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Pretty good fabric paint
I purchased this liquid fabric paint to use with a set of fabric paint markers to design my own cat t-shirts.
My first project was to update or refresh an old cat t-shirt that had faded and cracked over the years.
I purchased this set based on reviews, amount of colors, 2 oz bottles, and bonus paint brushes included. This kit included plenty of colors for mixing to get specific shades.
I have updated one t-shirt so far and it looks better than it did when I bought it. I added several small paw prints to cover a noticeable food stain and even updated the kitty in the pocket to have a tail and look like one of my rescue cats.
I'm am fairly pleased with the results.
The paint has a light gloss when dried. Mine dried overnight... 8 hours? I used my hair dryer to help set the paint since I planned to wear it that day. (This paint does not require heat to permanently set the paint but my fabric markers used for outlining did require heat. My hair dryer worked fine)
Several days later the shirt was machine washed on normal and dried on normal settings with other clothes.
The paint did not fade or peel.
This paint is rich but also translucent.
Multiple layers of paint will still allow darker ink or fabric markers used for designing or outlining to be visible. I used fabric markers to alter the cat design and outline paw prints on my shirt. This worked very well. Adding additional thin layers of paint as it dries will provide a deeper, slightly less translucent color.
The colors are fairly rich and bright but will not work on darker fabrics.
I don't wear white t-shirts because they get stained too easily, however, these paints will work great on white If you need pure white in your design. Since my shirts are gray the white paint did not work well for adding a white dot in the eyes of the cat because it is more clear than white, even after multiple layers.
🤔 Because I have several white acrylic paint stains on my black cotton stretch pants, I have a plan. The acrylic paint is supposed to be washable but If it dries it can be permanent.
I plan to mix a tiny bit of white acrylic paint with this white fabric paint to see if I get an opaque white. If this works, it will probably work for colors also to be less translucent and more opaque for darker fabrics.
💡 If this works 😻 & If I'm able to edit my review 😺, I will update the results of mixing acrylic to get an opaque paint that is permanent for painting on darker fabric.
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January 2020 · Arts Crafts and Sewing · verified purchase