These jolly snowmen can be created with just a few brushstrokes
Here’s how they look on stemware
If you paint on glass or dishware,
you must use paint made for glassware
These are the types of brushes I used to paint them
These are the 3 designs we’ll be painting today
“Happy Snowmen” have their heads thrown back,
with arms in the air,
welcoming the snowfall ❄️
There are four snowmen on the glasses,
2 with earmuffs and red and white stripe scarves
and 2 with red scarves with green dots and no hats
I used black paper for this demo so the white would stand out
Start with a “c” stroke, using a round brush
then stroke a backwards “c”
and fill in the middle forming a circle for the head
Next make a bigger circle for the body and add arms
with a quick upward stroke with a liner brush
{I used brown so it would show on the paper, but I used black on the glasses}
The earmuffs are painted with a cluster of green dots
{I used a mix of lime green and grass green}
and a thin stroke above the head to connect them
The scarf is painted with 1 stroke on the neck,
and one stroke over and down with a flat square or filbert brush
A quick stroke with a small pointed brush
is all that’s needed for the carrot nose, white stripes and black mouth
The dot snow and buttons are made by dipping the handle tip
{opposite of the brush end}
into paint and then applying it to the paper or surface
The “Snowman with Hat and Scarf” was painted with the same strokes,
and the hat brim was added with a quick stroke
of the small pointed brush loaded with a lot of paint for a slightly thicker line
I used the larger flat square brush for the hat
I used brown for his hat so it would show up on this dark paper
but I like black for his hat as it is on the glass
The “Snowmen Trio” is just another version of the others,
a slightly different mix of the basic strokes
Three slightly different hats and scarves, carrot noses and pink cheeks
This trio has coal eyes but no mouths
You can combine any of the elements you want
to make your own original snowmen!
You can paint them on glasses, plates, paper, canvas, wood,
anything goes!
“Looking Up” tutorial here
I have lots of snowmen available in my Society 6 Shop too!
Have some snowy fun and …
Be Fearless!
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There are many different glass paints available, this is the set I use from Amazon here. They’re good quality, and can be used for other things besides glass too
This brush set is very affordable and has the recommended brushes I mentioned here
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