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Fabric paint
Years ago, I painted with oils exclusively. Due to necessity, I worked in the sewing machine industry for many years and began art quilting. This grew to painting my quilts before quilting and I had a satisfying career for many years. But I missed the painting, and a "quilted" portrait is pretty bizarre. So, I have a lot of fabric paint and really like working with it.
Now, finally for my question. Can this be regarded as a serious medium for a professional portrait artist? Evidently it has an acrylic base, is heavily pigmented, non-toxic, and mixed with other proprietary ingredients. Whatever the secret additions, the paint does not have the plastic look or feel of acrylic. There is no shine unless I add a specific medium to it. It's permanent and lightfast and I have had no problems with fading yet. (10 years) And if it gets dirty, Just throw it in the washer!!! Haha.
Seriously. I would appreciate your professional opinion. Please check out Meagan in "other media" for an example. Thank you for your consideration.
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