AJLoCascio
Sr Member
After years of wanting a stained glass-type window... I finally decided I had enough know-how to give it a go.
Here are the main Supplies:
The only thing I really have left to do is add mounting and light it from the back with some kind of soft battery-operated LEDs.
Here are some progress pics and the mostly finished piece:
Applying the cut plexi and adding the adhesive leading:
Here I added the Vitrea paint - just one shade of blue with lots of thinner
Layer of foam coat:
Some paint
Comparison shot of it backlit with sunlight vs no light
The mostly finished piece (unlit)
Here are the main Supplies:
- Pink Foam insulation - thankfully now sold in slightly overpriced "craft sheets" at Home Depot in LA
- Glidden Gripper (for gluing foam) - Works amazingly!!!!
- Foam Craft knife from hobby lobby - it's a weird little serrated hand saw that is much nicer than melting this stuff.
- Thin plexi-type plastic for glass from the evil Hobby Lobby
- Vitra Blue paint and thinner for the glass coloring - This took LOTS of expensive trial and error. That paint is expensive and there is a learning curve.
- Vitra leading. THIS STUFF IS GENIUS!!!!! It's a roll of silver adhesive-backed leading for faux stained. Expensive but with coupons - cheaper than stained glass.
- Used spray-on glass frosting on the back and flecks of white acrylic in a spray bottle to add some age and fogginess.
- Foam coat to seal the foam and make it paintable with watered down acrylic paints.
The only thing I really have left to do is add mounting and light it from the back with some kind of soft battery-operated LEDs.
Here are some progress pics and the mostly finished piece:
Applying the cut plexi and adding the adhesive leading:
Here I added the Vitrea paint - just one shade of blue with lots of thinner
Layer of foam coat:
Some paint
Comparison shot of it backlit with sunlight vs no light
The mostly finished piece (unlit)
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