Fabric Paint for PVC Skirt?

I don't think that fabric paints will work very well on PVC. They won't adhere very well to the smooth non-porous surface. I think your best bet would be an opaque paint marker intended for use on plastic.

For leather, a concentrated leather dye would probably work acceptably well. (Leather is more porous than PVC, and you can dye or paint it much more easily, unless it's patent leather.)

-- Jenn Ridley : snipped-for-privacy@chartermi.net

Jenn, thanks for the help. Never heard of paint markers before. Sounds like the ideal tool for the job though. So I'm off on a marker-hunt!

Have a care if you get the spirit based ones. Some of them can sort of melt PVC so do a test first. Those same spirit based paint markers will likely be the ones that work best on leather however.

There are acrylic "leather dyes". I have used them and they definitely have a tendancy to flake. The alcohol based ones are translucent. Many people I know who have ornamented leather jackets and such have used standard artists colors, both oil and acrylic, to good and long lasting effect. Just make sure you use thinned layers instead of laying it on thick.

NightMist