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Painted glass refers to two different techniques of decorating glass, both more precisely known by other terms. Firstly, and more correctly, it means
enamelled glass Enamelled glass or painted glass is glass which has been decorated with vitreous enamel (powdered glass, usually mixed with a binder) and then fired to glass fusing, fuse the glasses. It can produce brilliant and long-lasting colours, and be tr ...
, normally relatively small vessels which have been painted with preparations of
vitreous enamel Vitreous enamel, also called porcelain enamel, is a material made by melting, fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between . The powder melts, flows, and then hardens to a smooth, durable vitrification, vitreous coating. The wo ...
, and then fixed by a light firing to melt them and fuse them to the glass surface. Secondly it refers to
stained glass Stained glass refers to coloured glass as a material or art and architectural works created from it. Although it is traditionally made in flat panels and used as windows, the creations of modern stained glass artists also include three-dimensio ...
, used for windows. Here the design is made up using sheets of coloured glass, cut to shape and held in place by lead. The painting is the final stage, typically only in black. The paint is usually not fused to the flat glass by firing, but if it is, it is still called "stained glass". Glass painting or glass painter might refer to either technique, but more usually enamelled glass. It may also refer to the cinematic technique of
matte painting A matte painting is a painted representation of a landscape, set, or distant location that allows filmmakers to create the illusion of an environment that is not present at the filming location. Historically, matte painters and film technicia ...
, which is a type of painted representation of landscape. There is benefits to glass painting, it adds depth and texture, reflects light, easy to clean and maintain, and it creates a focal point. Providing a look of a fairy-tale and when sunlight shines through, it amplifies its beauty.


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*Osborne, Harold (ed), ''The Oxford Companion to the Decorative Arts'', 1975, OUP, {{ISBN, 0198661134 Glass production History of glass Glass art