SHIVA Oil PaintStik Paint Sticks -- Artist's Oil Paint in Stick Form Professional Grade Oil Paint.  Artist's oil solid oil paint in stick form.  Non-Toxic.   Fade Proof.  Permanent.  Dries in 24 hours-72 hours. Shiva® Artist's Paintstik Oil Color is real oil paint in solid form.  Dries to a flexible film.  Paintstiks are completely compatible and can be spread or blended with any conventional oil paints.  Paintstik Oil Colors are self-sealing.  Just peel off film BEFORE using.  Film will reform on stick in a matter of hours so they never dry out.  No unpleasant odors or fumes so you can virtually paint anywhere, any time, on almost any surface:  canvas, fabric, paper, wood, plastic, metal.  All colors fully inter-mixable and blendable to achieve any shade desired.  Popular with quilters and fabric artist as well as professional artists of the fine arts.   Fabric Decorating -- Prewash fabric to remove sizing.  Apply  ShivaPaintstik Oil Color.  After painting, let dry 1-5 days depending on paint coverage.  Heat set by placing paper bag over painted area, turn over and iron fabric from back side with another cloth underneath painted area to prevent any transfer to ironboard cover or other protective covering.  Press back side 10-15 seconds on heat setting recommended for your fabric -- up/down press, do not run iron back/forth.  Machine wash in cold water; avoid putting detergent directly on painted area.  Use low dryer setting or hang dry or lay flat.  Do NOT dry clean. Fabric Rubbings -- Use interesting textured items found around home/office.  Or use rubber stamps.  Place fabric over textured object or over rubberstamp and draw Paintstik Oil Color over object in one direction until you can see the texture or stamp design appearing on fabric. Stencil Technique -- Using stencil for design, apply Paintstik Oil Colors with stencil brush  or apply directly from stick. Also referenced as: Sheva, Shiva Art Paint Sticks Oil paint stick paint stik