I'm finally happy with the results of painting experiment. I would do this again, but I would skip the pounding and go straight to the painting. I definitely prefer knowing that my fabric has paint on it. Just so you know, this method produces a fairly stiff fabric that feels a bit like paper, but you would still be able to stitch through it.
Keep in mind that that the beauty of the iridescent paint is very difficult to capture.
Fabric 1
front
back
Fabric 2
front
back
Fabric 3
front
back
Fabric 4
front
The back side of Fabric 4 stayed the same.
You can still see a hint of some of the underlying images but I covered them up pretty well. Right now they still have quite a few wrinkles. I'll let the paint set for a full two weeks, then give them a good steaming to remove the rest of the wrinkles. I'm planning to store these pieces rolled instead of folded.
