Can I use oil based paint to paint a design on a straw hat, how seal?

here is some info Maria for painting your hat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fZmhBUBMCw

https://www.hometalk.com/diy/paint/q-can-you-paint-straw-hat-and-what-kind-of-paint-will-work-38956391

You can seal with a spray on water based poly.

You can spray with Rustoleum 2X spray paint. Seal with Minwax water based polyurethane. Or Rustoleum clear spray paint

To paint a design use fabric craft paint and seal with water based poly.

I would use fabric paint

I would use fabric paint or acrylic paint and seal the acrylic paint with a clear sealer.

Fabric or acrylic paint would work better than oil paint, Seal it with poly spray.

This will show you how to paint a straw hat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWLant54NtQ

Hi! I would use acrylic paint and then seal it! Good luck!

Hi Maria,

I would use Acrylic paint and then use Mod Podge to seal it.

If you use oil bases paint i wouldn’t worry too much about sealing it. Oil is super durable

Fabric paint will do this https://amzn.to/3e1GsbK

I think the paint will hold up without a sealer! Beautiful job by the way!

Hi Maria, I would be careful of using oil paints on straw. The oil that binds the paint pigments may "leak" into the areas around where you're painting and end up looking like a sweaty mess. Water-based paints may be a better option.

You’d probably be better off with a fabric paint which you wouldn’t need to seal.

Hi Maria, acrylic paints will work, hope this video helps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fZmhBUBMCw

Here's a really helpful post which may answer your question https://www.pintyplus.co.uk/2020/05/how-to-paint-a-straw-hat/

If the paint is oil based I wouldn't think you would need to also seal the hat.