Make Regular Acrylic Work as Fabric Paint
Published by Joel September 27th, 2006 in Clothes, DIY. Share This
I’ve been toying with the idea of painting some clothes (specifically some cheap jackets). The whorls and vines that show up on many clothes these days are neat in their way, but somehow I’d be way more into them if the designs were something I’d made myself.
Because I’m not really into buying a kit, I was looking for ways to use traditional and readily-available acrylic paints and discovered Golden’s GAC Specialty Acrylic Polymer additives. The GAC 900, for instance, can be added in a 1-to-1 ratio with standard acrylic paints (Golden-brand or otherwise) to create a brush-on, heat-set paint that, when dry, will be both soft and washable.
There are other varieties in the GAC line that can be used for air-brushing, but since I’m just thinking about a stencil and a paintbrush, it looks like the GAC 900 is the one for me.
You can’t buy GAC 900 direct from Golden, but craft and art supply shops like Dick Blick carry it. An 8-ounce tube can be had about seven bucks.
Perhaps my dream of owning a jacket with the Galaga ship on the back isn’t as far out of reach as I’d thought.
Golden GAC 900 Fabric Medium [DickBlick.com]
Turn Your Acrylics Into Fabric Paint [About]
ok. i’m a little scared at this post. are you really reduced to making your own t-shirts? i’m picturing potato prints on american apparel. do not ever tell a potential partner you made the tee you’re wearing.
otherwise, you go! make something no one else owns. hopefully it’s ironic and graphic. let us know what you end up with. we may want to buy it.
aren’t puffy paints still available at yer local hobby lobby, why mix when you can get a 3d result with sparkles?
Is there some common “household” chemical that can be used in stead of “GAC 900″ additive? That stuff aint cheap, and I need quite a bit.