$5 to $75: How to Make Realistic Faux Stained Glass with AI & UV Printing!
Stained glass is beautiful, but it’s fragile, expensive, and takes years to master. Today, we’re showing you the "secret sauce" to scaling this look for your craft business using AI, clear acrylic, and UV printing!
In this tutorial, Kim and Garrett break down the exact process of turning a customer's photo into a high-end, textured art piece. We’ll show you how to use Google Gemini (powered by Nano Banana) to generate perfect stained glass designs in seconds, how to prep your layers in Photoshop for that realistic "leaded" feel, and the specific Print Pro settings to get that stunning 3D texture.
In this video, you will learn:
Step 1: The AI Secret Sauce – Watch us use Google Gemini to transform a wedding photo into a stained glass masterpiece using our go-to prompt.
Step 2: Prepping for Profit – How to use Photoshop to create lead lines (canes) and realistic glass textures that bump up your retail price.
Step 3: The Print Process – A deep dive into UV printing settings, including white underbases, Braille layers for texture, and mixing clear/black ink.
Step 4: Sales Strategy – Why the wedding and pet memorial markets are gold mines for this product and how custom packaging increases your perceived value.
🎁 FREE STAINED GLASS STARTER PACK
Want to try this yourself? We’ve put together a free download to get you started!
Download it here: https://kandgmakeit.com/collections/digital-downloads/products/digital-download-faux-stained-glass-master-collection
What’s inside:
The "Secret Sauce" AI Prompt: The exact prompt I use in Google Gemini to get these results.
High-Res Textures: Professional glass textures to use in your Photoshop layers.
UV Test Files: Ready-to-print files to test your lead lines and translucency.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Why Stained Glass is hard (and how we make it easy)
0:34 - Step 1: AI Prompting in Google Gemini
1:54 - Step 2: Photoshop Prep (Adding Texture & Lead Lines)
6:39 - Step 3: UV Printing Software & Layer Settings
14:06 - Step 4: Sales Strategy & Marketing Niches
16:14 - Free Files & Joining the Make It Mafia
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
• Free Samples & Patterns: https://kandgmakeit.com/collections/digital-downloads/products/digital-download-faux-stained-glass-master-collection
• Free Sample Files & Guide: https://kandgmakeit.com/blogs/build-it-blog/the-150-stained-glass-secret
• LogoJET UVx90R-SE: Referral Link: https://www.logojet.com/pages/referral
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FYI: We are not professionals, and we don’t claim to be. This is what we found worked for our project. Yours may need a little different approach. We have just enough woodworking skill to make some basic furniture. Safety first!
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