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Accenting
Emphasizing an area with lighter or darker colors, by shading or outlining.
Acetone
A highly volatile, flammable solvent used in many paint and varnish removers, including nail polish. In certain cases can be used to remove fabric paint.
Acid free
Contains no harmful acid and has a pH of at least 6.5
Acrylic paint
paint made from three basic ingredients – pigment, water and synthetic resin.
Adhesive
A substance used to bond one surface to another.
Airbrush
Small spray gun used for applying paint colors. Also used for shading and general decorating.
Antiquing
Removing or applying color to accentuate detail and make a piece look old.
Appliqué
A decorative element applied onto another surface.
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Batik
A method of decorating fabric. A design is created with a medium on the fabric to resist color, the fabric is then dyed. The resisted area will not pick up the color. The process is repeated as many times as necessary to achieve the finished design.
Blank
Refers to any type of premade fabric item, preferably machine washable (such as cotton and poly/cotton blends), suited for fabric painting.
Blending
The mixing of two or more colors to create another paint color. Also refers to applying one paint color on top of another color so the colors intermix with no sharp edges between them.
Block
To prevent a design from transferring, tape and glues can block.
Border
The edge of a design or paper.
Brayer
A flat rubber roller used to apply ink to wide areas. Ink the brayer and roll on paper.
Brush Cleaner
A cleaner and conditioner for brushes.
Brush-on Painting
Painting with a brush or other tool that results in a flat application of paint.
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Calligraphy
Stylized writing.
CapStand
The tulip-shaped cap on the patented 1.25 oz EasyFlow Tulip Dimensional Paint bottle. Designed to permit the paint to be stored upside down, forcing air bubbles to the back of the bottle.
Chalk
A soft limestone product. Can be applied with finger or cotton swabs to paper or wood.
Chroma
The relative brightness of a color. Also know as intensity or saturation.
Clear Mount Stamps
Feature polymer instead of rubber and are mounted on clear Plexiglas blocks. Because you can see through the block it allows for precise stamping.
Collage
An artistic composition made by gluing various materials to a background.
Compressed sponge
A sponge that has been dried in a flattened form. Once submersed in water it regains its normal shape.
Crackle finish
The appearance of small crack lines on the surface.
Crop – to trim away excess, outer areas.
Crop
To trim away excess, outer areas.
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Decorative Edge Scissors
Scissors that create designs with their cutting edges.
Decoupage
Art produced by decorating a surface with cutout designs made of paper or fabric. The cutout is applied with Decoupage glue to the surface, then several layers of Decoupage glue are applied on top, drying after each layer.
Dimensional Painting
Paint that stays raised when squeezed onto substrate directly from the bottle.
Dragging
Moving a paintbrush over a surface with the brush held flat against the surface to create a rough, textured, broken effect
Drybrushing
Effect achieved by applying paint very lightly with an almost dry brush.
Dye
A substance that dissolves in water to create color.
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Embossed
A raised design.
Enamel paint
A type of paint that dries to a hard, glossy finish.
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Fabric Paint
Water-based paint that contains special resins and pigments that when dry are colorfast and permanent.
Ferrule
Metal band of brush to hold hairs or bristles in place.
Fixer
A chemical mixture used to allow fabric to hold dye better. See also soda ash.
Flat Shader Brush
The shader brush features a chiseled edge that makes it ideal for creating a clean edge. Also ideal for creating “S”, comma, and leaf strokes, and filling in large areas.
Flow
The term used when referring to the running or moving qualities of a glaze.
Foam Stamp
Stamp made of foam material usually containing large design areas, generally foam stamps do not contain as much detail as a rubber stamp.
Foiling
To add metallic accents to surfaces using glue and foil sheets.
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Glaze
A painting additive that lets paint become more transparent with a longer open time to work (to apply a thin, transparent layer)
Glitter
Shiny, small, metallic particles used to create a sparkling appearance.
Gloss
A shiny surface.
Glue
A liquid intended to adhere one surface to another.
Graining
To create a wood-grained effect by using thinned colors applied in a wood-grain pattern.
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Highlighting
A method of adding dimension or “light” to a design by applying a lighter color on top of another color. Often applied to one side of a painted design where light would naturally fall.
Hue
Another word for color
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Illustrate
To create a picture or drawing to tell a story.
Image
Shape or design
Immerse
To place object under water or other liquid.
Imprint
To push design or shape into or onto a surface so the design stays visible.
Ink
A fluid material used for writing.
Inlay
An insertion of one material into a shallow opening or depression in another material.
Intensity
Relative brightness, also known as saturation or chroma
Iron
To remove wrinkles or creases with an electric iron.
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Knead
To mix and work a substance into a uniform mass
Knife
A cutting instrument.
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Layer
To paint one coat over another, or apply paper on top of paper.
Liner Brush
A brush with long pointed hairs for fine lines and design work. Ideal for creating long, flowing lines such as stems, tendrils and scrolls.
Loading
To completely fill brush with color.
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Masking
To hide a portion of a work temporarily to keep paint, ink or other materials from that area. Usually done with tape.
Matte finish
A nonglossy, soft, dull finish.
Mosiac
Pressing small pieces of glass, tile or pebbles pressed into a plaster to create a design.
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Negative Design Stenciling
The process of stenciling a design by using the “negative” cutouts from a stencil motif. Once paint is applied, the negative motif is pulled off to reveal a “negative” design.
