hey everyone,
i want to make those hanging suncatchers...not stained glass but plain glass that i can paint and then hang in a window. i want to make a lot of them, to sell. where can i get glass that is already cut in rectangles and ovals? bulk? i've looked all over the internet and can only find prepatterned glass or huge sheets of glass, or glass squares for cutting into stained glass....but i don;t have a glass cutter, nor do i know how to use one. i'm not really interested in learning anyway....i just want to paint :)
i want to make those hanging suncatchers...not stained glass but plain glass that i can paint and then hang in a window. i want to make a lot of them, to sell. where can i get glass that is already cut in rectangles and ovals? bulk? i've looked all over the internet and can only find prepatterned glass or huge sheets of glass, or glass squares for cutting into stained glass....but i don;t have a glass cutter, nor do i know how to use one. i'm not really interested in learning anyway....i just want to paint :)
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Re: where to get glass for glass painting
Thu, November 29, 2007 - 10:25 PMHave you tried some sort of framers? I have a few that I bought from a art thrift a few years back, but I don't know where the original donations came from. For some reason, I'm thinking of clocks. These had the sort of fancy beveled edges. Cutting glass into rectangles take five minutes to learn. Buy picture glass, not window class. Ovals is harder--glass likes to break along straight lines. A ring saw would probably be easy, but they run $300+. -
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Re: where to get glass for glass painting
Thu, November 29, 2007 - 11:03 PMoh hey thats a great idea! i dont know if you intended this but when you said picture glass i thought about buy old used framed posters or whatever and taking out the glass part....thanks! -
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Re: where to get glass for glass painting
Thu, November 29, 2007 - 11:06 PMOh, I'm a throw things against the wall and see what sticks person. If it triggers a brainstorm, then I've done good work. -
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Re: where to get glass for glass painting
Sat, December 29, 2007 - 7:30 PMcould you put a couple of links up for what suncathers you are trying to create. I doubt they are painted, but perhaps. Perhaps enameled with frit? A couple of references would help.... -
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Re: where to get glass for glass painting
Thu, January 17, 2008 - 10:50 AMfound your photos of paintings and see what you might come up with.
There's tons of scrap glass that you can come up with, go after double strength and quarter inch plate glass.
You will need to use a glass cutter, there's nothing easier than cutting glass by hand.
You have to be careful about sharp edges but cutting is easy.
You'll need to buy a silicon grinding sponge so you can take the edge off of everything
A palm sander might be the ticket also.
Once you understand the mechanics of scoring glass you'll be able to do what you want.
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