SLC-S25/W1 | Basic tools /How to trace design on fabric "|

Greetings and blessings to all my friends

Warmly welcome to Steemit Challenge Season 25 to all my lovely friends. First of all, I would like to thank the Steemit team for giving me this opportunity, and I am very happy to have this opportunity too—a brilliant chance for those who are really willing to learn fabric painting with me. The course outline consists of 6 parts weekly in which I love to share the basic tips and techniques. practical demonstration of basic things needed for fabric painting, how to work on cotton, silk, lawn, organza, denim, etc.; tracing designs or motifs; glitter painting; floral painting; block painting; freestyle painting; and emboss painting.

Friends, today I am very happy to present the first week of this proposal. For the first week, as I mentioned in my application post, starting from the beginner level makes it easy to understand further step-by-step moves at the advanced level gradually.

Let me share below some basic things/tools that are necessary for neat and professional fabric painting; you can easily buy them from any book stall or art materials shop at very reasonable prices. I hope it will be a very good competition for all, and I am sure all my students enjoy and explore new innovation and uniqueness in their work on a weekly basis.

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For First week course :Basic things we need for fabric painting and How to trace design on any fabric for beginners

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The first and very important question popping in every beginner's mind is, Which kind of fabric is suitable for fabric painting??? Is it compulsory to add binder to all fabric paints??? How much time is needed to completely dry the paint?? After washing, will the painting be washed or faded???and so on. But wait...my friends, I will surely briefly discuss and solve all your queries, so don't worry. I am with you till last week and will clear all your confusions.

First, for the course, you must purchase these things certainly...if you don't have these basic tools, you will never do your best on fabric, so it's a one-time small investment payoff for you. Below I share images and uses of tools that we need throughout the course and how to trace any design or motif on fabrics very easily on any kind of cloth.

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Fabrics selection

Choose a suitable fabric that you can easily paint. Being a beginner, use cotton fabric because it has great absorbing properties; it's also helpful for prevent the surface from paint spills. See the paint bottle label; if it already had binder , you never need to add binder more. Usually in cotton fabric, we need few drops of binder.

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Fabric Paints

Different kinds of fabric paints are available in the market, but I suggest you buy medium-base consistency colors paints, usually add water before use. According to your design, mix two or three different shades and blend finely before applying. In short, keep in mind patience are require for good work.

You can buy only the six basic primary colors—red, green, yellow, blue, white, and black—and mix them, and you will get new shades as you want for your fabric painting.

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liquid Binder

It's very essential material used in fabric painting if your paints having binder free; it makes your painting shine and makes it easy to run your painting brush. It also gives shine and long life even after washing, so add a few drops according to your work or need, but first read the label of your paint bottle.

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: painting brushes

For fabric painting, three basic brush sizes are used for painting and used in different designs, like flower petals; we used the thicker one for fine structures, we used thin or zero-sized brush; for filling objects, we used the thick one .

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Stencils or tracing paper

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For professional and fine work you need different kinds of stencils and tracing materials. Even if your sketching skills are not too good, it helps you maintain the perfect shapes/design as you like on fabric. After practice you never need stencils; always follow some simple technique for tracing on fabric.

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Palette or mixing plate

During painting we need to mix in fabric colors like water and blender, so a mixing plate makes our work easy. It's also helpful for making new shades.
for good painting Your paintbrush 🖌️ must be slightly runny; it'll help you during painting and level patches after drying, so use a little amount of water in it.

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Frame

The fabric has different textures and different types, so for better painting, we need to tighten the fabric by a wooden ring called a frame. It helps in brushing and stroking during painting; it makes the working surface straight and tight like canvas, so always use it before starting work.

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Iron

After drying, iron the painting on an ironing board or sufficient surface, but don't forget to iron the fabric on the back side, not directly.... For complete drying, we need 6 to 8 hours.

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Decorative elements

Glitters/beads, textured paste or gel, sequins, and other embellishments add an adorable, attractive look to your painting. Keep all accessories in small containers separately.

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So guys let's move on how to trace design/motive on fabrics.

Things we need

procedure

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• I fixed the fabric in frame tightly like canvas then place a carbon paper and picture/design I want on fabric ,trace out line of whole picture and you get perfect design for painting.

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