Stained Glass
Your photo, rebuilt pane by pane in glowing colored glass.
What it does
Turns your photo into a handcrafted stained-glass artwork — colored glass segments, lead came seams and transmitted sunlight, with the original scene fully preserved.
When to use it
- Turning a favorite portrait into a luminous glass-art keepsake
- Wedding, anniversary and family photos reimagined as a sacred-feeling panel
- Pet photos rebuilt in bold cathedral-toned glass
- Striking profile pictures and social avatars with a handcrafted look
- Decorative wall-art prints with a stained-glass aesthetic
- Album covers, posters and event artwork that need an ornate, artisan feel
When not to use it
- Photos where you need the original colors and skin tones kept realistic
- Subtle, photo-realistic retouching — this is a heavy, decorative stylization
- Cluttered images with no clear subject, where the glass segmentation becomes hard to read
- Tiny text, fine logos or document scans, which won't survive the glass reconstruction
How it works
upsa reads your uploaded photo and maps its shapes, edges and depth, then rebuilds the entire scene as a stained-glass construction. Large smooth areas become single panes of colored glass, contours are redrawn as raised lead came seams, and soldered joints are placed where the segments meet. Lighting is recomputed so sunlight appears to pass through the panes, picking up colored transmission and soft chromatic shadows. The original composition stays fixed throughout — only the material of the world changes.
Specifications
- Approach
- Identity-preserving stylization — the scene is rebuilt as glass while the composition stays fixed
- Stylization
- Translucent colored glass segments, raised lead came seams and soldered joints
- What stays
- Pose, framing, proportions, camera angle, perspective and the layout of the scene
- What changes
- Every surface becomes colored glass; lighting becomes sunlight transmitted through the panes
- Ideal source
- A well-lit photo with a clear subject and readable, distinct shapes
- Maximum input
- Up to 25 MP per image
- Supported formats
- JPEG, PNG, HEIC
- Output format
- PNG — preserves the crisp lead seams and glowing color transitions
- Pricing
- 2 credits per image
Frequently asked questions
Will I still be recognizable once I'm stained glass?
Yes. Stained Glass preserves your silhouette, pose, proportions, hair shape and clothing structure, and translates your face faithfully into glass segmentation. The material changes completely, but the person stays clearly recognizable.
Does it put my photo inside a cathedral window?
No. The result is a normal full-frame image made entirely of glass. There are no window frames, arches, stone borders or rose-window shapes — your original scene simply becomes a stained-glass construction, edge to edge.
Will it change my composition or add new objects?
No. The model keeps your composition, framing and the layout of everything in the scene. It doesn't invent new objects or backgrounds — it only rebuilds what is already there out of colored glass.
What kind of photo works best?
A well-lit photo with a clear subject and distinct shapes gives the strongest result. Strong contours give the lead seams something to follow, while very cluttered or very dark images can make the glass segmentation harder to read.
What aspect ratio will the result be?
Results are produced in a 4:5 portrait frame. If your source photo has a different ratio it may be gently cropped to fit, so keep the main subject away from the extreme edges.
Can I use the result commercially?
Yes — generated images on upsa are yours to use for personal and commercial purposes. We recommend you keep the consent and rights to the source photo as well, since the output preserves the identity in it.
How long are my photos stored?
Source uploads and generated results are stored for 48 and then automatically deleted from upsa's storage. We don't train any model on your photos.
AI results vary
Each generation uses a different random seed, so your result may not exactly match the example shown. If the first try doesn't fit what you had in mind, run it again — output differs noticeably between runs.
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