The easy-to-use brush-on formula self-levels, resulting in minimal brushstrokes and a smooth, even finish. Again, this is the perfect project for those who have never painted on glass and would like to give it a try. Chisel tip brushes – they have thin long bristles that can pull flat strokes, or taper into sharp lines depending on your hold – perfect for hand painting block lettering or serifs like we did. Begin by adding a bit of paint to your paper plate and add a few drops of water to thin down the paint a bit.

You want to make sure that you are only adding paint to the under side of the plate so that the top remains paint free and food safe. If you want to have run lines in the mercury glass, then mist the vinegar on the glass a little more heavily so it will run when the glass is turned upside down. If you’ve never done it before, it’s really easy and with the right paint and just a little prep work, it works like a charm every time. Set the sprayer on the bottle to fine mist and lightly mist the inside of your project piece with small vinegar droplets.Next, spray light layers of whatever color of spray paint you are using until you get the desired effect waiting for a minute or two between coats of paint and turning the glass upside down each time. Opt for a contrasting backing colour to highlight the glitter or leave it as a subtle, transparent layer.

In the last few photos I have the mercury glass pieces sitting on the dresser in our master bedroom. It’s easy to shade or colour any glass surface with Thorndown Peelable Glass Paint, allowing you to be as creative as you like with it.Internal Peelable Glass Paint create artistic makeovers for stained glass effect; decorate doors, windows, tiles, mirrors, jam jars, plastic bottles etc. Give a unique decorative effect to glass splash-backs, mirrors, or glass room dividers with Creative Resin’s glitter glass paint products. There really is no such thing as gold paint, there is paint that looks like dull brass or dull gold, but it hardly looks like real gold. Step 4) Brush on your second layer and again, you don’t want to saturate the area, just enough paint to cover.

Long-lasting coating shades colours or decorates for years or days – it’s up to you how long you want to use it. I love all of the gold leaf home decor that is popular this fall, so I thought these vases would be a great way to add a little pop of gold into my home. Black paint is often the starting point for hand painted glass signs as it quickly dries up nice and solid. Like the silver Mirror Effect the paint is made for back side painting of glass smooth surfaces such as glass (duh), Lexan, urethane castings and other solvent resistant plastics but NOT styrene.

For this sign, we forewent freeform lettering and chose to use a template instead, which is something we believe everyone can do! In addition to the gloss black I think a gloss clear coat was applied on top and then buffed to a high sheen and THEN even the standard metallic paints got them good results. Should reverse the process and start with the darkest color first since I’m not painting the inside but rather the outside? Some folks would say never retouch or repaint, I can hear the screaming now when I say: Since it is a mass produced item, since this is a stencil applied (not hand painted) design, since the value is already reduced from the damage, It isn't a horrid idea to retouch it, imho. Since the dome had a glass knob and wouldn’t sit flat when turned upside down, I found a round box to sit the dome on, and it worked perfectly.