How To Tint Glass
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- How To Tint Glass
I was looking for some colored glass vintage ashtrays that I could use in my studio for brush holders at the antiques market the other day but could not find any. What I did find was these two shallow dishes with ridges all the way around (prefert for holding my brushes!) and pretty facets pressed into the underside of the glass. They were cheap too, just $1.25 for the set. I really had my heart set on colored class so I decided for that price I could afford to experiment with probably the easiest ever glass tinting technique!
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Some clear class object
Alcohol ink *This is a good mixing set: amzn.to/2rGPv9r or you can get smaller sets of the Ranger inks: amzn.to/2GeIYHF
"Rubbing" alcohol in a spray bottle (*I used 70% from the drugstore, grocery store or dollar store)
Small square of craft felt and q-tips for applying color *I make my own craft felt applicators but cutting up 9"x12" sheets of acrylic craft felt: amzn.to/2KkP2AF into 1" squares, you can also buy them but they are more expensive: amzn.to/2KkrNXp
*You might want rubber gloves, LAVA soap will remove all of the ink from your skin but your fingernails can get stained! amzn.to/2rEiGdm
Directions:
1. Wash the glass and then wipe it down with rubbing alcohol to remove any fingerprints.
2. On the underside of the dish (or inside of a jar or vase) dab or wipe on the ink using a small piece of craft felt. You can use a Q-tip to get into any nooks and crannies. If the color is too dark add some alcohol to the blending felt to dilute the color.
3. Let dry before displaying.
*You want to do this on the bottom or inside of the object because alcohol ink can have a dull look on the surface, this way the shiny class will be on the outside and the glass will appear to be colored all the way through. You can even put water in the jar or vase after it is colored, just take care when cleaning it but washing with a soft cloth.
This is not food safe and you really should hand wash these. If you change your mind about the color or want the glass to be clear again you can wash off the ink with alcohol.
How To Tint Glass
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I have NEVER heard of Alcohol Ink! That's UNCREDIBLE! It looks like loads of fun also! It's a fast paced video, LOVE that!
Candlesticks! Parties! Matching color schemes! Great idea!
The Simplicity of what you have done to make glassware strikingly beautiful
Good idea. It brings to mind my efforts at dying anything and everything with good old Rit dye back in the hippie days of the '60's. What we couldn't tie dye simply got dunked into Rit baths, and I mean everything; sneakers, shoes, beads, purses, you name it, we dyed it. Surprisingly most stuff took the dyes really well but we expected nothing less back in those blissfull days of being crafty hippies with our tie dying, weaving, beading, macrame, and embroidering patches on our jeans. Enjoy those dishes and if the inks fade, try Rit!
Farmwife I wished I lived in that era that sounds fun!!
CrossoverMagicX l it was fun in that young folks wanted to do all sorts of arts and valued teaching received from older artists. The back to the earth frame of mind had folks gardening and moving into rural areas. I remember sitting on a beach at Cape Cod stringing beads for simple necklaces and tourists asking to buy them. But, there were also very serious issues that demanded our involvement. Civil Rights for black folks meant that we stood alongside our black friends and getting abused and threatened by the racist people. Little girls were killed in a church bombing, kids trying to register black folks for voting were murdered, and the black leaders, Rev. King and Malcolm X among others were gunned down as was Bobby Kennedy. The draft for the Vietnam war meant that the young men were off to die in a war that we did not believe was something the US had any business fighting so we took to the streets in protest. I was tear gassed, spat on, had soldiers with loaded rifles pointed at us, machine guns on roof tops in Washington DC pointed down at us in a demonstration in 1971. It was the best and worst of times but it shaped me . My work years were spent doing jobs that would help people, teaching and nursing and lots of volunteer work, I have no hesitation in taking important issues to the streets in protest, and I love doing all sorts of art when my farm chores allow me the time. Yes, I went back to the Mother Earth. My now adult kids seem to have taken on many of these values as well, namely the involvement in the arts and politics and do not hesitate to take a stand on important issues with my grandchildren at their sides. But, make no mistake, those hippie years had a lot more struggles going on than is apparent in videos of Woodstock for instance.
