Glow in the dark - perfect for wearing to nighttime events like festivals and markets, glow in the dark fabric paint will make your painted design glow when briefly charged with UV light. Kids will also love having some glow in the dark designs in their room at night - try adding some to bedroom curtains and blankets for bedtime fun! Apply the first coat of colour and let it dry to assess the results. Because the fabric is an absorbent material, it may take two or more coats to get a bright finish. Repeat the procedure until you get a satisfactory colour intensity.

Painting fabric isn’t complicated, but results could be unflattering if you don’t prepare the material first. Most fabric paints available on the market are suitable for both natural and synthetic fibres but they adhere better to clean textiles. You undoubtedly already have white vinegar in your home, but glycerin might be harder to come by. Glycerine consists of soybean, palm, and coconut oils. Because of all the natural oils present in it, glycerine has excellent skincare properties. When you paint on the colored cloth, the problem is that the colors will look faded – you will have to add many layers for it to look somewhat obvious. One easy solution is to paint a layer of white inside the design and then dry the design as you wish on top of it when it is completely dry. This will make it more visible. So, in this case, you will need a lot of white paint – if the design is big. Run the iron over the painted area moving it around constantly to prevent burns for a few minutes. Remember to use the recommended setting on your iron for the fabric you are using. Before painting, thin the acrylic paint down with water unless the water-glycerol dilution has helped to thin it already. This will allow the application to be more even, and allow the acrylic paint to set on the fabric better.Don’t put the mixture on the fabric before you finish the design. Draw the pattern on the fabric with a fabric marker. Use a marker color that you can easily see on the fabric. Puffy - designs painted with this paint will 'puff up' once dry, creating a soft and airy texture you'll love to squish! This is great for writing in, as it creates some depth to the lettering and any linework it's used for.

Fabric medium is not a substitution for water in textile art. It means, that we do not dip the brush into a jar with medium at the time when we need to rinse it or to loosen the paint. While it could seem quite possible and logically permissible, there really is no need for it. If you’re already using fabric paint, it has all it takes to create a lasting design. It’s different though if you’re painting with regular acrylics on fabric. But we’ll touch this topic later. I then threw the T-shirt in the washing machine with a detergent capsule and put it through a 40C wash (with my fingers tightly crossed!). You can also use soft sandpaper or another mild abrasive to gently roughen the surface of the fabric. This helps to improve the adhesion of the paint and should help it last longer. Just be sure your fabric is durable enough to take this treatment.Sometimes you can heat set only on the front of the design like in the case of an upholstery cover on furniture; you have to use a press cloth. Do not use steam. Furthermore, never do it directly on the painted surface anytime you iron it.

Cotton canvas and art paper are the two most popular materials for painting on, but have you ever considered painting on fabric? Mastering fabric painting gives you the ability to paint straight onto canvas bags, shoes and your clothing, allowing you to fully customise your look with bright colours and gorgeous designs. You can use plain acrylic paint on fabric, but did you know there are purposely-made fabric paints you can use for painting on fabric? Dries hard - because acrylic paint doesn't soak into the fibres of your fabric like fabric paint, it will dry hard to the touch on the surface of your material.

You should preferably start working on a flat surface covered with plastic. This way paint will not stain your floor or worktop. Besides traditional acrylic paints, Crafts 4 also proposes this set of 24 professional-grade fabric markers that includes a selection of matt and fluorescent colours. The paints are easier to use than traditional paint for precision designing of geometric or floral patterns.

The paint can dry very fast on the brush and maybe difficult to work with or remove; keep it moist all the time. Step 4 Color mixing We were delighted to see all the leaves intact when I removed the top from the washing machine. The non ironed stamped images are just as bright as the heat set ones, so the fabric medium recipe definitely did its job! The best-suited types of glue for making fabric mediums are the ones that dry transparent and don’t have unwanted additives. You should also use white shaving cream so that you don’t unintentionally taint the color.

Set Your Finished Designs

You need to ensure that the paint is completely dry before trying to heat set it. The paint might seem dry to the touch, but you should wait at least 24 hours before heat-setting the fabric. Set The Paint