Tuesday 6 April 2010

Textile fabric design

If you know some basics of fabric painting then you can work on fabrics and create lovely pieces. Be it on your cool t-shirts or traditional wear, bedsheets or the table mats, let me tell you that painting can be best done on tight cotton, cotton blends, denims and velvet fabrics.



Before you start with the painting procedure, it is essential to wash the fabric to get rid of the fabric softeners. Remember to wash it in plain water. Next, iron on the tough wrinkles to have a plain surface to work on. Now that the fabric is ready to be painted, get the brushes, fabric colors and start working. Oh! You need some ideas on fabric painting designs and patterns? Don't get struck, here are some cool fabric paint designs to help you finish your artwork.

Ideas for Fabric Painting Designs

Feminine Prints
These are the most popular fabric paint designs used for painting women's wear. These include various types of floral prints that give a cute touch to the fabric. Butterflies are also commonly used feminine prints. Tweety and fairy prints are favorite of small girls. If you want something unique, go for curvy geometrical prints that look really beautiful and don't need much detailing and precision. Again the polka dots are something that girls would love to have on their fabrics. Be it their scarf, handkerchief or a skirt, polka dots look extremely beautiful and girlie. Well, the next point, will help you in the task of painting polka dots and other such repetitive prints. You can also read about the popular batic art designs.

Stencil Patterns
Use of stencils is done for accuracy or usually for creating motif style prints. Such prints are popular for bedding, curtains and dresses as well. Though you can have such motif prints on any fabric, these best suit the furnishings in your home. Of course the polka dots are an exception which work on any fabric, including the furnishings where you can have larger dots. Use a simple round stencil, and painting polka dots is not a difficult task. You can also make some table mats and napkins using the stencils or stamps. Stencils can be used on t-shirts as well to have two identical figures, forming a classic print. Stencils are not only for designs but can also be made for alphabets and numerics.

Alphabets and Numerics
The most popular fabric painting designs on t-shirts are quotes or wordings. Funny, emotional or weird quotes, all are perfect for those trendy t-shirts. These add up to the cool look of the t-shirts. Fabric paint designs on shirts can also include your favorite band names or teams names. These can usually cover the pocket area or a top corner of the backside. Sleeves are also the best place for such prints. Fabric paint designs that consists of letters are also commonly used for fabric bags and sacks. College bags can be spiced up with such quotes using your painting skills. Lettering is one of the popular fabric painting designs amongst the youngsters. Writing your favorite number, or just painting 0-9 numbers all over the t-shirt, randomly, can make an awesome and unique print. You can use the stencils here as well. Well, if you are confident of your painting skills, you don't need one!

Think Weird
Get your painting brush, dip it in a color suitable for the fabric and draw a web. Yes, a cobweb! Isn't it a great idea? Use it to paint your t-shirt, table mat or a bandanna. Believe me, it will look amazing. Think of such weird ideas and these definitely make the best fabric painting designs. You can also have an upside down face or a quote or word written the in opposite order of letters or its mirror image. This looks really interesting. Try out! Thinking out of the box will definitely help you have some of the best and unique fabric pieces ready. Check out some acrylic painting ideas.

Just think of the latest prints and designs. Check the fashion and lifestyle magazines and websites to know about what's hot this season. Which are the most running prints and which are passe, can be known with help of these. So, pick up those trendy prints and colors of this season and create beautiful fabric paint designs with your painting skills.

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