Oh my gosh!!! I've been trying to find a way to do this to make suncatcher flowers from glass plates and votive! Thank you Lindsay! :)
My dad just gifted me a ton of different glass shapes, mostly bottles with lids. I will try this out on a few of them. As always Lindsey, TYFS. Hugs
thanks!
So, I wanted to thank you for this dish idea for the brushes. I was getting ready to unnecessarily order a couple of Asian brush holders for the calligraphy brushes. I am SOOOO glad that I saw this before I did. These little ash trays and candy dishes are so readily available at places like the goodwill. I have been taking advantage of everyday household things for certain things. I have a couple of square what Ikea plates that I have been using as a mixing pallet for my watercolors. They are perfect, as one is a salad plate and the other is dinner sized. I know that I have some of these type of dishes packed away. I will love having them in my art room!! Thanks for the idea!
THANK YOU for always thinking outside the box and then sharing with us - you are AWESOME!!
Thank you for the tip on where to find this. I love it and it looks so easy to do. May have to get to the Dollar Store sooner. Thanks Lindsay.
You are so welcome!
wow, dollar store glass plates will now become gorgeous gifts. I saw some pretty cut glass plates at Dollar tree.
Super cool technique. Those are beautiful. They would be good for colored pencils too. When I use mine I always keep the ones out I am using and they roll all over the place. TFS
I actually put the coban(the stuff that they wrap your arm after taking your blood. Just in case someone doesn't know) on lids to be able to open easier. It really works well. I use it for the lid on my glue sticks and so much more. I really hope this helps someone! Thank you so much for sharing this with us Lindsay they are so Beautiful! I don't have alcohol inks so thank you for the hint about sharpies.
That was incredible and looked a whole lot better than the Elmer's blue concoction method.
I literally just found this video after watching the blue dye/Elmer’s glue method and hated it. SO GLAD I found this video next, this is exactly the amount of transparency I’m looking for!!
I've got scratched Michael Kors sunglasses that are expensive and this just saved them. Thank you
Will have to try this! Love it! My favorite way to rest wet paint brushes to dry is to slant whatever flat surface I am using (chop stick holder, dish with ridges) and elevate one side so the water runs away from the ferrule so the glue doesn't loosen. If I don't have one handy, I like to use poster tack on the side of my water container and push the paintbrush into it brush side down until dry. It also helps to keep the point in good shape.
Great tip! Thank you. I'm going to try this on one of those "wine" bottles from the dollar store, drill a hole towards the bottom, add mini lights. Voila! Neat light for my summer porch.
that would be gorgeous!
What a fun idea. Just tried it on a little glass vase and it worked great. Why settle for boring old clear glass? They would look lovely on a shelf in a sunny location too.
How pretty. I've been useing my son's old tattoo ink. Now I need to dig in my basement for bowls like that. Love the colors
Oh,oh, I have some nice color sharpies. I'm going to try it! Thanks Lindsey.
Lindsay, you have such good taste! Love your ideas.
I used this technique on several jars for a Halloween decoration. Impossible to do applying externally to anything cylindrical without special equipment. So I applied internally, it was still REALLY tough to get an even coating, took an entire bottle of ink for a mason jar & you have to really be careful with the way inks dry so quickly, because if you have a “line” where the inks dried & the adjacent glass didn’t get an even coat (or no coat at all) you’re going to have a problem. Trying to get even color is also hard because of the same issue, plus adding more ink over dried will “reactivate” it. But I managed to get a smooth, vibrant color on MOST of each jar, and was able to hide the imperfections. None of the jars turned out perfect, the alcohol looks like a sticky gunk build up in some places (especially around the opening & in the bottom of the jars). I didn’t seal them because they just don’t look great & I figured maybe some day I can redo the project.
I did manage to apply ink on the outside of one small glass bottle. DEFINITELY SEAL THEM. Water will ruin the inks even if they’ve been fine for years.
And as far as sealer, I don’t even know what I’d use because anything water based or solvent based will screw up the ink.
Also, I used the ranger inks as well.
I'll have to give this a go for my brushes. I'm forever chasing them all over the floor. I used to deal antiques and was a specialist in American hand-cut glass. Stuff you think is junk can turn out to be a retirement fund :-)
Thanks for uploading this. This is exactly what I am looking for. I am trying to tint my action figure/jetplane model. lol
Can I give more than one thumb up? Love this!
