Fearless Friday, Painting Glass
I am fascinated with glass and reflections~
I love to study paintings of glass
and see the magic that happens when light hits it,
like in this glass painting by Kate Birch
The lemon painting below is by Ans Debije,
one of my favorite artists
She gets so much impact
from just a few well placed strokes of white
Today I’ve rounded up some of my paintings of glass
to show you some ways to simplify your subject
and get impressive results
Click on the highlighted painting title to see the tutorials
In the Red Wine painting below,
I left several areas of white and just painted around them
You can also use art masking fluid
You paint it on the areas you want to keep white
and after you’ve completed the painting,
rub it off with a rubber cement eraser and, voila,
you have perfect white spaces
I outlined the highlight areas for a more dramatic effect
I did the same outlining in this colorful cocktail,
Sometimes, it’s hard to begin a painting
because you don’t know where to start
I used my photo editor, PicMonkey to “paint” this bottle for me
I applied several special effects to the photo
Clockwise from large original photo,
PicMonkey sketch effect top right,
PicMonkey levels effect middle right,
PicMonkey burst effect lower right,
PicMonkey posterize effect bottom middle
You can also use Waterlogue app to transform your photo into a painting
Looking at all these photos helped me decide
how to simplify the shapes for painting
Adding highlights when painting with acrylic is much easier!
Add them last and don’t overdo,
several well placed strokes add a lot of drama
I hope you try a photo editor or use the Waterlogue app
to play around with a photo and then paint it~
Be Fearless!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Happiness is Homemade
Between Naps on the Porch / Turn About Tuesday
Wednesday Linky Party / Karin’s Cottage Linky Party / Creative Crafts
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They are all so beautiful! I love esp. the red wine and whisky on the rock one.
Thank you Angie! Have a great weekend~
Jenna, you have so many beautiful paintings on glass. I love each one you shared. Thank you for reminding me of the Waterlogue app. I used to enjoy playing around with it.
Happy Friday!
Thank you Pam~ yes Waterlogue is fun to play with!
I love playing with Picmonkey – they keep making it better all the time. Thanks for the tips using it. Who knew you were also a computer whiz? Happy weekend to you!
Thanks Leslie Anne~ Have a great weekend!
I always have trouble with glass so of course I’m bookmarking this one. I bought some Daniel Smith masking fluid and didn’t like it at all — took forever to remove (finally got it off with the tonbow eraser). I’ll have to try the WN. They rarely, if ever, disappoint.
Thanks Jeanie~ I use a rubber cement eraser with the masking fluid and it works great. Sometimes I use a white paint pen to add white highlights too, but most of the time I just try to paint around the places I want to remain white. Happy Painting!
I LOVE painting glass and metal. You do a great job, Jenna! I hope to see you soon, maybe we could get some iced coffee or something!
Thanks Ricki Jill! Yes, we need to get together soon!
Amazing techniques and results, Jenna. It is always fun to read your tutorials.
Thanks so much Linda 🙂
You do the most incredible job of painting glass which I believe has to be one of the most difficult as your beautiful examples show.
Thank you so much Karen, much appreciated 🙂
What lovely paintings you have done of glass. You always amaze me. I enjoyed all your tips! Thank you!
And I am off to okay with waterlogue. Thank you for reminding me.
Thanks so much Nancy! Do you ever paint anything besides glasses?
Sometimes… I like the forgiveness on glass. Lol!
I know what you mean!
Jenna, these are all so beautiful – wow! I especially love the tulips, the whiskey glass, and the blue bottle. Is PicMonkey just for art or do you use it for photography too? I’m going to have to check it out. Thanks for sharing your wonderful talent!
Thank you so much Kim 🙂 PicMonkey is what I use to edit my photographs, I love it~
So fun Jenna and colorful. Love this paint effect. I am happy to feature your lovely painted glass at Love Your Creativity.
Thanks so much Linda!