I've got everything for airbrushing designs on t-shirts. My problem is, my first try failed miserably. The design came out nice, but after washing, the colors bled. Just ordered airbrush paint that is specifically supposed to be for fabrics, but also looking for clarification or tips on how to make the design permanent. Thanks in advance for any advice.
Did you heat set the design after airbrush. Airbrush textile paint is like screen printing you have to cure the design after printed. If you don't heat set ( cure ) the ink will wash out. Read the bottle for heat setting time.
Ha, Ha. Isn't that just funny. "For permanence on fabrics: Heatset with a hot iron for 2 mins, or shirt press 15 secs at 325 F. All other surfaces permanent when dry. May be diluted with water."
I guess it helps if u read the destructions...err... instructions.
No, new to the "Airbrushing on T-Shirts" thing, so just experimenting at this point. Just got some Createx airbrush paints, but haven't had a chance to try them out yet.
As for the heat gun and blowdryer idea, that sounds like it would be alot easier than ironing. Will definitely give that a try.
Will be off work next couple of days and should have my next try done by Thursday. Will let everyone know how it turned out. Appreciate all your ideas.
I do not know too much about oil based airbrush inks, but the ones I have used frequently were the acrylics. I know for sure createx works well after washing, and maintains it's integrity after heat pressing. Heat guns are okay, but heat presses really bind the paint and fabric together very well.
I agree. For the first 5 years that I airbrushed I would set the design using a hairdryer just so that it was dry to remove from the shirt board. We gave customers instructions to turn the shirt inside out and press with a home iron - some would, some wouldn't.....The shirts lasted "ok" this way. Then, I bought a heat press and started using it on all the shirts, after drying to the touch with a hairdryer. The wash-fastness (is that a word) was better - MUCH BETTER - with the heat set of the heat press. I used Createx and Aquaflow - and had good results with both after heat pressing to set. We've been doing this now for the last 10 years - always will.......
I totally agree with you too, I wouldn't be caught dead in an airbrushed shirt, but that's just my artistic opinion. The last airbrushed tee I owned was one my grandmother bought for me on a trip to California when I was about 7! haha
But yes, ooohhh yes! do they ever sell. There is one shop here that can average almost 50k a week in airbrush sales alone. Granted that is peak season, I could never hope to come close in the transfer business. Well, not out of a brick and mortar anyway.
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