I bought some basic acrylic brushes at HL. Nothing fancy. I got a set so I would have flat, rounded, filbert & detail brushes. It allows me to pretty much do any design I want. I mostly use the blocks, though.
With fabric medium, you want to let it dry for a week before washing it... so be sure to plan for that time. I've found that commercial fabric medium seems to hold the color in a bit better than aloe gel, but there isn't much difference. However, prior to washing, the fabric medium is sticker & takes longer to dry than aloe gel.
By getting them wet, it creates almost more of a wash/watercolor effect -- really beautiful, if that's what you want. You can buy the InkTense "Outliner" pencil to be sure your colors won't run where you don't want them prior to the medium. I do find it helpful with the aloe to mix in a bit of water. With the medium, it is plenty runny as it is. No water is needed unless you like the effect.
Last edited by Bree123; 07-13-2016 at 05:28 PM.