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What are the pseudo materials used to make stained-glass-like art?

I want to do some glass art with my teens. There were some materials that my husband use to use that would simulate stained glass. It was a black sustance that you "draw" onto the glass, let dry and then paint. Anybody know what I'm talking about?

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1. I don't know what you're talking about, but I can tell you what my high school art teacher did. She had us bring picture frames that still had the glass in them. Then we got our patterns ready. After that, we used colored glass plates (you can find these at Hobby Lobby for around $4 a plate). We had to cut our pieces out of the plates (she usually had the plates cut into 4 pieces already, as they were large plates). Then we glued the pieces we cut onto the glass from the frame, in accordance with our patterns. Afterward, we used black grout to fill in the gaps between the pieces. Hope I've helped!
2. glass paint. There is quite a variety. There are some for kids which you can peel off the window and there are good quality glass paints, some of which you have to fix with heat (though a normal oven is sufficient).
3. you can use jello, but instead of water use ethelin glycol, the solution them make antifreeze from, it will turn the jello onto rubber
4. The fake stained glass with the plastic goop "lead" lines and the thin plastic film is available at craft stores. It should not be used where the sun will shine on it as it fades and may peel, especially if the glass is not very clean when applied (soapy water, rinse, dry, rubbing alcohol) If your kids are teens, you should consider working with real stained glass and copper foil with a soldering iron. You can build not only windows, but hanging sun catchers and 3D shapes including boxes, bowls and lamps. If you have a shop that sells stained glass in your area, you can take classes and enjoy looking at sheets of glass and picking colors to use. Some continuing, community, and adult education classes offer stained glass training also.