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Looking for a Powertex wholesaler? At KippersHobby you will find, among others, the Powertex textile hardener collection.
The Powertex brand is signed by Brigitte Grade, situated in Belgium.
Powertex is a water-based textile hardener, an eco-friendly alternative to polyester. It is used to make sculptures, paintings, decoration, objects and jewellery. An important addition to this is Stone-Art, with this create your a true stone effect. With Powertex you can you harden all kinds of materials that are absorbent such as: textiles, paper, cardboard, plush, leather and fibreglass mat. Also suitable for decoupage with napkins and Powerprints.
Powertex is excellent to combine with, concrete, stone, ceramics, wood, sand and clays. In addition, the Powertex collection further offers high-quality pigments: Powercolor and Colortricx.
Powertex also provides products for making sculptures in combination with other Powertex products.
Tip: check out our frequently asked questions About Powertex.
Powertex textile hardener is an environmentally-friendly alternative to water-based polyester, to be used for all your decorations and works of art, sculptures, paintings, jewellery, etc. Powertex is a hardener for all absorbent materials such as textiles, paper, cardboard, leather, plush, fibreglass mats and other preferably natural materials. Powertex mixes perfectly with sand and wood powder to create structures. The combination with Stone Art powder gives a unique self-curing modelling paste. Powertex adheres to all materials except plastic. Only sculptures or outdoor objects should be protected with a waterproof varnish when fully hardened (2 to 3 weeks).
In addition to transparent, Powertex is available in several colours: ultra blue, ochre yellow, red, black, green, bronze, lead, terracotta and ivory.
Powertex mixed with Stone Art can be a self-curing clay. This clay has a kind of papier-mâché texture. This clay can also be coloured with ColorTricX and Powercolor pigments.
Stone Art has a unique composition that creates a fun and natural stone effect especially when combined with Powertex Lead and Terracotta.
Mixed with Powertex, Stone Art gives a self-curing clay. You can sculpt or make jewellery with it.
Stone Art gives textures to your paintings.
Easy3Dflex is an inorganic filler/binder in powder form. Mixed with Powertex or acrylic paint, it can be used to apply thicker structures, 3D work in paintings or to sculpt images. Mix with palette knife or spatula and apply with brush or palette knife/spatula or sculpt by hand. The paste dries by air and becomes rock hard. Beware this medium will crack in thick layers, by placing it in the sun when drying, exposing it to a heat source or adding water or bisters to the surface. These resulting cracks can give brilliant results. Spread several thin layers on top of each other to prevent cracking. Adding a little white sand also prevents cracking. All kinds of objects can be printed in the malleable paste. This product is non-toxic but may dry out the skin a little. Gloves or hand creams are recommended.
For creating special effects.
Use for images with textile hardeners, scrapbooking, cards and other applications.
Can be made with all textile hardeners, coatings and varnishes.
The Colortricx range are metallic pigments. Give your image a true bronze look or metallic effect by mixing Colortricx with Easy Varnish and then carefully brushing.
With Powercolor, colour the Powertex Transparent.
With Powercolor, you create much deeper colours than with paint.
For a bronze, lead or terracotta colour, we recommend the ready-made Powertex colours.
The colours are intermixable. Mix the Powercolor in advance with some warm water before adding it to Powertex. This prevents clumping. All Powercolours can be mixed with Easy Varnish or Easy Coat. This allows you to make your own paint. This paint is suitable for indoor and outdoor use.
Powercolor is available in 20 colours.
1 jar is for 1 litre of textile hardener.
Liquidpower is a liquid, UV-resistant, semi-transparent water-based pigment. (APE and VOC free, for indoor and outdoor use)
Always use Liquidpower together with a water-based binder or on a layer of wet Powertex.
Varnishing after drying time is recommended.
So always use in wet Powertex or another binding medium such as acrylic or acrylic binder or one of our varnishes.
However, these colours are UV resistant.
Liquidpower comes in 8 colours
Powerwax is a water-based cold wax for mixing with pigments, metallic pigments, sand, acrylic paints, dyes and other compatible artists' materials. For use in cold wax techniques, Mixed Media, glazing, photo protection, framing and furniture decoration. The proportion of Powerwax and pigment depends on the pigment itself and the artist's intended result. Powertex Powerwax is an artist grade wax with a satin protective effect for use in paintings, to fill cracks, etc. Leave to dry for several days and polish with a soft cloth. Use warm water and soap to clean materials. Contains no volatile or hazardous substances.
Powder to imitate natural rust. Mix the powder with Powertex or Easy Structure and spread with palette knife or brush. Spray a mixture of water and vinegar on the surface. Repeat adding vinegar water until the desired oxidation is achieved. Allow to dry for 24 hours or longer.
3D Sand & Balls is a special effect sand for velvety soft looks and textures in paintings and mixed media.
Powercotton are long threads of 100% cotton. These are perfect for making hair to go with a sculpture. But you can also use it decoratively in a painting to add texture. You can even use it to make bowls. Cut the threads to size and rub them well with Powertex. Then apply them to your artwork. A very handy tip for easier work is the following: Twist the long strands of Powercotton around your hand and rub it with Powertex that way. This prevents you from making a mess while rubbing it in.
Stockinette is a very stretchy fabric. With us, it is 100% cotton, consequently ideal for hardening with Powertex. We have Stockinette in white and ecru, the choice is yours. Cut the fabric to size and rub in Powertex. Be careful, your piece is now 2 to 3 times more stretchy than before. Rub or wring out the excess Powertex and drape the fabric at its best. Finish afterwards with Powercolor and Easy Varnish. Also use piece of Stockinette to print structures in your Stone Art clay or in Easy3DFlex.
On the YouTube channel of Brigitte Grade are several Powertex examples and online tutorials.
The video below shows how to create Powertex sculptures using iron wire, aluminium foil, tape, textiles and Stockinette.
Pigments can be used to colour Powertex images. Canvas art and the decoupage technique are also covered in the video.
Yes, after curing, Powertex is suitable for both outdoor and indoor use.
Use suitable tools to handle Powertex material appropriately. For example, there are some nice Powertex pallet knives available in KippersHobby's range.
Available in different sizes for optimal effect.
With Powertex silicone moulds, you can make the most beautiful creations in no time! Easy to use and with guaranteed results.
Bister is a nut bolster colour and always transparent. Bister is not UV resistant. Liquidpower is much more colourful, a water-diluted colour paste that is more opaque than bister and does have UV resistance. Liquidpowder has a much more colourful range.
No, it is not possible to mix Powercolours or Mica powders into Bisters. Unlike Powercolor, Bister is immediately water-soluble.
Acrylic binder is a binder for powders. It is made for mixing with pigment to make your own paints. Acrylic binder is also suitable for sticking paper to canvas.
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