I am experimenting with different methods to decorate bags I had made. Initially, they were intended for sublimation, but the material couldn't handle the required temperature. I've tried dyeing them, but coverage and boiling were an issue. Acrylic paints and Fabric paints work well, providing the rich colors I wanted, and minimal heat is needed to dry the Bags, unlike dyes which give a watercolor look, the boiling at a certain temp would make the bags have bubble-like texture . Now that I've settled on using paints, I'm figuring out details like drying times and whether to use a medium. I'm not an artist, so I've been focusing on solid colors, which has been challenging. Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.








Hi! What a wonderful work you've done! Such cool pockets 👏 what are these round bags designed for?
Many come to fabric painting not because of high artistic skills, but as a tool to assist with the major project idea, like yours! My first thoughts are that in order for you to keep focus and energy on sewing, you could come up with some simplified color designs, meaning, instead of having to create some sophisticated designs, perhaps, you could look into a direction of graphic, minimalistic, line art, naïve or folk types of art. These don't require artistic skill, on the contrary, they allow for free expression and are quite popular these days. The easiest way is to use stencils, of course :) Try Combining it with some color splash made with a spray fabric paint as a background! A Key to success would be your color palette.
Fabric outliners, textile markers , spray fabric paint and aerosol fabric paint are the tools that will help in creating permanent hand painted designs in the easiest and quickest ways. Maybe this will give you some new ideas! I know that a variety of art materials surely inspires my imagination, so what if this'll help make your task easier too?!