What is a substitute for fabric paint?
What is a substitute for fabric paint? The easiest way to make a fabric paint from a basic acrylic paint is to thin it using an acrylic medium. I used a transparent Liquitex gloss medium which works well for light colored fabrics. If you want to use your paint for darker colors, it would be better to use an opaque gloss or matte medium.
Can you paint fabric with emulsion?
For fabric that you will never wash - bunting, decorative fabrics etc - we encourage you to use slightly watered down, water based, matt wall emulsion paints.