Can i use permanent markers to draw on tshirts?

Question

i wanna make this tshirt for a special event. And i was wondering is permanent marker good or should i use a special sort of marker designed for tshirts. idk xP

Answer 1

ya i guess it will work

Answer 2

I made a teeshirt useing permanent markers and it worked fine (: It actually turned out good. But i had to go kinda slow. Just make your letters really defined with thick lines. Thin lines look S***y. Good luck.

Answer 3

You can. But, if you are planning on washing and wearing it again, I wouldn't suggest it. You can go to any craft store or any store for that matter like Walmart, CVS, JoAnn Fabric, Hobby Lobby, etc. They sell different paints and markers. You can even get kinds that glow in the dark and glitter. If you are only going to wear it once, it should be fine though.

Answer 4

You can, but it will wash out. If you go to Joann Fabrics, or Micheal's they have some cool markers that won't wash out.

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Answer 5

Yes i've done it before

Answer 6

Some markers will bleed a bit with washing and/or they can change color (for example, some black ones will turn kind of brownish and fuzzy looking).  

I believe the "pigment ink" pens are fine though (those are not the "Sharpie" type); they come in various widths.

I'd also suggest using "fabric markers", or you can use things like acrylic paint (...if necessary to make acrylic paint more supple when it's dry, it can be thinned down with clear "textile medium" which is one of the "acrylic mediums" intended to be mixed with acrylic paints, or you can buy "fabric paints" which are the same thing-- or just thin with water--water can make the colors a bit more transparent and lighter though).  

If you use paints, you can also use a "dip pen" if the letters are really small, or you can use various tiny paintbrushes.

If you want to have good control when you're writing or drawing, you might want to stretch and stabilize the fabric first so that will be easier to do.  Iron the fabric temporarily onto the shiny side of "freezer paper" from the grocery store, for example, or press it onto a very fine grit of sandpaper, etc.  

(Lots of drawing and painting can be done on t-shirts though with sponges, brushes, through stencils, acrylics thinned down a lot to make "watercolors," etc., too.

HTH,

Diane B.