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Painting Fabrics

Abstract graffiti artwork featuring splashes of colors and various shapes with corner frame accents, creating a striking painting.
Here are some more of our painted fabrics.  They doodled on the muslin fabric with Sharpies… graffiti-style!  Then, we used liquid watercolor paints (with a little bit of water) in spray bottles and stencils to spray over them with color.  These are all going to be cut up and used in fabric collages. 
Child painting colorful doodles with a marker on a paper towel placed over a newspaper surface.

Hands creating spray paint art on a newspaper-covered table, with colorful drawings, stencils, and swatches of fabrics.

Close-up of a hand painting colorful words and doodles with markers on fabric.

Colorful graffiti-style painting with words like "Hope," "Joy," and "Love" on a textured surface.

An abstract graffiti painting with colorful spray paint, scribbles, and various overlapping shapes.

Colorful abstract graffiti with various shapes and squiggly lines in blue, red, and yellow on a pink fabric surface.

A colorful abstract painting featuring words like "Hope", "Love", and "Joy" with vibrant bird silhouettes.

A colorful graffiti painting with "LOVE," "PEACE," hearts, peace signs, and various doodles and spray paint effects.

Colorful graffiti art with words like "Hope" and "Love," a sun, Earth, and various whimsical drawings and scribbles blend seamlessly with elements of fabric painting.


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About Marcia Beckett

Marcia is an elementary art teacher and loves painting, drawing, sculpture, art journaling and clay. Her blog, Art is Basic, features many exciting art projects for kids.

6 Responses to Painting Fabrics

  1. Phyl says:

    FABULOUS! I'd like to stretch and frame one of these and put it on my living room wall. Bravo! Another lesson to pin…

  2. Mrs. C says:

    Awesome graffiti lesson!

  3. way cool! I look forward to seeing the end collage!

  4. city says:

    nice posting.. thanks for sharing.

  5. Caitlin says:

    Using liquid watercolors, I assume that this idea wouldn't work on an article of clothing like a bag or t-shirt. But might there be a different kind of paint that would?

  6. Marcia says:

    Caitlin, I would think you could still do it on a bag, but since liquid watercolors are not permanent, you couldn't wash it. I think if you mixed Rit fabric dye with water in a spray bottle it would probably work.. but wear ponchos! If you try something that works and sustains a washing let me know!

I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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