Fabric Painting Techniques 4

Question 1

Why is fabric medium often mixed with acrylic paint for fabric painting?

Accepted Answer

To keep the paint flexible and prevent cracking

Answer

Fabric medium keeps dried acrylic soft and flexible so it bends with the cloth without cracking.

Question 2

Before painting, prewashing new fabric is recommended mainly to:

Accepted Answer

Shrink and remove sizing so paint adheres better

Answer

Prewashing removes manufacturing sizing and preshrinks the fabric so paint bonds properly.

Question 3

What is the most common way to heat-set fabric paint after it dries?

Accepted Answer

Ironing on the reverse or under a cloth

Answer

Ironing with heat, usually on the reverse or under a pressing cloth, cures the paint for washability.

Question 4

Puffy (dimensional) fabric paint gets its raised texture when:

Accepted Answer

It is heated, causing it to expand

Answer

Puffy paint expands and rises when heat is applied, creating a dimensional effect.

Question 5

To keep painted lines crisp and prevent feathering into the weave, you can:

Accepted Answer

Apply an anti-bleed medium or work on stretched dry fabric

Answer

An anti-bleed medium or taut, dry fabric keeps paint from wicking along the fibers.

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