Painting Textiles in Acrylic Ink by Missy Dunaway

Intermediate | 1 hour

Taught by Missy Dunaway

Artist, instructor, and textile enthusiast Missy Dunaway explores why we collect textiles, where they come from, and what can they teach us as artists, all through the medium of acrylic ink. In this class you’ll follow along in order to capture and recreate heirloom textiles of your own, using the examples of a quilt, a carpet, and a scarf. Missy's strategies of looking closely through painting can be applied to any textile with personal significance that you want to preserve and honor.

Learn how to:

Plan for a painting with a sketch
Paint with acrylic ink
Replicate a textile in a painting
Layer acrylic ink

What you'll get:

Easy-to-follow video lessons on how to use acrylic inks to visually capture heirloom textiles
10 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
Detailed supply list and PDF with reference photos
Step-by-step instructions by artist Missy Dunaway
The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students

Chapters

Painting Textiles in Acrylic Ink
Overview00:43
Materials02:33

Rag rug
Guiding lines and first layer07:40
Second layer08:35
Drawing threads and final layer05:54

Silk scarf
Guiding lines and first layer04:09
Second layer10:28
Third layer25:14

Quilt
Borders and primary field17:16

Materials

Here’s what you’ll need:

FW brand acrylic ink - Missy uses the following colors: Indigo, Rowney Blue, Process Cyan, Turquoise, Dark Green, Light Green, Lemon Yellow, Indian Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Crimson, Scarlet or Flame Red, Process Magenta, Burnt Umber, and White
22 x 30" sheet of 120 – 300lb Arches hot press watercolor paper
22 x 30" sheet of 120 – 300lb Arches cold press watercolor paper
Kolinsky sable watercolor brushes size 1-16
Cotton rag
Palette (optional)
Pencil and eraser
Ruler
B & J Masters brush cleaner
PDF of all images