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i know somwone who just bought a pack of fabric paints, and in the pack it contains a bottle of something calle fabric medium. its a liquid kind texture, and it is white. she is just wondering what this is, and how it should be used.
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It has been a long time since I did any art work. but, that sounds like Gesso. You use it to paint the canvas as a primer so you have an even colored background and a proper surface to do your actual painting on.

My guess is that serves the same purpose and it is used to prepare the fabric for painting on.
 
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so basically you paint the fabric with it first, or do you mix the it with the paint?
 
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so basically you paint the fabric with it first, or do you mix the it with the paint?
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In oil and acrylic painting you can do either or both. If it works the same as Gesso, if you mix it with the paint it gives a more bulky paint that is better suited for use with a palette knife or a coarse textured bristle brush. excellent effect if you desire to use the brush marks as a textured appearance. Different brushes will give different textures.

But, the paint is a lighter color and begins to resemble egg tempera when you mix it with gesso.

I suspect you would have similar effects with the the fabric texture medium. If the quantity of the medium is huge compared to the quantity of the paint, I would suspect most people mix it with the paint. If the quantity is about as much as a single color I would suspect it is intended to be simply a primer for some fabrics.