WHAT TYPE OF PAINT SHOULD I USE? | |||||||
ACRYLIC | CHALK PAINT | TEXTILE INK | UNDERGLAZE | ETCHING CREAM | GLASS LINER | ROYAL ICING | |
| seal on non porous surfaces | seal on non porous surfaces | heatset | glaze, need kiln | permanent solution | thick consistency or airbrush | ||
| BALLOONS | ♥ | ♥ | X | X | X | X | X |
| CAKE / FONDANT | X | X | X | X | X | X | ♥ |
| CANVASS | ♥ | ♥ | ♥ | X | X | X | X |
| CARDBOARD | ♥ | ♥ | ○ | X | X | X | |
| CEMENT | ♥ | ♥ | X | X | X | X | X |
| CERAMICS | ○ | ○ | X | X | X | ♥ | X |
| CHALKBOARD | ♥ | ♥ | X | X | X | ||
| CLAY (air) | ♥ | ♥ | X | X | X | X | |
| CLAY (greenware) | X | X | X | ♥ | X | X | X |
| CLAY (polymer) | ♥ | ○ | X | X | X | X | X |
| CORK | ♥ | ♥ | X | X | X | ||
| FABRIC | ○ | ♥ | ♥ | X | X | X | X |
| FELT | ○ | ♥ | ♥ | X | X | X | X |
| GLASS | X | X | X | X | ♥ | ♥ | X |
| MDF | ♥ | ♥ | X | X | X | ||
| METAL | ♥ | ♥ | X | X | X | X | |
| MIRROR | X | X | X | X | ♥ | ♥ | X |
| PAPER | ♥ | ♥ | ○ | X | X | X | |
| PLASTIC | ○ | ○ | X | X | X | X | |
| SKIN | ♥ | ♥ | ○ | X | X | X | X |
| TAKKIES | ○ | ♥ | ♥ | X | X | X | X |
| TILES | ○ | ○ | X | X | X | ♥ | X |
| WOOD (SMOOTH) | ♥ | ♥ | X | X | X | ||
| ♥ | preferred |
| ○ | can use |
| can try | |
| X | not suitable |
- Always wash after use before the paint can dry into mesh, wash both sides with soft spunge. Dry completely before re-use.
- Works best on smooth surfaces, uneven surfaces will cause bleeding underneath stencil.
- Use acrylic thickner if paint is too runny (craft / pva / some fabric paints).
- Multiple prints in one setting on porous surfaces (as long as paint remains wet).
- Non-Porous surfaces may smudge easily, only one print at a time.
- Not suitable for texture paste build up.
