Painting Glass: Tips on How to Paint Glass

The first thing to remember when attempting to paint glass (that is, a painting with something made of glass in it, rather than painting on glass!) is that there is no single color or paint that could be labelled 'glass' or 'transparent glass'. The color of a glass is determined by what's around it, what you see through it, what is reflecting in it, and how much shadow there is.

You're painting an illusion. You need to suspend your brain's interpretation of the objects and look at the colors and tones. Paint each little shape or bit of color and tone individually and, like a jigsaw puzzle, the pieces will snap together to form the whole. Read more about how to paint glass...

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