All About Me! :): How to Do : Stained Glass? (1/8 illustration board)

I chose this kind of activity because it was easy and fun to do (especially when you have company while doing this kind of activity wherein you can talk about anything and everything under the sun).
This time I am teaching you how to make a 'stained glass art' with 1/8 illustration board. But first what is a stained glass?

STAINED GLASS

It refers to colored glass as a material or to works created from it. Throughout its thousand -year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings. Although traditionally made in flat panels and used as windows, the creations of modern stained glass artists also include three-dimensional structures and sculpture. Stained glass, as an art and a craft, requires the artistic skill to conceive an appropriate and workable design, and the engineering skills to assemble the piece.

Things Needed:

* 1/8 Illustration Board (2)
* Cellophane (3-4 different colors)
* Cutter
* Scissors
* Marker
* Pencil
* Glue / Paste

Procedure:

First, draw your desired object on the illustration board using your pencil. Make sure that you handle your pencil gently, so that when you are not so sure with your drawing you can erase it easily with out any marks.

Next step, after finalizing your desired object. Cut the other parts that needs to be patched by those colored cellophane. You can now trace your cut object into the other illustration board. Then after that you are now ready to add life and color with your craft!

To make things easier, trace the cellophane unto the cut illustration board and get it's shape. After that cut the traced shape and attached to the illustration board using glue or paste (when using paste I prefer to use toothpick so that your art work will maintain it's cleanliness and the cellophane won't be crumpled as well). Repeat this steps until your work is finished!