The Brush Talk

Choosing the Right Fabric Paint for your T-shirt: From Puffy Paint, Acrylic Paint, To Soft Fabric Paint

T-shirt painting is a great way to express your creative side with various colors and designs, but with the many options of fabric paint to choose from this creativity can turn into concern.

What is Fabric Paint?

You might be wondering, “What is fabric paint?”. Fabric paint is the type of paint that is used specifically for fabric made from an acrylic polymer. Whenever painting on fabric, like cotton t-shirts, be sure to use a fabric paint. This will ensure the paint will be permanently applied to the fabric of your choice.

What are the types of Fabric paint?

Here’s a breakdown of the types of fabric paint to choose from:

  1. Acrylic Fabric Paint
  2. Soft Fabric Paint
  3. Puffy Paint
  4. Opaque Fabric Paint

Acrylic Fabric Paint

Acrylic Fabric Paint is the most commonly used for fabric paint t-shirt painting. Acrylic Paint on fabric is one of the best decisions when choosing a type of Fabric Paint because of its durability and adherence.

Some brands to check out for acrylic paint on fabric: Jacquard Lumiere Acrylic Fabric Paint, FolkArt Brush on Fabric Acrylic Paint

Soft Fabric Paint

Soft Fabric Paint is durable, similar to Acrylic Fabric Paint. The difference between the two is that Soft Fabric Paint is not as thick and may not last as long.

Some brands to use when choosing a Soft Fabric Paint for clothes: Tulip Fabric Paint, Pebeo Setasilk Fabric Paint

Puffy Paint

Puffy paint is a perfect choice for those who love texture. Puffy Paint offers a 3D effect and is perfect for painting things like hair or jeans.

Brands to choose from: Tulip Puffy Paint, Puffy 3D Puff Paint

Opaque Fabric Paint

I would recommend painting on a white T-shirt or a lighter T-shirt because lighter fabrics allow colors to show up more easily. But there is still a way to paint on dark-colored fabric. Using an Opaque Fabric Paint will allow more coverage, but be mindful that colors may still not show up as vibrant.

A brand I recommend: Jacquard Neopaque Acrylic

Overall all of these options can be a great choice to start your T-shirt painting journey.