How Do You Make A Tinsel Glass Painting?
The technique of tinsel glass painting was popular during the Victorian period and it mimicked the earlier ancient oriental and Egyptian art of painting a decor on gilded or enameled glass. You can create the likeness of the ancient art quite easily and all it takes is an empty picture frame, some paint and tin foil. Read on to learn how to make a tinsel glass painting. Purchase or find an old frame. Remove the glass and thoroughly clean it. You can refinish the frame if it is in bad shape. You can decorate the frame to enhance your tinsel glass painting. Create a design or trace a design onto onionskin or tracing paper to begin your tinsel glass painting. Lay the glass on top of the design. Outline the design onto the glass with a calligraphy pen and India ink or a fine tip opaque black oil based paint marker. Fill in any areas that will be black. Allow the ink to completely dry before continuing the tinsel glass painting. Once dry, fill in all the background area with your desired co