Do you have a hobby of painting? Or do you admire people who can create

beautiful designs using paint? Do you like to buy paintings to decorate your room

walls? What kind of painting do you praise the most?

Varied forms of beautiful paintings have evolved out through many centuries.

They are further classified into traditional and modern style paintings. While

traditional paintings include themes revolving around old norms and traditions

which existed in India or other parts of the world, modern art is a type where artists

can freely express their emotions or imagination in any way they feel like. This has

given art a new name and more and more people like to learn the art of painting.

Modern art style also includes beautiful disparate styles like surrealist paintings or

abstract art.

Paintings also use different mediums. Some paintings are done on sheet of paper,

some are done on canvas or some on stone or even cement! One such astonishing

style is “Glass painting”. Have you ever seen them at art galleries or your relative’s

place? It’s a common name these days and is in demand throughout the world.

Glass painting is a famous art form in which paintings are made considerably or

wholly on glass. They are made on glass sheets using oil, watercolor or gum. This

art originated in North America and Europe around 15th century. In 18th century,

few Chinese artists who worked for the royal community of India created these

paintings and got huge acclamations. Sometimes a kind of mirage is obtained in

the paintings by using mercury to cover the empty space. Glass makes the colors

seem translucent. We are generally overwhelmed on seeing a jewel-like

appearance.

The designs and patterns of glass paintings are diverse and elegant. Varied

mediums, imagery, symbolism, themes and subjects make enticing variety of

patterns. The use of colors and different shapes, lines, texture and format create a

design which functions as both tension and peace. Therefore, this art requires

whole lot of patience and creative skill. It is immensely difficult and requires

visual memory. Artists require paying careful attention to fine detailing of

finishing and shading parts of painting. One artistic style is “reverse glass painting”

in which Paint is applied on the inner side of glass such that painting is viewed

through the glass.

Glass painting can be both abstract and representative.

Realistic paintings are tougher to make as it is difficult to obtain perfect sketch of

natural thing on glass. Error cannot be corrected once it is painted on glass whereas

abstract art is about unnatural work so it does not create much trouble. Still, it’s

only at the end of abstract painting that the artist gets to know if it’s beautiful or

not.

These days glass paintings can be seen in churches and old buildings and have

become way more popular because of easy availability of its painting equipments.

If you are an expert in painting, maybe you should try this too. Water based acrylic

colors can be used for glass painting and they are convenient for beginners. They

can even be removed by scrapping off using a knife or blade if an error occurs.

Though, try to avoid putting any scratch on glass.

When glass paintings are showcased in sunlight, they look gorgeous. It is because

no other artificial light can penetrate through glass as beautifully as the natural

light does. Some of them are framed with silver foil to give a similar effect.

When you go to buy paintings online or at any gallery, you will come across these

exceptional designs. They will make you go speechless. Art collectors will

definitely have some glass paintings in their collection. It is so fantasizing that

once you read about its techniques and how to do a glass painting; you will wish to

create one design yourself.