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Painting Samples

I've been working with my deadstock fabric to achieve the finish I'm going to use on my garment.

 

My deadstock cotton drill has finally arrived so today I decided to test how well the acrylic medium dyes the fabric. I started off with a mixture of 1 part paint to 6 parts water. I started off by dropping the paint onto the fabric



I then painted over some of the splashes to see what effect I could create.



This was after letting the splashes 'dry' for 5 minutes.


I then let the other side dry for an hour, before painting over.



Which gave me the effect on the right when dry, the side I left 5 minutes being on the left.



I also tried dripping and painting straight over the drips.



Which gave a similar result when dry.



The side on the right has been given a second coat of the water down paint as it's drying too light at the moment.


I'll next try watering down the paint a lot less and see if I can avoid the lighter colour, but then again I may decide to use this colour when painting the garment. I then need to go over the dried samples with the abstract freehand painted graphics I'm adding.


Over this week I'll put together my fabric samples and decide which direction I want to take after my crit on Friday.


I also have some samples below that I discussed with peers and my tutors which I'm keen to use, as I feel it will be effective in covering the printed design of my garment, but also helps to bring in that dystopian, futuristic, energy to the oversized garments.



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