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WR Special user Utah 945 Posts |
For an effect I am working on I need to draw on a silk. Anyone done this?? What type of markers etc...
Most magically yours, WR
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Magicduck Elite user Washington State 484 Posts |
I have done this a few times. Usually with good results. If you are drawing an outline of something, like a dog, a bunny, etc...I have had luck with regular sharpie markers. I usually draw the pix on paper of the right size, then put the silk over the pix and draw thru. If I was a great artist I would not have to do it that way. You can also get fabric markers at craft stores but the sharpie has worked well, and aged well, for me.
I did, on one occasion, have a problem with a fabric where the ink "bled". I drew the lines and, I could see the ink bleed out from my neat lines. In this case I ended up actually spray painting, thru a stencil, the pix on the item...a white towel. But generally, with the finer fabrics such as magicians silks are made from, you should be okay. You could, of course, try a sample first. quack I |
Bob Sanders Grammar Supervisor Magic Valley Ranch, Clanton, Alabama 20504 Posts |
Over the years I have experimented with several methods of doing this. The quickest and easiest is the Sharpie pen. Do wash it in Woolite a week or so later and before storing it next to other silks.
Don't forget that the silk can also be colored. Bob Sanders Magic By Sander |
James Adamson Special user Deatsville - Holtville - Slapout, AL 945 Posts |
Bob,
I used a permanent sharpie pen for a custom silk and when it was completely dry and you got it wet the color would bleed. Should I not have used the permanent type? James Adamson http://www.seam2006.com
Be remembered for performing what looks like MAGIC, not skill.
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Bob Sanders Grammar Supervisor Magic Valley Ranch, Clanton, Alabama 20504 Posts |
James,
I have not had that problem with real Sharpie pens. Bob |
Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
They sell fabric markers at the hobby store. To set any color into fabric, wash in with a little white vinegar.
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