How cute they are, and thank you for the tip on sharpies.
What a great idea. I live where there are plenty of antique stores. I see a trip in the near future.
Doing this for the glasses for my wedding!
how did this alcohol ink work for your glasses? I have mason jars I might do this too
Lindsey... those are so pretty! What a great idea! I bet the Good Will may have something similar especially ashtrays! I love them and a very clever idea! Thank you! Jocelyn
I am sure they do, or the Salvation Army, apparently they get more glassware donations than they can sell so there are probably super sweet deals!
Beautiful . You can find so much patterned glassware(do they call it depression glass?) at thrift stores and this would enhance it so much. Thank you, terrific idea.
I think you need your Lava soap today Lindsay! Love this idea for a brush holder. I have several good thrift stores near me so I will be out treasure hunting very soon.
What a clever idea! Thanks, Lindsay!
I like it and will have to try it! Turned out so pretty! I use that tool thingie to help loosen the caps on paint tubes that are stuck! TFS
What a great idea, thanks for this Lindsay!
You are so welcome!
What a cool DYI Lindsay! I need to start tinting some glass, right now! lol. I love the use of these dishes to keep your brushes from rolling away. Brilliant! TFS
Thank you! Very timely as I have been collecting the little glass jars that OUI yogurt comes in and recently saw a picture of a small glass two tone vase which was also decorated with a few droplets of pearl paint..Now I can make them! (They will be individual small vases for a table setting.)
sounds pretty! My kids eat yogurt, I'll have to look for that brand, the glass jars sem useful!
Aww
Great idea! Love using them for your brushes and so pretty!
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Who knew? Thanks for sharing...what a great idea.
This is loads prettier than the old plastic cup I put my brushes in. (Brush end up, of course! I don't want to wreck my brushes...) I may have to make one of these! 😀
do you wait til they're dry though before putting them brush end up? so no water gets into the ferrule?
OMG what a great simple idea. You are amazing
Wow looks like fun and i have the same little glass plates they were my grandmothers. LOL Great idea!
Just another reason to love alcohol ink! Great job.
What a great idea and looks super easy to do! Thank you!!!
This makes me want to run out to the antique stores...I don't know that I can resist. So easy and such pretty results, Plus you have a practical, useful item. Love it! And before I leave, I think I'll also hit the thrift shops; they nearly always have a bunch of cut glass items. Lotsa fun for very little money :D)
Lindsay, if you were to seal this, what sealer would you suggest using? Thank you very much!
Krylon triple thick glaze spray
And if you did this on the outside and sealed it, like say on a glass, could you then use it for drinking from?
@@jakobozias7613 Good question!
OMG Lindsay, I just bought a pair of those last night, they're called "slip-joint" pliers according to my packaging. Cool idea btw, I can see some v dull items from the charity shop becoming beautiful again!
Yeah it’s just pliers but slip joint is that middle where they slide and adjust. It’s correct either way. Good catch
@@joejones2847 Of my many pairs, none are 'just pliers', all were designed for a purpose. Those ones just replaced a lost set & happened to be still in my handbag LOL.
What a great idea, Lindsay! Thanks for sharing it!
what a wonderful idea ..... thanks for the inspiration!
Sweet! Thank you for fun ideas, Lindsay!
Those little dishes are really cute and even better with a color tint. Always enjoy your lively videos. :o)
Brilliant idea Lindsay! Lovely colours, thank your sharing!!!! Hugs Liz x
I'm trying to tint tumbled glass, since blue and pink are difficult to find. I'll try this. Thanks
Very cute idea, thank you! I just bought a case of clear glass "mini penny candy jars" from the dollar store.... guess what I'll be doing tonight? 😁
Nice! This is what I was looking for!
You are just a kick. Loved this video. I subscribed. Thank you very much Lindsay.
What a lovely idea. I never knew. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🤗💕
Watched it again such a pretty idea!!!
This is really cool, thank you! A while back I found a bunch of Daler Rowney ink on super clearance ($1.25 a bottle!) so of course bought all 45 of them! wheeeeee! :P But I'm totally hoarding them until I understand inks and can make the best use of them. This looks like a neat thing for the some of the glass at the back of my cupboards. Thank you!
