fabric or acrylic paint

[daz71]

which is the best for painting on a suit fabric or acrylic paint.

[BATMAN89]

I think that I would go with fabric paint. I have not used acrylic on cloth before though.

[daz71]

i wanted something that wouldn't be thick & go crispy . i did paint some buttons on my bucky barnes with acrylic but had to do them about 4 times.

[BATMAN89]

What color are you needing?
I saw fabric markers at Joann Fabrics.

[daz71]

black and a mid blue .I didn't know they did fabric markers do they have different sized nibs.

[BATMAN89]

I don't know if you have a Joann's by you, but I'm sure you can get some of these elsewhere.
There's bigger markers and skinnier ones.
Check out the site:

http://www.joann.com/search?q=fabric%20markers

[C.H.O.A.M.]

I have painted several suits with liquitex acrylic paint. it covers very well but it does slightly stiffen the fabric, which, in the case of my Shang Chi, really added a nice effect.
I also have used airbrush paint, which is also an acrylic, but didn't stiffen the fabric.

[daz71]

found some fabric pens on ebay i might give those a try it's for a tigra suit so would have to have narrow nibs.thanks for the joann link i'm in england so postage wise i will probably be better on ebay.

[BATMAN89]

found some fabric pens on ebay i might give those a try it's for a tigra suit so would have to have narrow nibs.thanks for the joann link i'm in england so postage wise i will probably be better on ebay.

Ha! Definitely!

Hey daz71!
I didn't know you were asking about this, so you can do a Tigra. I would think fabric paint would still be okay. They are just small nibs, as you say.
I painted these stripes on a Wolverine that I am working on:
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I drew the stripes with a skinny Sharpie permanent marker, then painted over the lines with fabric paint.

[daz71]

he looks great.i 'll definately get some fabric pens now thanks.l love those castaway belts wish postage was reasonable from castaway & ctvt to england .if doc mego can do it i don't see why others can't.

[bleit1701]

I have used both paints. I think the only difference is the fabric paint is machine washable but acrylic will work for a custom suit.

[daz71]

i tried both .the acrylic seems nicer and there seems to be more choice in colours in acrylic.

[Bizarro Amy]

To reduce the stiffening, you can thin either paint with a little bit of water.

[daz71]

cheers amy i used acrylic.i didn't get any stiffening so to speak.