Thursday, July 4, 2013

Diverse Types Of Silk Painting Supplies

By Claudette Lambert


To paint on silk could be troublesome as it is an extremely fragile fabric and if any mistakes made, the paint can over spill or stain the fabric making your outline look terrible. You need to pick the best sort of silk painting supplies simply to make sure your project is finished without committing any huge mistakes.

While painting silk fabric, there are a few aspects that you need to consider. One of it is to try an avoid the paint from spreading out. You might need to make a specific outline of the required design with a certain sort of resisting material, since without safety the paint could easily spread out.

Beeswax is the most commonly used resist in such type of painting. The texture of it is very soft which doesn't ruin the fabric even when you melt it and pour it onto the clothing with the help of a brush. Once the wax is applied let it dry and see if any cracks appear, if you find any gaps refill them and dry it again until a thick strong line is created.

Although it takes sometime to learn the tricks and techniques involved in such kind of painting, but once you master the techniques it gets a lot more easier for you. The end result you gather would be error free, try your best and give yourself some time before you become an expert.

For example, you tried your best to avoid the color from dripping out however because of something it does happens. This issue is resolvable all you have to do is to think in a more imaginative manner. Assuming that your outline is a flower one, you can include leaves or blossoms and cover up the area, or you can include more shades and colors and emerge you mistake as a part of the design.

Another supply that you must choose accurately is the paint brush. You will require multiple number of paint brushes, a few to apply the wax and others for painting. Its better to purchase a whole set that has small to large brushes. Moreover, don't opt for hard bristled or synthetic brushes because they are no good for delicate fabrics. Instead, paint brush with natural fiber bristles are the ideal ones.

Once wax resist and brushes are sorted out, the next thing is to pick the suitable paints. There are diverse sorts of fabric colors and paints widely available out there, however you need to pick the particular ones that are suitable for painting on silky fabrics. Not all fabric paints can be utilized as either it won't stain the fabric or it wouldn't spread out uniformly.

In this manner, regarding silk painting supplies you have to be extremely watchful about what you're purchasing. You don't need to use branded and expensive products. There are numerous inexpensive and cheap yet great quality items available in the market that you can choose according to your liking.




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