JACQUARD Paints--- Creators of "Lumiere"

[Little_Orca]

I found a great little free pamphlet from Jacquard in my local fabric store and I thought I would take the time to scan their images, list their products, and all that jazz for mermaids who want information on their paints. Jacquard is the company that makes the Lumiere paints that I love so dearly. They also make great other paints and pigments.

This should go without saying, but I am not being paid to post this here. I am merely posting it as information for others merfolk to have when they are deciding on paints to use for their tails or other projects.

I scanned in the pamphlet that I had and included the paints and pigments I thought that would be most beneficial to the merfolk here. Thus, I did not include their silk painting dyes since I did not think they would be relevant. Also, I have included information from their site about the product just in case it was not visible in the scanned image. I have put a star (*) next to their products that I have actually used and do recommend, as well as posted at the very end of this what I think of the paints and any problems I had with them. I welcome any input about their other products, good or bad, as everyone's individual experience will help others make their choices.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Jacquard paints and products are made in the USA in California. They have been made there for almost 30 years.
You can visit their website (www.jacquardproducts.com (http://www.jacquardproducts.com)) for a complete list of their products as well as how-to's and art ideas.
On their site you can also get information for:

Tye Dye Kits; Class Packs; Hoop Painting; Marbling; Mehndi Henna; Indigo Dye; Tools; Tansfer Paper (Inkjets); Silk Dyes; and more.


Their specialty store for bulk orders can be found here: http://store.jacquardproducts.com/category/dye/ (http://store.jacquardproducts.com/category/dye/) (Use the table at the right to find paints and other products.)



LUMIERE PAINTS*

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This stunning assortment of metallic and pearlescent paints brush on like butter and are designed not to spread. They allow for smooth application on soft or flexible surfaces like fabrics and uneven textures like Styrofoam. Lumiere colors can be bright, metallic or subtle, even on dark backgrounds. Their high pigmentation provides excellent coverage.

Sizes - 32 Colors
2.25 fl oz/66.5 ml (Item JAC1)
8 fl oz/.24 L (Item JAC2)
1 gal/3.79 L (Item JAC4)~ Larger sizes available at the Jacquard Bulk & Specialty Store (http://store.jacquardproducts.com/category_colors/procion-mx/)

How to use Lumieres: http://www.jacquardproducts.com/assets/jacquard-site/product-pages/paints-and-inks/lumiere/Lumiere%20Instructions.pdf (http://www.jacquardproducts.com/assets/jacquard-site/product-pages/paints-and-inks/lumiere/Lumiere%20Instructions.pdf)


LUMIERE 3D PAINTS
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This phenomenally strong adhesive is an amazing glue, a super strong fabric adhesive and will firmly attach beads onto surfaces. Based on our popular Lumiere line, this metallic & dimensional paint is perfect for embellishing, painting and writing on: T-shirts, greeting cards, scrapbooks, fabric, ribbon, leather, gourds, shoes and much more! The Lumiere 3D can be used directly from the bottle or with the addition of our fine line tips. It is completely washable after allowing piece to dry for 72 hours. The true color develops when dry.

Fabric/Fiber/Surfaces
fabric, paper, wood and most other surfaces

Size - 24 Colors
1 fl oz/29 ml (Item JDP1)


TEXTILE
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These colors leave your fabric as soft as possible. They can be applied straight from the bottle with a brush, airbrush, squirt bottle or stamp. The color is intense and semi-transparent that works best on light colors. (For more opaque colors try our Neopaque (http://www.jacquardproducts.com/neopaque.html)or Lumiere (http://www.jacquardproducts.com/lumiere.html) paints). When diluted with 25% water or Colorless Extender #100, they produce beautiful transparencies. Mix with #123 White for pastels. This product is absolutely colorfast on natural or synthetic fabrics. Jacquard's Airfix (http://www.jacquardproducts.com/airfix.html) can be added to the paint instead of, or in addition to, heat setting.
Fabric/Fiber/Surfaces
natural and synthetic fibers, leather, wood and paper
Sizes - 32 Colors + Colorless Extender
2.25 fl oz/66.5 ml (Item JAC1)
8 fl oz/.24 L (Item JAC2)
quart: 32 fl oz/.95 L (Item JAC3)
1 gal/3.79 L (Item JAC4) ~ Larger sizes available at the Jacquard Bulk & Specialty Store (http://store.jacquardproducts.com/category_colors/procion-mx/)

How to use Textiles: http://www.jacquardproducts.com/assets/jacquard-site/product-pages/paints-and-inks/textile-color/Textile%20Color%20Instructions.pdf (http://www.jacquardproducts.com/assets/jacquard-site/product-pages/paints-and-inks/textile-color/Textile%20Color%20Instructions.pdf)


