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Setacolor - Opaque & Pearlescent Colors

USE FOR: Painting on colored and dark fabrics, adding metallic highlights, stenciling, screen printing, block printing

USE ON: All Natural and most Synthetic Fabrics

Setacolor Opaque & Pearlescent Colors are truly opaque to give good coverage on dark fabrics and the pearlescent colors are gorgeous! One of the softest opaque/pearlescent paints we have ever tried. Check out their new Rich Shimmer Gold #62! It is really fantastic!

Made in: N/A

Stock # Details List Price 1-9 10+
#SETOP45 45 ml. (1.5 oz.) $5.95 $3.89 $3.59
#SETOP250 250 ml. (9 oz.) $21.15 $13.95 $12.99
#SETOPLT 1000 ml. (34 oz.) $66.25 $39.49 $36.95

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Opaque ColorsNameSizesQuant
10 Titanium White
11 Cobalt Blue (Primary)
12 Orange**
13 Buttercup
14 Velvet Brown
15 Oriental Red**
17 Lemon Yellow (Primary)
18 Garnet**
19 Black Lake
1000ml (34 oz.) - Sorry, this item is temporarily sold out.
20 Royal Blue**
21 Indigo**
22 Rose Bengale
24 Spring Green**
25 Sienna*
26 Vermillion
27 Light Green
29 Parma Violet
32 Aniseed Green**
50 Cherry (Primary)
51 Sanguine*
52 Fawn*
53 Chamois**
55 Greengold**
56 Oriental Blue*
57 Cornflower (Primary)
Pearl. ColorsNameSizesQuant
44 Pearl White
45 Pearl Gold
1000ml (34 oz.) - Sorry, this item is temporarily sold out.
47 Pearl Copper*
60 Pearl Silver
1000ml (34 oz.) - Sorry, this item is temporarily sold out.
61 Shimmer Canary*
62 Rich Shimmer Gold**
63 Brick Red**
64 Oriental Red*
65 Purple*
66 Wine**
67 Plum**
69 Electric Blue*
72 Bronze**
73 Ash**
74 Chocolate**
79 Jet Black**
*These colors NOT available in or 1000 ml.
**These colors NOT available in 250 ml. 1000 ml.
The Opaque Colors cover underlying colors and are use-for-anything-on-anything-in-any-way-you-want fabric paints. Beautiful and versatile. Truly opaque to give great coverage on dark fabrics. Work well on denim too. The metallics are gorgeous! One of the softest (not plastic feeling) opaque/metallic paints we have tried. Hand paint with them, print with our beautiful copper tjaps, stencil, silk screen, block print or any other technique where you need a medium consistency opaque fabric paint. The metallics are wonderful for hi-lights on your dyed silks. Great as the final touch with some "complex cloth" techniques. Unlike heavier opaque paints, these sink into the fabric more and don't peel off when washed.

The other type of Setacolor, the Transparent Colors allow underlying colors to show through. These are thinner and great for the Serti Technique on silk, tie-dye, spray bottle effects, batik, splatter techniques, and sun-painting (heliographic art).



Setacolor can also be used as silk screening silk when thickened with 2% to 5% thickener.

Drying: Air dry for at least 1 hour before heat fixing.
Fixing: Three possibilities : with an iron (cotton position), for 5 minutes, on the reverse side of the fabric; in the oven, for 5 minutes at 300°F (300°C) (stabilized temperature), or curing for several days after mixing in our No Heat Fixative.
Caring: after fixing, the colors resist machine washing at 40°C (100°F) and dry cleaning.

OTHER STUFF:

  • Lightening Medium is used to lighten Setacolor Paints without making them thinner.
  • Thickener is used to to thicken Setacolor Flowable Fabric Paints.
  • Expandable "Puff" Medium gives you a puffy, raised effect with Setacolor Fabric Paints.
  • Finishing Gold & Silver is used to add a beautiful layer of shimmering, glittering gold or silver over the top of the underlying color.
  • "No Heat" Fixative makes your paints lightfast and washfast without heat setting.
Leaf Printing on Black Silk Scarves
Using opaque and metallic fabric paints you can print leaf, tree or plant forms onto black silk habotai scarves or fabrics and make a beautiful standout piece. It is very simple to do and it makes a beautiful gift or keepsake.
Project Hand-Stamped Silk Necktie
Detailed instructions on how to personalize a quality Silk Tie for that special someone in your life. Great for all ages!
Setacolor Shimmer Starter Set 10 wonderful Shimmer colors for an amazing price! Fall in love with them as countless others have done.
Stock# Product Details Quantity List Price Dharma Price
#SETSSS
  Shimmer Starter Set
$50.25
$30.95
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noimage If you don't want to heat set your fabric paints then instead add a small amount (1-3%) of this fixative to your paint. Apply as usual and let sit for 5 days. Wash out excess paint as usual. Done!
Stock# Product Details Quantity List Price Dharma Price
#VFIX4
  4 oz.
$7.99
$7.19
#VFIX16
  16 oz.
$17.99
$16.99
#VFIXGAL
  Gallon
$119.00
$111.99
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noimage Mix with Setacolor Fabric Paints to lighten them without making them more fluid. Can also be thinned with water.
3.7 oz. (110 ml) bottle
Stock# Product Details Quantity Dharma Price
#SETC110
  Lightening Medium 110 ml.
$5.69
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Use this to thicken Setacolor Flowable Fabric Paints.

Stock# Product Details Quantity Dharma Price
#SETTH110
  110 ml. (4 oz.)
$5.69
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noimage Gives you a puffy, raised effect with Setacolor Soleil fabric paints. Apply to fabric, paper etc. Let dry, then color with Setacolor. After 30 minutes of drying time, expand by ironing on the reverse side or by using a hair dryer or Heat Gun. Resistant to washing after fixing.
Stock# Product Details Quantity Dharma Price
#SETPM
  110 ml (3.7 oz)
$5.49
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noimage Paint these over any dry fabric paint and heatset to add a beautiful layer of shimmering, glittering gold or silver to the underlying color.
Stock# Product Details Quantity Dharma Price
#SETFG
  Gold - 110ml (3.7oz.)
$5.49
#SETFS
  Silver - 110ml (3.7oz.)
$5.49
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4/2/2008
I've only used the opaque paint once and it worked very well, covering the dark colored fabric I used it on. What I really like are the pearlescent colors. They give just a touch of sheen or "pearl" tone to the fabric, it looks great!! Once heatset it washes well and retains its "glow".
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10 of 10 users found this review helpful.
7/27/2009
I used the pearl and the opaque colors for my fist silk-painting project. I painted a 8m habotai scarf, and while the colors were very beautiful, it had a very stiff "feel," almost like ripstop. I do not know if this is because I put too much paint on the scarf, or if the silk was just too light weight. In any case, pretty colors, very wash-fast, and not a bad price... I'll continue to try them out on other fabric to see if they work.
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5 of 5 users found this review helpful.
4/14/2010
I love this paint! Great coverage, and the pearlescent colors are beautiful, and not quite as stiff as Lumiere (which I also do love). The rich shimmer gold is my favorite. I use it for highlights on dyed silks too.
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3 of 3 users found this review helpful.
8/17/2012
I've used them for line drawings on dark T shirts - Uffington white horse, creatures from Hieronymous Bosch etc . They work a treat and last longer then the T shirts.
Just done another one after 10 year gap and the paint is still fine!
Richard of Wiveliscombe
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