removed and pasted anywhere.

Where exactly? On the window glass, mirror, refrigerator, ceramic tile, etc. It seems that these drawings are very fragile, and should be treated with care. But in practice, a surface with a pasted pattern can even be washed with a glass cleaner.

Another plus of these colors - a boring picture is easy to remove and somewhere to re-paste. In addition, such creativity can perfectly entertain both children and adults.

What do we need for the painting?

- The acrylic paints themselves, the same varnish for fixing (in jars - requiring application by brush, or in the form of an aerosol).

- Brushes of different thicknesses.

- Artistic contours for spectacular painting or stencils for painting.

- Cotton sticks and toothpicks to correct the picture.

- A palette that will replace a plastic disposable plate.

The surface to be painted can be different: mirrors, any dishes, decorative panels, windows with New Year's drawings and even glass furniture. We in this small article will consider painting the bottle with acrylic paints. Yes, the most ordinary glass bottle!

Material preparation

Glass without anything superfluous requires only degreasing with alcohol or even the usual liquid, which is removed from the nail varnish. If the bottle you like is with a label, then, of course, you first need to get rid of it.

Dip it into hot water for about fifteen or twenty minutes, remove the traces of glue with a hard brush, scouring powder or sandpaper. Then dry it and the bottle is ready. Remember that the painting of a bottle with acrylic paints is capable of turning an ordinary thing into a unique vase or an original gift product for any holiday.

Then we select the image. For beginners, the drawing should not be too confusing. Popular flower motifs, leaves, twigs. On sale you can find a variety of stencils for painting. Some of them are rather complicated, while others are quite suitable for a beginner artist.

Transfer the image

Painting bottles with acrylic paints requires some artistic skills. If you do not have enough of them yet, to transfer the drawing directly to the glass - the occupation is rather risky. Good advice for beginners - try placing the picture under the glass and simply circle it! And for convenience, you can even "glue" it with water.

If you want to achieve the effect of stained glass, first apply a contour. It will dry for an hour or two, then you can start painting it.

Perhaps, the biggest difficulty here is in smooth contouring. Painting bottles with acrylic paints requires extremely accurate work. The pressure of hands must be constantly controlled, which is not easy for a newcomer. A weak pressure will not give the desired effect - the paint simply will not flow out, if too much pressure flows "over the edge."

Unevenness with you to be corrected with a stock of toothpicks and cotton buds. Well, if you do not set out to achieve the effect of stained glass, then everything is much simpler - draw "to your liking", right up to improvisation in the course of work.

Additional tips

Remember - acrylic paints are prone to rapid drying, so do not squeeze out a lot from the tube at once. The dried up paint is refreshed by spraying with water.

Each of the colors is desirable to apply not in one layer, but in several. All of them must dry well. The colors of this glass are extremely bright and expressive.

Buy a lot of different colors are not worth it. It is enough basic colors - red, blue, yellow, green and, of course, black and white. The number of shades that can be obtained on their basis by mixing is practically unlimited.

And further

"Texture" the pattern will give an ordinary foam rubber sponge. A large area (for example, a door made of glass) is better covered with paint from an aerosol can (the background is smooth and neat). But its cost is higher.

So that the brushes do not become "disposable", rinse them thoroughly immediately after the work is finished. For all varieties of paints, use lacquer for reliability.

And the main thing - wait for inspiration, do not start work "on duty"!

Bottle painting with contours

The bottle chosen for creativity should be of an elegant form - otherwise there will be no effect. It is desirable - from transparent white glass. And without any engraving with the designation of the manufacturer.

So, we need to buy in the art store special contours for working with glass and ceramics. Make sure that they are sold together with the nozzle (sometimes sold separately). The nozzles have holes (about half a millimeter). Of course, you can do without it, but using the nozzle will give the work a refined and "professional" look.

It would be nice to have scattered holographic sparkles (for example, golden). They are also used to create a manicure, and you can make a purchase in the department of decorative cosmetics. It is desirable to choose the smallest.

In addition to the above brushes, solvent, detergent, prepare more poster feathers and cotton wool.

So, let's consider the technique of painting.

We apply contours

A bottle (washed, cleaned of labels and degreased with alcohol) will be decorated with decorative curls. You represent them in any form you like, which your fantasy will tell.

Draw a first curl on the bottle using a white outline (the nozzle is not applied yet, it will come in handy later). The hole in the contour does not allow you to get thin curls, but for the time being it is not required. Fat curls will "gather" more glitters on themselves.

Do not wait for the drying out of the contour (and it dries about half an hour) gently sprinkle it with glitter. They must adhere well to the fresh outline. Part of the sequins will inevitably be scattered around the contour, but you do not need to delete them now - you can grease the borders of the curl. They are removed only after drying all the curls performed successively in the same technique.

Practical advice

When you buy contours, you can be advised by those who already have sequins. But they are already mixed there with the main paint, so it would not be so bright to shine and shine.

Thus, it is better to choose a contour without sparkles, and to put them in the process of work already from above.

Little by little, the drawing will cover the entire bottle. It will not happen too quickly - in several stages. After all, to turn the bottle and start painting its reverse side, you should wait for the final drying of the already treated surface.

Applying the paint

When the drawing is transferred to the glass completely, and everything dried up, under the flow of running water, it is necessary to wash off unnecessary sparkles and carefully soak the rags. And only after that we start working with paints.

After typing the paint on the brush, fill the bottle with a piece of curls. Choose the color of the paint to your own taste - one or more. All curls better not paint over, because the monotonously painted bottle will not look spectacular.

Apply the paint as carefully as possible, evenly spreading over the surface. Clear smears should not be seen. This process is also phased, with interruptions to complete drying.

Final touches

At the final stage, the nozzle on the contour is useful. With its help, the finishing touches are applied, or rather the points. They will be framed along the edge of each curl. Grace and extraordinary refinement to the final result is attached precisely to the dot painting of bottles, the stencil of which is selected taking into account the unity of the overall composition. You will immediately see how the product will play bright colors and become "voluminous."

At present, painting with acrylic paints is extremely popular, and it's the points that are the fashion and winning option.

In conclusion, I want to say that this wonderful kind of decorative art from year to year is gaining more and more fans. The most real masterpieces of applied art are created. And most importantly - the creators of them are provided with the joy of creativity and a good mood!