We are looking for paint to use on a tepee. We have never painted one before and need to know what type of paint we should use.
Painting a tepee should not require any special paints or mediums. You can use the GOLDEN Heavy Body acrylics, the Matte Acrylics or the Fluid Acrylics. You may however want to get some of the GOLDEN Super Loaded Matte Medium to knock down any glare the paints may have.

We have helped others to do this application on tepees and they sent pictures of the result and said everything worked well. One of the biggest recommendations we can offer is keep the paint films very thin and try to "push" the paint into the material (leather or canvas). The thicker the paint films are, the more likely they are to stick or crack when rolled up.

Color selection is important for any outdoor project. Although we only use very permanent pigments for our paints, try to limit the color selection to "Lightfastness I rated pigments". We assume you will want to use mostly earth colors like the ochres, umbers, oxides and siennas, but if you want a bright red or yellow, use the Pyrrole family, Diarylide Yellow and Hansa Yellow Opaque.

The amount of paint needed should not be too large. Guesstimate about 50 sq. feet per pint for the coverage. You may get even better coverage as you will be applying very thinly.

I wonder if you have a medium for paint on fabric. This will be a standard (banner) made of fabric, but not cotton or silk. I always use GOLDEN High Load, and it is the best paint in the world. I do rosemaling, a Norwegian old traditional painting.
We make a fabric medium called GAC 900, but it is only for clothing that will need to stand up to repeated washing. Therefore, you don't really need to use it for an outdoor banner. Most likely, the Heavy Body acrylics, or the Fluid Acrylics are what will work best here, possibly with the addition of a medium or a varnish applied over it. Paint films should be kept as thin as possible to reduce chance of cracking in colder temperatures.

What medium would I use to stiffen and shape any kind of fabric including cotton duck and linen but also other kinds of fabric? And then paint on them with oil and acrylic paint.
Stiffening natural fiber materials like cotton canvas is best done with GOLDEN GAC 400. You can brush or soak the fabric in the GAC 400 and pose the fabric into the desired shape while wet. Many artists will create a wire frame and drape the fabric over it until it is dry. Some will incorporate the wire frame in the artwork for added strength, usually depending on the application. Once the cloth has allowed to dry for at least 24 hours, surfaces to be painted with acrylics can be prepped with GOLDEN Gesso or Matte Medium (if the natural look is to be retained through a transparent ground).

For works that will have oil paints applied to them, we recommend applying two coats of GAC 100 before gessoing, to prevent the linseed oil from being absorbed into the canvas. It also prevents SID, if you work in acrylic glazes or apply gels and mediums with little or no pigment added. For even more information, please visit the GOLDEN Web site and use the internal search engine for these topics and products mentioned.

I have been trying out GOLDEN Interference Gold (Coarse) and the clear tar gel on leather and am pleased with the results. However, can GOLDEN Acrylics be used on leather in this way?
The acrylics hold up quite well on leather, however, we would suggest keeping the films as thin as possible. Thick acrylic films are tacky in warm weather and stiff in colder weather which makes it susceptible to cracking.

I am trying to find textile paint for my artwork, which I do on items like tablecloths, pillow covers, curtains, etc. So I am looking for a washable paint that will not fade and will not crack. Do you have paints in your line matching my inquiry?
You can use our products for textile use. For a softer hand and better launderability, add the GAC 900 or the Silk Screen Fabric Gel. These products are heat set acrylics resins that will allow the acrylics to not crack after they are laundered. You can find information about the use of GOLDEN products for fabric at our web site in the Product section. Click on "Product" and then "Product and Application Information" to obtain the information on GAC 900 and the Fabric Gel, and the use of them on fabric.

I airbrushed a denim jacket last week and I messed up. Could I cover up the whole picture with white and start from scratch.
A couple of years ago I was airbrushing a denim jacket for a friend's father for Christmas. I pretty much worked on it the day before it was supposed to be handed over to the guy. Working till about 11:00pm, I was happy I captured the essence of Mark Martin and his NASCAR car. While admiring my mastery of the paint job, and taking off the masking tape, I soon realized I painted the entire design upside down!

So, I reapplied the tape, sprayed the whole thing with Fluid Titanium White/ABM until it was white, and redid the whole thing, this time right side up! I delivered the jacket the next morning with about 3 hours of sleep in me.

You could also use GOLDEN Gesso mixed 1:1 with Matte Medium or GAC 100 for brush application, but spraying will offer a thinner coat.

Remember you can keep spraying the paint on and NO ONE will know you messed anything up except for you. The paint mixtures in general should be opaque enough to cover over "mistakes". The white may take a couple of passes to cover, so build up slowly and don't concentrate in just one area or it will be too wet and you'll push the paint through the material. If you use the Fluids/ABM, you don't need anything else! Also, keep a hair drier handy for between coats.