Heart Tattoo Shirt

 Wear your love on your shirt with this cute, painted heart tattoo

Materials:

DecoArt Products Required
SoSoft Fabric Acrylics

• DSS24 - Lamp Black
• DSS25 - Christmas (Primary) Red
• DSS36 - Ultra White
• DSS46 - Hauser Dark Green
• DSS47 - Hauser Light Green

Americana Brushes

• DBL1580-B - Script Liner 10/0
• DBF3012-B - Shader 12

Supplies

• Water container
• Palette or plastic plate
• Paper towels
• Tracing paper & fabric transfer pen or fabric transfer paper
• Shirt board or cardboard covered with plastic wrap
• Masking tape or T-pins
• 100% cotton (or cotton blend) tank shirt

Steps:

1. Wash and dry shirt without fabric softeners before painting. Insert shirt board or covered cardboard to prevent paint bleeding through shirt. Secure with masking tape or T-pins. Draw or trace heart design onto tracing paper. Flip over pencil-traced design and outline with transfer pen. Position design and transfer pen-side down onto fabric with iron using low-heat setting. Carefully lift paper to reveal design.
    
2. If painting on dark fabric, fill in entire design with Ultra White. Allow to dry about 20 minutes before applying colors. If light fabric is used, undercoating won't be necessary.
    
3. Using 12 shader brush, paint heart Christmas Red; leaves, Hauser Light Green; and banner, Ultra White.
    
4. Outline, using liner brush, leaves with Hauser Dark Green and remaining elements with Lamp Black. Add the word LOVE to banner with Lamp Black Let dry.