Making Process

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Glass Decor - Vellore

The Art of Glass Decoration

Prof. Bibhudutta Baral, Divyadarshan C. S. and Rakshitha

Making Process

Glass slabs are bought in bulk and are cut according to the required measurement. Initially frosting of glass is made on one side of the glass. This is done using gas gun by pouring the sand into it and the sand blasting is done, which renders the entire glass slab translucent. Sometimes frosted glass effect is also done by the application of the vinyl sticker that is used as a stencil on the surface of the glass. By frosting the glass, the surface of the glass slab turns into rough outward that enables the paint to withstand easily.

On the rough side of the frosted glass the vinyl sticker sheet is stuck and the chosen design is drawn on the sheet using color pencil. Later by using the cutter, vinyl sticker is etched out and used as a stencil. Then the color is applied on the glass by spraying method, on the required area by rendering the beautiful colored design. Before applying the colors, the stain glass color is mixed with thinner to get the required consistency and sprayed through the gas gun. The glass colors used for painting is the chemical paints. Initially the dark colors are sprayed and then by adding light colors to it the tonal variation of the painting is brought in. Every time when the color has to be changed, the nozzle of the gas gun is cleaned and next color is used. Once whole of the painting is completed by spray painting, it is allowed for drying. In the finishing phase of decorating the glass slab, clear solution is mixed with the paint hardener and applied on the glass painting to preserve the glossy effect and to sustain the durability for longtime.

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