I've had this old window in the garage for YEARS but just never found the right spot to use it until I started my bedroom makeover. THEN I knew I wanted to hang it over the bed and I knew I wanted Psalm 4:8 on it. Painting on glass is really simple with this method. If you can paint by number or color inside the lines, then you can do this.
Start by printing out your words on paper, adjust for size and then cut them out and try different placements. Once you are satisfied with the size and placement, you will need to print these words all out in REVERSE, discarding these first pieces.
Using Microsoft Word and the Paint program (or any photo editing software) you will copy your words and then paste them into Paint.
Once they appear in Paint, you will choose "Rotate" at the top of the menu; then choose "Flip Horizontal". Everything should now be backwards and ready to print out in reverse.
Here you see the BACK of the window. The words have been taped upside down on the FRONT of the window. Just remember that what you see and will paint on the back of the window should look strange, because it is reversed.
I decided to use this paint pen, but after I did the whole piece and looked at it through the front of the window, there were a lot of little gaps in the ink.
So . . . I decided to go back over it with my fine, tipped brush using black, acrylic paint and I was much happier with that. I guess if I do this again, I will just use my paint and brush. The only 'hazard' I see with the acrylic paint is that it is not permanent. However, since I'm not planning on getting this window wet, I didn't think it would be a problem!
Here it is, finished and hanging over our bed. I didn't do a single thing to the window frame itself, other than brush off the dirt and cobwebs!
There you have it -- once you get it in your head about reversing the words, it's really quite simple! And if you're painting pictures, you probably don't even need to worry about reversing anything.
Have you ever painted on old windows? What method did you use?
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