Fabric Paint Art - Materials and Equipment

You will need fabric paint and, as I already mentioned before, this comes in markers, small jars and tubes.

It would be wise that when you are about to start this craft, buy just a few fabric paint colors as a trial; that way you are not stuck with fabric paint you have no use for in case you don't like it.

You may want to keep a few paint brushes within reach. I found out they come in handy to distribute the paint evenly, if need be.

Another thing you need is fabric. You can use the garment you want to paint on, otherwise most any piece of material will do fine. My experiences are that even a colorful, printed piece of cotton is good to use; the paint will cover all that.

I suspect that all fabric paint is treated the same, which means you will need an iron and an ironing board when you are done with the paint. Just read and follow the directions of use on the fabric paint packages.

Images can be downloaded from the Internet and printed. You can transfer the base lines onto the fabric with carbon paper for instance. This is a good method for when you are not very skilled in drawing.

There are books available on fabric painting and I read about several workshops as well. I have a hunch that once you try this you will love it and that no piece of fabric will escape from being altered by your artistic abilities.