Painting a glass bottle or jar with oil paint can be difficult for beginners in oil painting. It often requires some level of experience in painting glass on canvas. The most important part in glass painting is to clearly understand the areas that are to be highlighted. To get the natural feel of a glass object, focus on the points of reflection as well as shadows. You may easily find oil painting glass tutorials over web. These step by step glass painting on canvas would help you understand the process in depth.
There are three major values that you should keep in mind. The highlight part of the glass, the mid-tone values as well as the shadow regions. It is often better to work with a colored glass to understand these values in detail.
- First achieve the 3D look of a glass on canvas
- Try to add reflections (as required)
- When you work with a clear glass painting, it is often better to look the object with partly closing the eyes.
- Often recommended to learn painting of glass by using objects from life than depending on a photograph.
Oil Painting Glass Bottles
Linda Apple Glass Bottle Paintings
Ifat art (glass paintings on canvas)Jos van Riswick Sara (Painting glass bottle with oil paint)
Andre Beaulieu (Coca cola bottle painting)
Indeed glass can be a challenge to paint for beginners. just the same way to paint water. i like the coca cola bottle painting by Andrea, he has really brought out that feel of a bottle