Jacquard Textile Colors Pros:
Economical, easy to use, lots of bright colors, leaves a soft hand. Cons: None we could come up with!
Lumiere And Neopaque Pros:
The shiniest, most luminous metallic colors, the best coverage on dark fabrics, also works great on leather, wood and paper. Cons:
Expensive, but worth it!!
Setacolor Fabric Paint By Pebeo Pros:
Has different consistencies for sunpainting (Transparent Colors) or painting over a
dark color (Opaque colors), or enhancing with a metallic (Pearlescent
Colors) Cons: None
Versatex Printing Ink Pros:
Our best screen printing ink, economical, water cleanup, non-toxic, very soft, also great for block printing and stenciling Cons: None that we could think of!
Marabu Fabric Paint Pros:
Clear, vibrant colors, soft hand, easy to use, non-toxic Cons: Not
available in larger sizes (250ml max)
Dr. Ph. Martin's Spectralite Pros:
Great for marbling, leaves soft hand on fabric, very concentrated pigment Cons: Needs the addition of a catalyst to make it permanent, either a heatfix catalyst, or an airfix catalyst.
Jones Tones Fabric & Craft Paints Pro's:
It's a stretch dimensional fabric paint that can be used on any fabric including lycra, nylon
and hosiery, comes in lots of tones including glitter, and a line of Puff colors for the 3-D effect. Kids love it! Con's:
Leaves a bit more texture on the fabric.
Dye-Na-Flow Silk Paint Pros:
Versatile, thin flowable paint for silk painting and many other uses on most fabrics. Easy to use, non-toxic, very economical,
comes in various sizes, great for teachers Cons: We couldn't think of any!
Setasilk - Silk Paint Pros:
Bright colors! Easy to use, water-based, non-toxic thin paint that can be an alternative for dye, heliographic (can be used full strength for sun painting) Cons:
Not available in larger sizes (250ml max)
Dharma Pigment Dye Pros:
It's a concentrated (so economical after dilution) pigment system that feels like dye instead of paint, is easy to use for
all kinds of techniques, is concentrated, non-toxic and works on most synthetics as well as natural fibers Cons:
Limited color selection, colors fade with washing the first time (typical of "dyeing" with pigments) - you have to like the unique "stonewashed" look
Glo Paint Tubes Pros:
Very
easy to use, sticks to most surfaces. Paints can be mixed to create new colors, looks nice in the light, as well as glowing in the dark Cons: colors of the actual glowing (phosphorescent) pigment are limited, so glows mostly green, and some orange and yellow, in the dark
Glow In The Dark Paints Pros:
Glows well in the dark after exposure to light, sticks to lots of surfaces, water cleanup, non-toxic Cons:
Limited color selection, small sizes, very thin and transparent, so doesn't look like much in the daytime.
