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Painted Faux Stained Glass Project: Cardinal and Magnolia

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Painting the Colors of the Design

Painted faux stained glass

Paint in each section of the design with the colors indicated.

© Jan Easters Cumber

Now that you’ve finished the leading and it’s dried completely, you’re going to fill in each section with the color listed. (Where more than one color is listed, these are to be blended.) Don’t use too much paint -- you want to avoid having paint flow over the leading into another section. It’s far easier to add more paint than to remove excess paint.

Bottle of paint don't have a paper seal like Liquid Lead, they're ready to use straight away. Holding the bottle upside down, tap it firmly on the table top or other hard surface to get the paint to flow into the tip of the bottle. Now you’re ready to paint with that color.

Work from the center of the project out to help keep your hands and fingers out of wet paint. Turn the project as needed to work on each section.

Start by running the tip of the bottle along the edge of the leading; this helps eliminate any ‘light holes’ without paint. Fill in each section with the color listed on the design. Unlike with Liquid Lead, the tip of a paint bottle should touch the surface as you use it.

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