Faux Stained Glass Quick and Easy

by DesertRose

2 Materials

4 Hours

Easy

If you like to do stained glass the easy way and a way that takes next to no talent, here is an easy method for you. We love any western scenes and I wanted to make some for our sitting room. You need some picture frames, markers OR Elmers glue with acrylic paints. Also, find color sheets online for the theme you want. I wanted a western or southwestern scene.

I printed a number of western scenes from free color sheets online. I had the alcohol on hand in case I needed it, but I did not need it, so ignore it. Then I gathered all the markers in the house for dry erase boards, permanent markers, anything that was a marker.

Put the glass or plexiglass on a table and lay the color sheet underneath. Trace the lines with black. If you use Elmer's glue, put some in an old muffin tin and add a few drops of black and stir. Use this to apply to the glass. You could probably use one or both methods. I stayed with the markers.

After tracing the subjects with black, I colored them. The black sort of disappeared and needed to be made bolder. I did that later as you will see. So I have large cacti in the foreground and smaller in the back ground with mesas and buttes with a moon rising on a purple sky.

I continued coloring using different shades of brown to give it a 3 D appearance. Notice I left each type of marker pointing at the area in which it was used, in case I needed to do some touch ups. I am glad I did. I would not have remembered which marker made which shade of brown.

I liked the colored look, but to be faux stained glass look, I needed more of the "lead" look outlines. I went back with the broad side of the black marker and added heavier "lead" dividers. I wanted two pups also learning to howl at the moon. I only have one finished, but will do another soon.

Here is one pup I just finished. When I get the third faux stained glass finished, I will add it with a final grouping on the wall. I am real pleased with the pup "faux stained glass" look of this one. I buy damaged picture frames and never pay more than $2 or $3 for a large one or $1 for a small one. Then I use Old English furniture polish to hide the nicks and scratches. I love using color sheets to "draw" the pictures. It makes perfect application for faux stained glass pictures.

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Carol Lang on Feb 27, 2018

Where did you find the color sheets?

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Jewellmartin on Mar 01, 2018

Yours is a featured post! Anyone who looked at Hometalk.com today saw your post as one of few on the beginnng of the site. I’ve had one—my husband’s messy counter! 145,000 views the last time I looked. More exposure = more potential views. ☺️

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- DesertRose on Mar 02, 2018
  
  Wow, Jewell, I had no idea it was a featured post. Wonder why I did not see it? oh well, thanks so much for telling me though!
  
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Kim McCullars on Mar 04, 2018

I wonder if you could go over the marker with a paint brush using isopropyl alcohol to give it more of a stained glass look. Of course, you could always use acrylic paint mixed with white or clear glue to paint it on as well. But, I think tweaking the marker idea a bit could give a nice ‘watercolor’ look to the project. Thanks for sharing!

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- DesertRose on Mar 04, 2018
  
  Kim, thank you for your suggestions. As I am just beginning and learning to use various mediums for the "stained glass",I will be glad to try your suggestions. Thank you!
  
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