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August 5, 2015 · 9 Comments

Faux Stained Glass DIY Canvas Painting

Art· Craft Basics· Home Decor

I have always been fascinated with stained glass. Whether it is the impressive work of a Master illuminating the interior of a cathedral, or a simple piece of home decor, stained glass is always so beautiful to me. With the use of Mod Melts to mimic the look of soldering lines, I figured out a way of creating a stained glass look with a simple DIY canvas painting.

DIY-canvas-painting-faux-stained-glass-Crafts-Unleashed-11bSupplies needed to make your own faux stained glass DIY canvas painting:supply-list

  • Blank Prestretched Artist’s Canvas- your choice of size ( I used an 8×10)
  • Mod Podge® Mod Melts Sticks
  • Mini Glue Gun (must be mini to fit the Mod Melts)
  • Acrylic Artist Paints (your choice of colors)
  • Paint Brushes
  • Eraser
  • Your Choice of Image & Pencil

DIY-painted-canvas-faux-stained-glass-Crafts-Unleashed-11The first step is selecting the image you would like to re-create. Choose a simple image. A Pinterest or Google search for “Stained Glass Pattern” will pull up hundreds of images to choose from. Once you select your image, lightly hand sketch or trace the image onto your canvas using a pencil.

DIY-painted-canvas-faux-stained-glass-Crafts-Unleashed-2The canvases are pre-treated with gesso. A pencil eraser will work on the canvas, if you need to adjust your lines.

Once your image is drawn onto the canvas, load your mini hot glue gun with a Mod Melt stick.

DIY-painted-canvas-faux-stained-glass-Crafts-Unleashed-3A Mod Melt stick works exactly like a regular hot glue stick, but it is an opaque color. This particular pack is silver and gold colored. I was so excited to see these sticks! I used the silver, and it perfectly replicates the uneven soldering lines in stained glass pieces.

When the glue gun is hot, begin tracing your image on the canvas with a thin line of Mod Melt.

DIY-painted-canvas-faux-stained-glass-Crafts-Unleashed-4Try to work in small lines, it is easier to control the flow of the Mod Melt. Your lines will be imperfect. This is just fine. Soldering in imperfect. This adds to the charm of the end result of the DIY canvas painting.

DIY-painted-canvas-faux-stained-glass-Crafts-Unleashed-5Continue outlining the image until it is finished.

DIY-painted-canvas-faux-stained-glass-Crafts-Unleashed-6When the image is complete, use a Glue Runner Eraser to pick up any stray “cobwebs” of Mod Melt.

DIY-painted-canvas-faux-stained-glass-Crafts-Unleashed-7Look over your image. Since it is supposed to replicate stained glass, add small lines to break up any large areas. (For example- the border of my image is broken up into sections that would be more manageable if it were all glass.)

DIY-canvas-painting-faux-stained-glass-Crafts-Unleashed-8The Mod Melts will dry quickly like hot glue does. Then you can begin painting your image.

Choose smaller brushes. This is completely a preference thing- but I found while painting that flat edged brushes were the most helpful to get the paint right up to, and against the Mod Melt “solder” lines.

Partially mix your selected paint colors. It is important to have a variation of color when painting this DIY canvas painting project. This will mimic the look of stained glass.

DIY-painted-canvas-faux-stained-glass-Crafts-Unleashed-9Apply the color to the canvas allowing the colors to streak.

DIY-painted-canvas-faux-stained-glass-Crafts-Unleashed-9bDIY-painted-canvas-faux-stained-glass-Crafts-Unleashed-10Continue to paint your canvas using your desired colors.

DIY-painted-canvas-faux-stained-glass-Crafts-Unleashed-11When your DIY canvas painting is complete, allow it to dry.

Using a Glue Runner Eraser, clean up any Mod Melt lines that may have paint on them. The eraser will effectively remove stray paint.

DIY-canvas-painting-faux-stained-glass-Crafts-Unleashed-12From start to finish, this DIY canvas painting was a fun Saturday project that only took me a couple of hours, even with my learning curve.

DIY-canvas-painting-faux-stained-glass-Crafts-Unleashed-131Both of my turtle-obsessed daughters are fighting over who gets to keep the finished DIY canvas painting in her room. It was such an easy project- we are planning on making more. After the image is outlined (by me) with Mod Melt, the girls can easily paint the canvas themselves! I hope you are inspired to try this DIY canvas painting project too!

shaunte

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Shaunte

Shaunte is a 30-something, chocolate-loving, SAHM from Utah. She has been scrapbooking since 1997, the dreaded era of photos cropped with deco scissors. Since then, her work has evolved into a clean, linear, photo-focused style. Her favorite subjects to scrap are her husband and five kids (never a lack for subject material there).

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Comments

  1. Donna Sulton says

    March 9, 2019 at 12:40 pm

    Hello Shaunte! What a great and unique painting idea. Did you use a protectant spray on it so it doesn’t fade?
    Donna

    Reply
  2. Suzannah VanLierop says

    January 11, 2018 at 4:20 pm

    Question, Could you paint your canvas first before doing the lines in that stuff. Leaving a small gap between areas would allow you easier painting and not as much touch up time.

    Reply
  3. Arie Strobel says

    June 19, 2017 at 1:28 pm

    How many sticks did you use for this item (approximately)? I am looking for a project for a group and curious how much to purchase. Thank you.

    Reply
  4. Elizabeth says

    August 30, 2016 at 9:10 am

    I love this idea and am thinking about doing it with one of my classes.
    How many sticks did you end up using for your canvas? I’m trying to figure out how many per student I would need.

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Arie Strobel says

      June 19, 2017 at 1:29 pm

      Did you try this and how many sticks did you need? I am planning on using it for a group also. Thank you. ArieStrob@gmail.com

      Reply
  5. Diana Craig says

    August 6, 2015 at 1:18 pm

    I love this canvas! Thank you for the tutorial; I just may try it and I also love sea turtles. I didn’t know about the Modge Pog melts!

    Reply
  6. Kathleen says

    August 6, 2015 at 10:31 am

    Hi Shaunte – what a cool idea. I have a friend who loves turtles…would you be willing to share the sketch or drawing you used to make this sea turtle?

    Reply
  7. Kim Coyle says

    August 5, 2015 at 11:13 am

    I make these all the time with the grand daughters. We use black puffy paint instead of the Mod Melt and it seems to work better. We sometimes paint with watercolors then sprinkle salt on top to give it an awesome effect!

    Reply
    • Shaunte says

      August 5, 2015 at 12:22 pm

      Kim- Aren’t they fun? I used both the puffy paint and Mod Melts- the Mod Melts were by far my favorite. I got a more consistent flow, and there was no dry time. I like the watercolor idea!

      Reply

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