Rodeo Queen Clothing - Painting Jeans Part 2

What you will need:
1) Acrylic Paint
2) Textile Medium
3) Soft Bristled Paint Brushes
4) Dimensional Fabric Paint (optional)
5) Paper Towels
6) Paper Plates (Styrofoam or Coated)
7) Toothpicks
8) Permanent Marker or Sewing Marker

There are many ways you can get a pattern. Some of them are:

Hand Drawn (not an option for some of us)

Coloring Book Pages

Online

Scan the Pattern on Your Shirt and then Print

Step 1 Layout Pattern

You want to layout the pattern on your pants. For example, if you are using a large flower, layout out several copies of the flower so you can make sure it fits well on the pants. You need to know where each flower is going to go before you start with the permanent marker.

Note: If you are only doing one leg, do the right leg. This is the leg people will see when you go through the arena to do your queen wave.

Step 2 Outline Pattern

With a permanent marker, draw or trace your pattern.

Step 3 Color Matching

You need to find colors to make the colors in your shirts. Always shake your paints well before starting. To mix paints start with your base color and slowly add in the other color until it matches your shirt. Make sure that you stir your colors really well.

Paint Tips: If the paint is too thin, pour some out and let it air dry. If it is too thick, you can add water to it.

Step 4 Painting

Once you have the color you need, you can start to paint. You should start from the bottom and work up. Also start from the center, go to the outside, and fill in the rest. It may take 2 coats. So be sure to let the first coat dry completely. If you are paints a thin shirt to match, be sure to put some cardboard under it. Be sure to get a lot of paint in the seam.

Step 5 Finishing Touches

You can use dimensional fabric paint to give added interest to your painting. With dimensional paint, do not brush.

You can also use glitter gel. Be sure to get some gel coming out of the tip before you try to apply to pants.

Glitter can be used. You can put fabric glue and then put glitter over it. Be sure to let the glue dry completely. Then shake off the excess glitter.

We will do another post about additional embellishments.

Step 6 Sealing

Let the paint dry for 24 hours. Then iron the pants to seal the paint.

Hints:

It does not have to be perfect. No one will be that close.

If you can find textile medium, add it to the acrylic paint. It makes blending easier. Acrylic paint will work without it.