paint strokes appearing on glass : (

I dont think it is anything you are doing or not doing - it is just
the nature of the beast!!
For the 'simulated stained glass' paints to be thick enough not to
drip off a curved surface they are made to a consistency that will
inevitably leave brush marks.
The only way I know of to not get marks is to paint on a flat piece of
glass and use enough paint to allow it to spread out flat - so on a
vase you are not likely to get it flat and smooth.
I think most people using this kind of paint just accept the brush
marks and try to make a feature of them instead of worrying about it.
You could try contacting the manufacturer to see if they make a range
that is thinner that will flow smoothly but think it would only work
on flat glass.

Try applying several coats of paint. Let them dry in between coats.

andy

(Sam) wrote in message . com...
Hi there,
i have started decorating a rectangular glass vase with adhesive lead.
the pattern i applied leaves areas (roughly the size of small pears)
to paint in with differen colors to achieve a stained glass effect.

My problem is that the resulting paint job looks uneven and shows the
individual brush strokes. this never happened when i paint wood or
metal.the paint always seemed to blend in. i am using paint specially
made for glass painting.

what could be wrong? could it be the glass? my technique? what factors
determine a nice resulting paint job from a poor one?

Thanks,
Sam

Airbrush? I don't know much about "great glass" stains, but
airbrushing wouldn't leave brush strokes.

Bryan "just a thought" Paschke
On 27 Aug 2003 00:57:20 -0700, (Elizabeth in
UK) wrote:

I dont think it is anything you are doing or not doing - it is just
the nature of the beast!!
For the 'simulated stained glass' paints to be thick enough not to
drip off a curved surface they are made to a consistency that will
inevitably leave brush marks.
The only way I know of to not get marks is to paint on a flat piece of
glass and use enough paint to allow it to spread out flat - so on a
vase you are not likely to get it flat and smooth.
I think most people using this kind of paint just accept the brush
marks and try to make a feature of them instead of worrying about it.
You could try contacting the manufacturer to see if they make a range
that is thinner that will flow smoothly but think it would only work
on flat glass.