I had to try this ASAP, so I did. For some reason I couldn't get it to work. I resorted to using alcohol markers worked great!
that's good to hear, as I only have alcohol markers & plain Isopropyl Alcohol & was trying to come up with a plan :)
Joanne Carroll use a makeup sponge if you have any, it works better than felt.
Thanks so much.
Hello Lindsay, I don't know if you knew this, but the greenish/yellow dish with the holes that had the pencils sticking out of, is a glass floral frog for doing flower arrangements. But you probably already knew that. Anyway I think it is really cool. So, can you do alcohol ink projects with sharpies? If so, it would be alot cheaper in the long run. Really pretty find you got. Sincerely Becky B from Arkansas
yep, I have several and my mother in law had a beautiful collection of colored ones for real, I only have one real colored one, itis great for holding dip pens as it is thicker.
Hello. Can I do this to a drinking glass? Also, how do you seal it? So glad I found your video!
I wouldn't, you won't be able to wash it well enough.
Brilliant idea!! 💜💙💚
Great Video..
Th Ankh You
My pleasure
Lovely colors.....
Thinking about doing this to some wing glasses for my wedding. Do you think this method would hold up for drinking that night? This is awesome!
Maker sure it's not going to come in contact with food of someone mouth because it's not food safe. I think it would hold up on the outside of a glass tho.
So pretty!! Just wondering... How would you seal this? Bake it?
I didn't seal mine and they are fine
I really like this idea, I think I'll try it! :)
Great Idea, Thanks. My fingers look like yours every time I play with alcohol inks ;)
lava soap takes it off your skin...nails are a different story tho!
Great video Lindsay! 😁 Thus was really cool.
thanks Val!
Clever idea thanks !
Great inspiration, thank you
Nice project!
Very cool, I’ll have to try this out 😁
We've discovered that the color temperature of LED bulbs change when we dim our chandelier. I'm going to try tinting some chimneys using what I've learned here....I think I'll frost the glass though
Great idea!
This is sooooo cool! Thank you!
how would you have sealed it if you decided to? loved the video!!!
Clear spray paint
Awesome idea! Can't wait to try! If I wanted it to be permanent, what would you seal it with? Thank you for sharing!
Nylon triple thick glaze spray.
@@thefrugalcrafter Thank you!
I wonder if this could be used to replicate the look you see in mid century pendant lights with smoked glass?
Does this work for non-cut/non-patterned glass? Also what do you use to seal the color?
great idea! What would you use to seal it?
Clear spray paint
If you wanted to seal it so that you could wash it or put it in a dishwasher, what would you use?
Im not sure
Great tip! TFS!!
I have been trying to figure out how to tint my mason jars for a chandelier I made out of them. It’s perfect except the clear jars are so plain looking
How did this turn out? I’m planning on building a coloured chandelier too! That’s why I’m watching this video 😊
@@joyzz62442 The tint I used was the spray kind and it worked flawlessly
Pretty! Love the clear colored look. But I think I’d wear gloves when painting the glass. Look like it stains your hands pretty bad.
Hi.. love it.. What did you use to tint the ashtray again?
Lindsay, thanks for the great video! Would this work for candle jars; i.e., would the alcohol ink, if used on the outside of the jarr, hold up to the heat of the candle inside the way using acrylic paint mixed with gel medium and then baked would?
Hmm I wonder if you could achieve a realistic smoked glass look with this technique?
*Wicked Cool*
Just so everyone knows they are just called pliers. They are what pliers truly are. All the others people refer to as pliers are called something else. Like channel locks
Beautiful 👍👍💞
Hmmmmm I wonder if this could be used on a window for a sort of a temporary stained glass look.
Great idea! :)
If you just want a pliers to open stubborn paint tubes, Dollar Tree sells that same shape of pliers (no-name brand of course)
Good video, thanks for sharing. How would you seal??
Clear spray paint
If you wanted to seal it, what would you use??? thanks so much for sharing.
krylon triple thick glaze clear spray
Thank you!
What is alcohol ink? Can it be homemade? Thanks
What would you use if you did want to seal the ink?
My go to is krylon triple thick glaze
And what if we want to seal it? How would you go about doing that?
Clear gloss varnish spray