Painting a silk scarf the easy way with Inktense

Silk scarf painting with Inktense

The traditional way of painting a silk scarf takes a lot of tools and time. You need special paint, resist, frame, and the final heat or steam setting to make it machine washable. After some research online, I found the Inktense might be the answer for easy painting of silk fabric, without the hassle of heat setting at the end of the project. It also works for cotton or cotton blend fabric.

Inktense comes in pencil and blocks. The blocks look like hard pastel blocks. After adding water, it acts like watercolor. You can also use the edge of the block to make sharp line drawings like a color pencil. 

It sets into the fabric with water. To make a more controlled painting area, Aloe Vera gel can be used so the paint does not run and spread like water. You can also use many acrylic mediums to thin the paint.

See the videos of the demonstration of an easy silk scarf painting with a stencil and freehand method. Appreciate any like, comment or subscription to our YouTube channel: Creative Tien. 

The setup of the silk scarf painting can be very easy with the Inktense block. It does not require heat or steam setting for the fabric to be machine washable. Inktense blocks can be used like watercolor cakes when wet, and can also be used as the color pencil for drawing sharp lines.

Here is another silk scarf painting with Inktense. It is very easy for beginners. I choose a long scarf (10.5 x 50 inches) and pink, peach, and light blue colors. The blank silk scarf can be found below.

Links (affiliate links) to buy Inktense and blank silk scarf:

INKTENSE BLOCK
12 counts:  http://amzn.to/2FCYMEw
or
2 set of 24 counts: http://amzn.to/2p3PCdM

SILK SCARF BLANK
http://amzn.to/2FvogHW
or  
http://amzn.to/2FCuAt7

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