How to Draw a Stained Glass Pattern Over a Photo in Illustrator

Tutorial for creating your own custom stained glass patterns from photos in Illustrator from start to finish. Learn how to place your photo, draw pattern lines with the pen and pencil tools, and prepare it for print to use as a stained glass pattern. Considerations for drawing patterns with cutting glass in mind are briefly discussed. Also learn how to prepare it for cutting in a plot cutter, laser cutter, or Cricut machine.

[@MultiMissyAnne]

Just came here to say thank you this was SO helpful!!

[@stephaniekellermann6384]

Thank you so much for this tutorial, it was very helpful!!

[@carmenlopez9136]

great to include a very basic use of each tool before

[@Mr.StainedGlass]

Extremely helpful!

[@bfblind1]

Your video was so informative. I don't have a lot of experience in AI and you have cleared up so many things for me. I am designing a large stained glass window that is 21" x 21" square, a beach scene. Can I make the size 21 x 21 and print out in multiple pages to tape together? Thanks so much.

[@ellewisentinc]

I'm curious to know if the Cricut makes multiple passes to cut out the line thickness so you have the room needed to foil? I saw where you made your line thickness 2.25 pts so the line is the same as the needed scissor cut space, in short does the Cricut cut on the inside (outside or middle) of your 2.25 pt lines or does it cut the entire line thickness out with multiple passes?

[@ane9357]

Can you do tahat for me?