Painting on Clothing with ACRYLIC PAINT! (No Fabric Medium Needed!)

I developed a new method of painting on fabric using acrylic paint without fabric medium! I am so happy with the results I got from this! I couldn't find anything similar online.

You just need some water and hair conditioner. The end result turns out looking like a cool faded design that embeds the pigments into the fibers. Give it a try and let me know if it works for you too!

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[thebiggestotakuofmississip]

Btw for anyone who wants to do this on a dark fabric! Make a white base for the painting, and then, and only then paint to get vibrant colors.

[vanessarobinson]

In 1974..(48 years ago!) I painted a design on cotton sheet with acrylic paint at school.
It is in perfect condition...as bright as the day I painted it and no cracks!

[lavenderrainbow]

WOW!!! You just saved my butt! All the craft stores are out of 'Fabric Medium' bc it's almost Halloween. I only had a little left & have a huge project for a little precious girl. I didn't want to let her down - so *THANK* *YOU* !!! xxx

[cindymiller]

You can also use an egg carton lined with saran wrap ! If you don't have an ice tray :)

[UIV]

Thank you so much for this I didn’t hv money to buy the medium I just learned you need to paint on fabric.. wanted to paint on a t-shirt and a pair of jeans Ty!!😇

[babetweirdgirl]

Thank you! I have so many cool ideas for t shirts for myself and for gifts and don't want to worry about going through the trouble of getting custom shirts made

[EarthScapeVision]

Genius! Thank you for sharing the conditioner hack, I’m excited to try this out! 😋💜✨

[eethend]

Thanks so much for this! I've seen fabric softener as another option to mix into paint, but I don't buy the liquid kind. I'm not doing full shirts, but wanted to make patches out of old shirts that are too worn to be donated. I'll update with how they turned out!

[ConnyGermangirl]

I just tried it, letting it dry now. Thanks so much for the video.

[Sharperthanu]

It depends on what type of fabric you painting on.If you're painting on a stiff fabric like denim or canvas undiluted acrylic paint works on those kind of stiff fabrics.However if you're painting on thin flexible fabric like t shirt fabric then you should use half water half acrylic paint and a drop of conditioner like you say.

[kohagan]

I wasn’t so hopeful for future. Then I watched this lol. Can’t wait to try! Am trying to make a custom Jean jacket as baby shower gift. Started on a jacket but it’s for sure gonna be my practice run bc I found out hard way about bleeding thru. It’s obvious but I just had a ditz moment lol

[smtmrndmdnght]

After the first wash, is it okay to wash these acrylic painted clothes with other (regular) clothes?

[Sharperthanu]

Also you should know that a few years ago I tested permanent markers on white cotton T-shirt fabric.After they dried I hand washed the white cotton t-shirt fabric and none of the permanent marker ink washed out or bled.

[sanfranciscostreets]

I’m having a hard time investing in materials at the moment but I’m saving this video for later.

[averyhenhawk]

THIS TUTORIAL WAS SO GREAT IM SO EXCITED TO PLAY W THIS

[sugaraddictlovinglifeeleon]

As an painting artist, I have always learned that diluting acrylic with too much water breaks the chemical bonding of the acrylic paint, therefore we use medium to thin the paint. So it makes me wonder how it doesn’t affect your result using that amount of water. Have you tried to use medium to dilute your paint? You can even buy fabric medium. Have you tried that?

[bertiebeetle]

Thanks for the tips. Doing a huge mt fuji backdrop atm with cherry blossoms in the foreground.
Glad I watched this before doing the foreground.

[sabrinaperry]

Best video ever! cant wait to try this! First time subscriber here!

[PrincessaAlexandrya]

I'm so glad I watched your video. I really needed that before I design my best friend's shirt for her birthday🥺🥺🥺

[yosianderson]

My cousin screwed up my AF1 insoles, and this is really helping, thanks!