NEOPAQUE
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff176/Little_Orca/Neopaque-1.jpgThese highly pigmented opaque paints are designed to cover dark grounds. They have a consistency similar to Lumiere but are not metallic. Neopaque paints are flexible and soft on a variety of surfaces. They can become more transparent when mixed with the Flowable Extender.
Techniques
paint, screen, stencil or stamp
- add to Lumiere for an antique look
Fabric/Fiber/Surfaces
natural and synthetic fibers, leather, wood and paper
Sizes - 13 Colors
2.25 fl oz/66.5 ml (Item JAC1)
8 fl oz/.24 L (Item JAC2)
1 gal/3.79 L (Item JAC4) ~ Larger sizes available at the Jacquard Bulk & Specialty Store (http://store.jacquardproducts.com/category_colors/procion-mx/)

How to use Neopaques: http://www.jacquardproducts.com/assets/jacquard-site/product-pages/paints-and-inks/neopaque/Neopaque%20Instructions.pdf (http://www.jacquardproducts.com/assets/jacquard-site/product-pages/paints-and-inks/neopaque/Neopaque%20Instructions.pdf)


PEARL EX POWDERED PIGMENTS*

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These pigments are our most versatile product! Jacquard Pearl Ex is a safe, non-toxic, inert powdered pigment that exhibits extreme colorfastness and stability, ideal for interior and archival applications. It has a use for every artist, from watercolorist to auto painter, faux finisher to rubber stamper. Try it mixed with Jacquard Gum Arabic or Pearl Ex Varnish for applying to most surfaces. It can also be mixed with other artist mediums, oils, acrylics and polymer clay or spread dry on porous surfaces. Pearl Ex creates a metallic look without being a metal - it will not tarnish or fade. The different particle sizes produce different looks from a fine, smooth pearly luster to a highly metallic sheen.
Note: Pearl Ex Powdered Pigments were specifically developed as a art material.
They are NOT for cosmetic use.
Surfaces
fabric, paper, shrink plastic, polymer clay, leather, glass and wood
Sizes - 40 Colors3 g (Item JACU)
4 oz/113 g (Item JAC2)
1/2 oz/14 g or .75 oz/21 g (Item JAC1)
1 lb/.45 kg (Item JAC3) ~ Larger sizes available at the Jacquard Bulk & Specialty Store (http://store.jacquardproducts.com/category_colors/pearl-ex/).

How to use Pearl EX Powdered Pigments: http://www.jacquardproducts.com/assets/jacquard-site/product-pages/pearl-ex/Pearl%20Ex%20Instructions.pdf (http://www.jacquardproducts.com/assets/jacquard-site/product-pages/pearl-ex/Pearl%20Ex%20Instructions.pdf)



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My personal experience with Lumieres is that I love them! Love love love! Now, that does not mean I did not have challenges when working with them:


In my first tail (black), the pewter and other colors started to get a copper-tone over them. I could not really complain though; this is after a year of constant chlorinated water exposure.
On Mr Orca's blue tail, I painted the paints on too thick and did not let them dry enough and did not heat set it properly so it flaked off. That was all really my own fault so I did not get too mad.
Constant rubbing will also take the paint off over time. My painted scale tail had some of the paint come off on the heals when I was shooting pictures in river and had to scrape it across the rocky bottom to get from point A to point B. These are easily fixed though with a bit of touch-up paint.
The Pearl EX Powders work well when mixed into other paints. Getting the right ratio for the look you want can be tricky.


Lumieres have a lovely shine in the water and can aid in achieving that fishy-look on fabrics like lycra and spandex. I, personally, have yet to test them on neoprene and that will be coming up within the next year.

[Little_Orca]

Buying these paints is getting a little harder. My local JoAnns does not carry them anymore (which is fine since they charged $7 a bottle!), but another fabric store in the area still carries them. Some of you may need to order online if a store in your town does not have them.

[Mermaid Saphira]

Buying these paints is getting a little harder. My local JoAnns does not carry them anymore (which is fine since they charged $7 a bottle!), but another fabric store in the area still carries them. Some of you may need to order online if a store in your town does not have them.

There is only one craft store in my town that carries this paint; however, it is not the metallic kind :( ThanQ you anyway for this wonderfully helpful info! :)

[LittleTreasure]

Thanks for posting this information. I was thinking of ordering some of their paint online...LittleOrca, would you be able to tell me how much paint (like how many containers) it would take to finish a tail, since you are experienced with painting fabric tails?

[Little_Orca]

It depends on how much you are going to cover the tail in paint. The scaled one I did (here: http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=5988&d=1346797317 ) took almost 3/4 a container of the blue paint (I buy the 2.25 fl oz size).

Also, this paint will bleed through lycra and spandex so be sure to keep than in mind when painting and if painting on a tail that has already been sewn together to put something into the tail so the paint does not seep through to the other side where it is not wanted.

