31
Jan
CED2010: Preparing for Fabric Painting
I am on track for drawing / sketching every day … I even managed it while sick this week! Today, I ordered my first set of silk for painting … I plan to do silk painting with my Inktense watercolor pencils but also proably other types of fabric painting too.
I drove over to Michael’s looking for Fabric or Textile Medium … could not find it … my son-in-law did my taxes for me Saturday and e-filed them so I am supposed to get my refund on Feb 12th … about 2 weeks away or so … I want to practice with my pencils and use the medium for two reasons … it will take the place of using the water … and it will … once heat set … make the pigment permanent according to my research. I could not find any though today. There are more places to look next week or so … or I can wait til I get my refund and then buy it online.
I was looking for one of two different brands … found neither today or any other brand either … so … I looked at the website to see if the two art supply stores I know where they are here in Houston carry any … lo and behold .. one for sure does and it is easier to get to their store than the other one! BUT … not sure if or when I will be able to go over there .. so .. I am in progress of having what I need to paint on fabric … I plan to test it out on the same capri 100% white cotton pants … I am thinking another palm tree higher up by the pocket on the other pant leg would be a great idea 
… I am not painting it until I get some fabric medium though … I want to substitute medium for the water I normally would use so … it seems wasteful of my time and energy to do it before I can complete the design.
