Hand painting on fabric

A PowerPoint presentation about hand painting technique

1. HAND PAINTING ON F A B R I C By Bernard E. Richardson | Master Teacher & Art Educator | 2022 © Bernard E. Richardson | 2022

2. What is Hand painting? HAND PAINTING is the process of using fabric paint to decorate a piece of fabric or garment. This technique is done free hand using a paint brush.

3. HAND PAINTING GARMENTS : Pants, jackets, shirts, blouses, dresses, skirts, scarfs etc. Hand painting is an excellent and versatile technique for creatively decorating fabric and fabric items. It is an excellent technique to use to give old clothes a fresh new look. HOUSEHOLD ITEMS: Napkins, drapes, table cloths, cushion covers etc. What can be Hand painted? Hand painting is also used to create designs for WALL HANGINGS and other WALL DÉCOR.

4. FABRIC: MATERIALS NEEDED Any type of fabric can be painted on however natural fabrics like cotton, silk and linen which are tightly woven fabrics are the best to use and easiest to decorate or to paint on. Other natural fabrics include muslin, ramie, voile and poplin. FABRIC PAINT: BRUSHES: EMBROIDERY HOOP/ WOODEN FRAME: Used for stretching the fabric so that it can be taut to allow the paint to be absorbed the fibres of the fabric and for easy manipulation. (Large pieces of fabric to be painted on is stretched on a printing table) Both round and flat brushes of different sizes are needed. Acrylic based fabric paints are used.

5. Get the design, a light table the fabric and a pencil. Use masking tape to hold the design in place. Put the fabric over the design and tape in place. Using a pencil to lightly trace the design onto the fabric . Complete traced design. MATERIALS NEEDED Placing the design on fabric 1. 2. 3. 4.

6. Ready to paint… Collect all the materials needed: fabric paints, brushes (flat and pointed), water container and palette. Preparing to Paint 1. 2. Creating the colour palette with the colours needed and mixing them to the right consistency . Stretch the fabric using an embroidery hoop in preparation for painting.

7. Adding white paint to the red while it is still wet to create a blend of the two colours. Painting in the Colours Painting the petal using the dark red paint. 1. 2. Painting the petals

8. Mixing red and white to get a pink suited for the center of the flower. The pink is painted on using a pointed brush and then some red is added to it and blended to create light and dark (contrast). Painting in the Colours (cont’d) 3. 4.

9. Painting the stigma Using yellow paint to create the stigma of the flower. First a coat of yellow is painted on. Then red paint is used in a circular motion to create a textured effect. Also white paint is added to create a 3d effect. Painting in the Colours (cont’d) 5.

10. Painting the stem and leaves First a light yellow colour is used to form the foundation for the leaves and stem. Green paint is painted over the yellow to create the leaf and to create light areas and dark areas so the leaf can look 3D. 6. Painting in the Colours (cont’d) 7.

11. Using light green fabric paint to a foundation colour for the stem. Painting the stem and leaves Painting in the Colours (cont’d) 8. Adding a green colour at the edges of the stem. It will then be blended into the light green to create make the stems look 3D. 9. Using a combination of yellow and light green paint in the brush at the same time to paint the leaves to make them appear lighter in some areas. 10.

12. Finished Piece

13. Once painting is completed, leave the piece to dry for twenty four hours. Care of Hand painted articles HAND PAINTING Heat setting is ironing the fabric on the opposite side of where you have painted using a dry iron on a medium to low level. HEAT SET : after drying the paint must be ‘set’ into the fabric meaning it must fixed into the fibres of the fabric. The best way to do this is by heat setting. Wait 4 – 5 days before washing your garment.

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