Have fun with sun printing with color tissue paper. The results are amazing. I use Pebeo Light Color (Transparent) paints. They are sun sensitive (heliographic). Ease to use and easy to clean up!!
Wow, amazing colors and technique! I have just really enjoyed watching your videos after I discovered you yesterday! Learning so much and hoping to begin trying some the techniques you are a master of! Thank you so much for ideas and the fun way you look at creating art!
Wonderful work ... tks so much for this tutorial and all the knowledge you were sharing. I really love your face and your smiling when you did the experiments- so full of joy and excitememt. One can truely see how much you love what you do.
New sub here...but I got a marathon going watching your vids!! Thank you thank you for expanding my mind... I'm a quilter from way back, but it's newly jazzed and it's all your doing Karen!! Fabulous!!!
What a lot of inspiration!!! ... filled not only with techniques, but continuously sprinkled with ideas!! Thank you Karen!! Can't wait to try this when the sun gets stronger!!
Thank you for such a great video. I love watching you create and you make it so easy to understand. I worked with acrylic paints for non fabric art but wondered if this would work as well for sun drying. I would add a special medium for fabric called Liquitex Fabric Medium. I think it helps bind the paint to the fabric but I am not sure it would give similar results as your's. You do beautiful work!
Thank you Kate. I doubt that you will get the same results with acrylic paints, but if you try I would love to see the results. You can email me at karen@quilted-lizard.com It could prove to be quite interesting. Good luck and happy experimenting!
I am soooo impressed! I will definitely give this a go.Wish you had listed the names of the solutions and fabric and types of brushes.....other wise will have to go through the entire video just for that info...LOL Also where do you buy your fabrics?
I use Robert Kaufman Kona PFD (prepared for dyeing) Bleach White fabric. Quilt stores usually carry it. I buy mine wholesale by the bolt. You can get it from Dharma Trading online at retail. I use all types of brushes. They vary from foam to bristle....rollers, sponges...it really depends on what I'm painting and how much paint I want on the brush and how quickly I want to get it to the surface. Not sure what you mean about "solutions"....the paint from the bottle is usually mixed with half water, but if you want stronger more vibrant colors, use less water. I hope this helps Lauren. Have fun!
You can either buy fabric that is labeled PFD (prepared for dyeing) OR you can wash and dry the fabrics yourself to make it ready for painting. Cottons, silks, polyesters, etc...try anything, they re-act differently to the paint and it's fun to see the results. Enjoy
I am guessing that once you get these beautiful colors, you cannot wash the fabric? I was curious if it washes away if you quilt and wash! Lovely though thanks for sharing!
Don't worry! You can wash the fabrics and the colors stay true and vibrant. I wouldn't wash them too often though and opt for air dry as opposed to a dryer.
Wow-you must be in the same room that was so fast! Thank you-I did (duh) hear you say that you heat set them later-so brilliantly colored-thanks for sharing. I have subscribed to see more happy work :-)
Hi Karen, and good morning. I was wondering if you knew how to do indoor sun printing (no sun). I have some backgrounds to do and its now too cold and wet out to print outdoors. Love your work and thank you for great videos!
I don't let the Winter stop me from doing sun printing outdoors, but if it is raining or too wet, I have resorted to "sun printing" in my basement. It just takes a lot longer to dry and the images/colors are quite as intense, but it does work. Have fun.
Greetings Karen, I do make-n-takes with mostly kids, but adults are welcomed to join in. I think this is something I can do with kids on a hot sunny day. You said they are not meant to be washed, but can it be washed if the kids decide to make a pillow? I have added this video to my favorites list. Thank you so much.
Hi Evenlyn....actually they CAN be washed. I think I showed in the video a comparison of a washed painted fabric and unwashed to show how colorfast the colors are after washing and after several years. I've had fun painting with my grandchildren...we painted hats and t-shirts, which have been washed many times, so pillows will be fine. Have fun!!
moin liebe karen, das ist soooo genial, das möchte ich auch mal probieren: geht das auch mit anderen textilfarben (in der sonne und dem tollen farn....) oder geht das nur mit den gezeigten von pebeo - ist das quasi eine spezialfarbe?? lieben dank für deine antwort vorab und have a nice weekend - a lot of greetings from germany/ostfriesland/aurich - andrea
Nice to hear from you again. The only paint that is sun-sensitive (that I know of) is the Pebeo SetaColor Transparent paint. They also sell opaque paint, but that is not sun sensitive. The paints work on all types of fabrics. Lots of fun!
