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Colored glass is one of the best types to use for etching for many reasons.  Listed below is some of the benefits of using it instead of clear glass.

• Colored glass adds flavor to the art glass.  You know everything that has color gives it some flavor and attracts the eye better. 
• Etching on colored glass makes the etched or frosted areas to stand out more.  If you etch on clear glass, sometimes its hard to even see the frosted areas, especially if your using glass etching cream.

Pictured above is a brown glass etched which helps highlight the frosted areas.  I’ll try and show this compared to a transparent piece of glass so you can see the difference.  All together, it is a big difference.

Another way to spice up or enhance your etched glass masterpiece is by adding color to the actual frosted area.  You can use a variety of glass paint which I talked about before.  Actually you don’t even have to use a specialty paint for glass.  You can use ordinary paint as well such as spray paint or hand brushed paint.  When I paint glass, I usually leave the stencil in place before painting it.  This way you won’t have to try so hard by keeping your strokes inbetween the lines.  Just pull the stencil off after its painted to reveal the fine tuned coloring.

There are a variety of brands or types of paint to use such as acrylic, laquer, metallic, to name a few.  Check out your local hardware or craft strore to get some great ideas.  With a wide selection, you can mix and match different shades.

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