Faux Stained Glass with Mod Podge (Easy!)

You can whip up a piece of DIY art in less than 30 minutes using this simple faux stained glass technique! It’s so easy, even a kid can do it. Learn how to make it here.

Skills Required: None. You don’t need any prior crafting experience to make this project. That’s what makes it so fun!

While real stained glass is beautiful and unique, it’s not necessarily easy for the average person to make.

That’s where Mod Podge comes in! With a little tinted Mod Podge and acrylic paint, you can turn a piece of regular glass into faux stained glass.

DIY Imitation Stained Glass

I was able to whip up this simple piece of art in less than 30 minutes, and there’s no reason you can’t follow this tutorial for larger, more involved pieces of art as well. I think this would be a fun craft for kids, craft for teens, or project for adults.

Not only can you do smaller pieces like this project, you can also do larger projects like an entire faux stained glass window. That looks like real stained glass! And you don’t have to wear gloves to make it.

What kind of paint do you use for faux stained glass?

For this project, you’ll use acrylic paint! Just craft paint from the craft store. You can also use glass paint if you have some. You can use a combination of the two as well. I encourage you to experiment.

To truly achieve this DIY stained glass appearance, you’ll only use a little bit of paint so that you can still see through the glass stain once painted.

Tip: you can also use food coloring! Having said that, it doesn’t come in as many colors – and you might have some paint you want to use up.

You can either freehand simple designs to fill in with color, or you can stencil them by placing the glass over a print or pre-drawn piece of paper.

This tutorial is completed in four easy steps. You’re going to mix the black paint “leading” and then apply it to the glass. Then you’re going to mix your glass colors, and apply those too.

Once it dries, you can display! Here’s how it’s done.

Gather These Supplies

• Piece of glass – any size
• Mod Podge Gloss
• Black acrylic paint
• Acrylic paint – colors of your choice
• Squeeze bottle(s)
• Disposable bowl/cup
• Paintbrushes

Tips and Thoughts for This Project

Before you begin, clean the glass. You can use mild soap and water; rinse and let dry.

You’re going to want to test your “glass paint” on a piece of paper first. Mix it with a bit of Mod Podge to make it more transparent. Mix until you get your desired transparency level (keep testing on paper until you are happy with the results).

The design can be somewhat permanent, as long as it is not disturbed. However if you get tired of the design, you can soak it in water and remove it and make a new DIY stained glass design.

Display your DIY stained glass art, and be prepared to impress everyone you know because they’ll never guess you made it with Mod Podge!

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