Suggestions for Airbrushing White paint on Black or Dark Fabric

[Airbrush Paints]

It is challenging to obtain brilliant white airbrush art on black or
dark fabric, here are some suggestions to improve the whiteness of
your art.
Have you ever sprayed a good white on a black shirt and then watch it
fade to a lesser white, this is caused by the absorption of the paint
into the fabric it is primary a wicking process. You can try several
techniques to make the white stay on top, one is to use a heat gun to
dry
the paint as you airbrush airbrush. If you spray little paint with
lots of air the air will tend to dry the paint quickly and create less
absorption,
a note here more air does not mean higher air pressure that can have
a negative impact on the level of whiteness you are trying to achieve.
Try to airbrush with as low pressure as you can on white shirts, this
will require a thinner paint such as the just introduced Aqua Flow
Ultra White.
The technique of sealing the fabric to prevent paint absorption is
popular you can try several products to determine the best choice,
T-100 top binder
will seal the fabric somewhat but you will still have absorption, you
may choose to apply Tee-Rub in the area of the proposed white you can
experiment
with painting over wet Tee-Rub and also pre drying the Tee-Rub. We are
presently focusing on the creation of better whitening products.

Have you ever achieved a nice white on black or dark shirts only to
see them darken during heat pressing, if this is noticed check the
type of
shirt fabric you are painting on 100% cotton will result in the most
stabilized heat setting whites because they are direct dyed, Shirts
that are
50/50 cotton/polyerster will usually darken the whites during heat
pressing, the reason for this is that the polyester fabric in the
shirt is dyed
with dispersed dyes and these dyes will sublimate their color into the
resins used in the white paint resulting in a darkening of your
pressed shirts.
12/24/2009