Nontoxic
Refers to a product that conforms to the US standard ASTM D-4236 and is certified to contain no materials in sufficient quantities to be toxic or injurious to humans or to cause acute or chronic heal problems.
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Opaque
Nontransparent color.
Open Time
The amount of time you have to work with paint from the time you apply it to the time it dries. The time period varies according to temperature and humidity.
Orientation
Position of the design in relation to other points.
Outline
A line drawn around a design, intended to highlight its form.
Overlap
To overlay two objects.
Overprinting
To apply one design over another.
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Palette
A set of colors an artist uses or a flat surface on which paints are spread and mixed.
Palette Knife
A flexible knife with no sharp point used for mixing, stirring or applying color.
Paper Pressing
Trace a printed line drawing (on paper) with Tulip Dimensional paint. Turn paper over onto fabric and press firmly to transfer pattern. Lift paper.
Papier Mache
A form of sculpture using paper and paste.
Patina
A green or green-blue finish that forms on copper or bronze due to weathering.
Pattern
A line art design provided to trace to create a project.
Pearlescent
A certain metallic ingredient that produces a soft shine or luster.
Pouncing
Applying color to a piece with quick up-and-down movements, using a brush or a sponge.
Procion fiber-reactive dye
A very high quality dye that does not fade, even after years of wear (except in bleach or heavily chlorinated pools). It works through a chemical reaction that bonds the dye to the fabric.
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Quick-Crackle™
A nontoxic water-soluble medium used to create an antique wood or aged pottery effect.
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Recycle
To reuse, use again.
Reduce
To make smaller
Reinforce
To strengthen
Relief
A sculpture in which carved forms protrude from the background.
Repeats
Using the same design several times on the same project
Resist
A material used to block a portion of a design. Common batik technique.
Rotate
To turn or spin.
Rub
To move back and forth.
Rubber stamp
A design made of rubber mounted to a wood block.
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Salt
Chemical used in the dye process, creates unique dye element.
Saturation
The relative brightness or intensity of the color.
Scrubber Brush
The scrubber generally features round, tapered bristles ideal for stippling, as well as adding and blending color on fabric.
Sealers
Spray or brush-on coatings for use over nonfired colors to protect the surface and enhance the colors.
Shading
A method of adding depth or shadows to a design by applying a darker or deeper color on top of another color. Often applied to one side of a painted design where shadows would naturally fall.
Shadow Effect
Apply paint to stamp and press firmly on fabric. Shift image slightly and stamp over first impression. Do not reapply paint to stamp for the second image.
Shirtboard
A sturdy nonporous material, such as a piece of waxed cardboard, used between layers of fabric to protect paint from seeping through. Also makes it easy to move the piece when you’ve finished painting.
Sizing
A protective coating used by some textile manufacturers that serves as a soil-resistor to keep fabrics looking fresh and crisp during shipment and in the store. Prewash all fabrics before painting and dying to remove sizing to ensure that paint will adhere to the fabric.
Snow
A thick special effect product formulated to simulate snow and fur effects formulated to create snow and fur effects.
Snow Accents
Trade name of a nontoxic product that creates realistic snow effects without firing.
Soda Ash
A chemical used in dyeing to prepare the fabric to receive the dye. It roughens the fiber and begins to break it down. Also called fixer, the fabric must soak for about 20 minutes in soda ash.
Solvent
A dissolving agent used in antiquing and to clean brushes used with oil-based translucent colors.
Spattering
Method of applying small flecks of color to the design, usually with a bristle brush
Sponging
Use of sponge instead of brush to apply colors directly to the surface of the ware or over a base coat.
Spray Sealers
Non-fired final spray coatings that produce smooth, hard surfaces.
Stencil
A thin sheet of material with a design cut out to create a design template. Usually made of mylar, cardboard or other cuttable material. Paint is applied in a tapping motion to the open areas of the design template.
Stippling
A method of applying color by pouncing the tip of a brush loaded with color against the surface.
Substrate
Surface used for project
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Template
A pattern or shape usually cut from cardboard or plastic film.
Texture
Planned surface finish or roughness produced for interest.
Thin
To decrease the viscosity of a fluid usually with water.
Tint
To lightly apply diluted colors over a base coat or coloring a product with another product.
Tipping
Touching the tip of a loaded brush with other colors for a muted shading or accenting.
Tracing paper
A thin, translucent paper used to copy or test changes to a design.
Transfer
Tracing a pattern from paper to surface, moving a design from one surface to another. A design usually applied with iron to fabric. Transfer occurs when heated design bonds to fabric or other surface.
Translucent
Clear enough to see through. Transparent, allowing color underneath to show.
Transparent
Paint coverage that allows the color or design of background fabric to completely show through.
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Underline
To draw a line under.
Urea
A chemical that may be used in dyeing to brighten colors.
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Value
Refers to the relative lightness or darkness of a color, as it relates to white, black, or the range of grays in between.
Vapor
A gaseous state, barely visible or cloudy air
Varnish
A fluid used to coat a painted surface to protect it from dirt and damage.
Vellum
A translucent type of paper.
Veneer
A thin layer of wood glued on top of another material
Verdigris
A faux paint finish similar to patina where the project appears to be oxidized iron or metal.
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Wash
Paint that has been thinned with water or other to create a transparent layer of color. Often used for shading and antiquing.
Watercolor
Thin transparent layers of paint (usually on white paper).
Waterproof
Impervious to water.
Wet-on-wet
An application of wet paint on top of a previously applied area of paint that is slightly damp. Useful for blending colors for highlighting and shading.
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