>>7680842
So you first start with a pattern that you either find or make yourself. Then you decide what color you want where, and using sheets of colored glass, you trace the pattern and using a specialized glass cutter, cut out the pattern. You then need to grind the pieces with a special grinder, put this type of copper foil tape along the edges, and use solder to fix them into position. Stained glass is tricky to cut, its not like fabric and only breaks in certain ways, meaning you need to kinda pre-plan your cuts in order to reduce waste and grinding needed to get the pieces to fit. It's a bit of a puzzle.

This picture is how I lay out the pieces.

>>7681127
Glad I'm in the right place. I searched warosu for stained glass-related threads but didn't really find any, so I wasn't sure.
I got into it because I like physical art so much! I lived in Japan for a number of years and frequented those big doujin events where all sorts of arts and such was sold. There was this one circle that was selling Touhou faux stained glass pieces, which were like printed vinyl on real glass. I figured I could make a real thing, since I've never actually seen anyone else do that before. Like you always see tons of those anime stained glass-style drawings, but one that's actually physical? Never.

That said, the startup cost is really high unless you find a good deal from someone who either passed away or got out of the hobby. I manged to luck out and score thousands of dollars worth of glass and tools for $250 from the estate of a stained glass artist.