[Capt Nemo]

The Pearl Ex pigments work great for coloring ALEX.

[LittleTreasure]

It depends on how much you are going to cover the tail in paint. The scaled one I did (here: http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=5988&d=1346797317 ) took almost 3/4 a container of the blue paint (I buy the 2.25 fl oz size).

Also, this paint will bleed through lycra and spandex so be sure to keep than in mind when painting and if painting on a tail that has already been sewn together to put something into the tail so the paint does not seep through to the other side where it is not wanted.

That's useful to know, thanks! I had been wondering how much paint to buy for painting a neoprene tail. I figured the amount shouldn't be too different from painting Lycra or Spandex.

[Aquatarian]

Thanks for this info! I've been debating on what paint to buy for my neoprene tail and I think I've found them. :)

[LindseyLu]

Little Orca, you can buy all the different types of Jacquards at Art Media :) I bought mine from the store in Beaverton and they had a huge assortment! I'm sure you have a stoer over on the East Side?

As for using it on neoprene... I've ran a few tests and if you are using lumiers on neoprene make sure you buy a light color neoprene. DO NOT buy black, unless you want to paint it a lighter color first and then paint over it in the color you want. I would recommend using white neoprene, it will show up beautifully! The neoprene really soaks it up too, so you will need a lot more than you use on a spandex tail.

[LindseyLu]

PS: Thank you for posting this info! There's a lot of good knowledge and tips to soak up!

[Mermaid Annariea]

they have some seriously GORGEOUS colors O,o
man, now i wanna go paint. -_-

[Mermaid Saphira]

This may be a silly question, but I am not exactly clear on what the Pearl Ex powder pigments do. Can you just mix them with any fabric paint? For example: If I mix, oh say..the pink powder pigment with a different brand paint in a similar color, it will make the similar color turn metallic or...? :confused:

[Mermaid Allie]

Ooooh! Can i use these on neoprin? If so i'm in luck!!!

[Mermaid Saphira]

Ooooh! Can i use these on neoprin? If so i'm in luck!!!

Perhaps you should read through again, this question has already been answered ;)

[Elle]

Buying these paints is getting a little harder. My local JoAnns does not carry them anymore (which is fine since they charged $7 a bottle!), but another fabric store in the area still carries them. Some of you may need to order online if a store in your town does not have them.

$7 is cheap. they're minimum $13.50 at the store closest to me :)

And as per the the original "Lumiere" paint (the one a the very top), if you work out 25% of the volume and add that to the paint as water, it can be used for airbrushing. I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet.

so for the 66.5mL bottle you'd add 2.66mL. or for those not using the metric system - 2.25fl oz of paint and 0.09 of water.

[Mermaid Ripple]

Hi there, just curious, I found out that Opus Art Supplies in Canada sells the Jacquard Lumiere paints but it says they need to heat set with an iron... and I thought you weren't supposed to heat nylon covered neoprene in any way shape or form? Can you help me clear up this concern? How did you do yours? :)

[Morticia Mermaid]

Technically you CAN, you just have to be VERY careful. I recommend using an iron on the nylon setting and put a thin piece of cotton or muslin between the iron and the neoprene. That's what I did and I haven't had any issues with the paint coming off, and it's been there over a year now with no wearing off

[Mermaid Ripple]

Technically you CAN, you just have to be VERY careful. I recommend using an iron on the nylon setting and put a thin piece of cotton or muslin between the iron and the neoprene. That's what I did and I haven't had any issues with the paint coming off, and it's been there over a year now with no wearing off


Thank you so much! Very helpful <3

[BayouMermaid]

I bought my paints off of amazon for half the price they were selling in the closest art store to me (which is still 45 minutes away from my house). They really are fantastic. They have a creamy texture that spreads easily.

[MermaidBrandie]

this is fantastic. Thanks :)

[MermaidBrandie]

Could the lumiere paints be used on spandex?

[Seatan]

Yes, I've used it. I find it's best to stretch out the fabric as you paint it, like it would be on your body.

[MermaidBrandie]

Awesome thanks! :)

[KitKat]

hey guys, have any of you had problems with losing the stretch in your fabric?? i'm gonna be almost completely covering a spandex tail in this stuff, and i want to know if it will hold up.
and how can you avoid painting it on too thick, but still get it to look opaque? i've been practicing with these and it's been a challenge finding the right balance.

[Little_Orca]

It does not lose the stretch, but the paint will not stretch with it and may show cracks unless you paint it while the fabric is stretched already. The amount I use on the main body of the tail is not effected by the stretch too bad, as you can see in my signature image. Just do not cake the paint on too thick and you should be fine.

[Mermaid Joie]

I am trying to avoid painting too thick. Does it help to water the paint down?