The fabric needs to be washed with Synthrapol, a liquid cleaning agent that gets rid of the sizing and other chemicals in the fabric. This prepares the fabric to accept the dye or paints. I skip that step and buy PFD fabric (Prepared For Dyeing). Kona PFD Cotton/bleach white by Robert Kaufman is what I use. Have fun!
Sorry, I have not tried to print with UV. The intensity/temperature of the sun makes a big difference to the crispness of the image and the intensity of the colors.On a clear day, the fabrics dry quicker so you get more dramatic results. You can still sun print on a cloudy day, the images just won't be as sharp.....and it takes so much longer to dry.
thank you for showing in the video but I cannot see very well the name of the pebeo setacolor I ve got light fabrics on the bottle and it does not work on my canvass where I want to add it to a painting - could it be that it has the be 'transparent' setacolor i.o. light fabrics and that it only works with silk or cotton or maybe japanese paper - I am looking for quite some time now and really hope I will find a way to use it on canvass - thank you for your advice
Hi Rita, thanks for your question. It's important to have the transparent seta color paints to create the sun prints, no matter the fabric. The Seta Color opaque paints will mix and paint better on canvas, but will NOT give the sun print effect. Although I haven't tried it, when you use the transparent paints, don't mix in too much water - that will make the colors stronger and perhaps show up better on the canvas. Let me know how it goes!
@@karen.eckmeier - thank you - I have indeed used more paint and put it under a strong UV lamop - it works much better now - have a nice day and success with your projects !!
Hello, your work is beautiful but unfortunately I do not understand English. I have tried to understand looking carefully but it is not clear what kind of paintings you use, and at what time you expose it to the sun. How long?. I would be very grateful if you could guide me, since your page is temporarily closed so I have not been able to inform myself there. thanks!!
The paints are Seta Color Transparent paints by Pebeo. They are sun sensitive. The fabrics are ready once they are DRY, depends on the weather how long that will take. My RU-vid page is open as far as I can tell, sorry if you were unable to access it for some reason. Let me know if you have other questions. Thanks!
Yes, it is color fast. The colors in the tissue paper are probably even longer lasting than the paints.....LOL, I'm just saying that because the colors from the tissue paper are harder to wash off of my hands than the color from the paints!
@@karen.eckmeier lol.. I had to chuckle at your dye on hands remark because mine were completely stained.. and love it! Using the artist's tissue really did an amazing job over the paint. I did use regular basic Liquitex acrylic mixed with equal amounts of Golden Dac 900 (a fabric medium for colour fixing and keeping fabric soft). I soaked my cotton first before placing it on the plastic covered foam board (another one of your great ideas) then applied the slightly watered down acrylic and Dac mixture with foam brushes. I placed all kinds of grass weeds and other plant stuff over everything and sun dried it all. .. and it worked so well. I can't thank you enough for your wonderful tutorials. I will email you the result. Thanks soooo much.
I have not worked with Dye-Na-Flow paints. If they are not sun sensitive then you will not get the same results as with the Seta Color transparent paints. Give it a try though and see what happens!
Can't you just buy your own fabric and treat it with soda ash to take on paint? I'm also wondering if you can put something on it to prevent fading. Thank you
Yes, of course you can treat your own fabric, simply by washing it. It just needs to free of chemicals, etc to receive the paint on the surface. The colors don't fade any quicker than commercially printed fabrics, just keep them out of direct sunlight if it's a wall quilt.....for clothing, skip the dryer and hang dry.
I haven't used the color tissue paper on t-shirts or clothes, but I've made several sun print painted t-shirts without the tissue paper. It's great fun! I've had my grandchildren painting t-shirts and hats too on several occasions and they are so proud to wear their sun painted creations.....using ferns and flowers and whatever they find instead of the tissue paper.
