Thursday, July 7, 2011

Fabric Painting

Fabric painting is a great way to create useful, unique gifts for friends and family. You can use t-shirts, blank canvas bags, and so much more! These are a couple t-shirts I did for my youngest two siblings. I'll post photos of the canvas bags later.
First, make sure everything has been washed before you do any painting. You can use a special fabric marker that disappears in the washer to quickly sketch out a design. These sketches took about 5-10 minutes, and provided a guideline for the design so that they did not end up at a weird angle.
Don't be afraid to mix colors! Invest in a cheap paintbrush (like the kind that come in kids' watercolor sets) to help you brush in shades and details and aid in mixing.


Another rough sketch.


Take the time to make sure your mixes are the same shades that you want, or THIS will happen.... :

Ah well, live and learn....at least my siblings liked them haha. :)




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