I've been playing around with the new paints I bought. My practice/learning piece is the Amur Leopard. Not that it matters what animal it is because I'm just learning how these paints work. I'm pleased to say that the fabric has remained soft even after using the paint and extender Ink Potion No. 9. so that's a win. The paints also go on MUCH darker and lighten as they dry. I can see where I'll have to go over some areas 2-3 times to get the right shade. I'm also mixing colors a bit to get the right color hue so we'll see how that works out. I can also see where I maybe working on 2-3 pictures at one time. If you add another color or layer down and your fabric is still just slightly wet then it will bleed everywhere. Not good. So there's going to have to be drying time accounted for during this process. My leopard is a nice golden beige but all the paints I have are no where near tan, golden or anything resembling the color of leopard fur...