DIY painting on clothes+ a casual outfit/ slikanje na odjeći+ ležerna odjevna kombinacija

Hello readers! Are you ready for another DIY projects with fabric/ textile paints? 

The pattern on the pair of pants (that I'm presenting today in this casual outfit) was created with a technique that I have written about quite often on this blog, i.e. painting and writing with textile paints. I have used textile colours to decorate various items of clothing (coats, skirts, jeans...just about anything really.) I have even used it to paint  racing cars, motorcycles and watches on my little nephew's t-shirts. My little nephew painted one of his t-shirts himself once, he was doing really well before he suddenly decided to make quite a mess...and it seemed to had made him blissfully happy. Kids:)... They show us the true meaning of creativity...never be afraid to try something new, never be afraid you'll ruin something, never hold back your curiosity...every experience is a new lesson...they seem to understand this intuitively, don't they? 

Uzorak na ovim hlačama koje vam danas pokazujem u ovoj ležernoj kombinaciji je stvoren koristeći tehniku o kojoj sam često pisala na blogu, to jest slikanje i pisanje na odjeći sa tekstilnim bojama. Koristila sam se tekstilnim bojama kako bih ukrasila razne odjevne predmete (kapute, suknje, traperice...stvarno svašta). Čak sam se njima koristila kako bi naslikala trkaće automobile, motore i satove na majicama moga malog nećaka. On je čak jednu majicu sam oslikao, išlo mu je jako dobro dok nije odlučio napraviti strašan nered...što ga je jako usrećilo. Djeca:) Ona nam pokazuju pravo značenje kreativnosti...nikad se ne boj probati nešto novo, nikad se nemoj bojati da ćeš nešto upropastiti, nikad nemoj ukrotiti svoju radoznalost....svako iskustvo je nova lekcija...čini se da ona to razumiju intinuitivno, zar ne?

Textile paints come in many shape and forms. If you want to draw and paint on clothes, then it is best to buy a more thicker paint, one that will enable you to paint with them in the same way you would with acrylic paints. As I have explained many times on this little place of mine, the process is fairly simple.  You draw or paint and then you wait for it to dry. Is it really as simple as that? Yes, it is! The more experience you have with arts and crafts in general, the easier it is bound ti be. There isn't any difference when it comes to using textile and regular paints. In fact, painting with textile paints is quite similar to using acrylic paints (which some people use to paint on clothes). There are basically two ways to paint on clothes (or bags and etc.), depending on whether  you want to paint a design/pattern/whatever by yourself or whether you want to copy a design (if you don't enjoy painting or if you don't think you're good at it). So, if you don't know how to paint, you can still do it by using the second method (copying some design). There are different kinds of fabric paints available on the market, I tried quite a few and as far as I can tell, they don't differ much in quality. So, if you want to give this DIY (i.e. painting on clothes) a try, buy some textile paints and get started. The only thing you should be careful about is placing something under the textile you're painting on, just to make sure that the paint doesn't end up everywhere. 

What is my final advice? Think about what you really want and only then reach for the textile paints. Painting with textile paints isn't difficult and you can always use patterns or copy the design onto the clothing item. However, once you paint something, there is usually no going back so keep that in mind.   If you're looking for some textile paints DIY project inspiration, feel free to check out my previous posts here,  here, here, here, here , here , here , here , here , here and  here.

Thank you for reading!