sorry about the big delay. but what i usually do is i primer the purse or area i want to paint with acrylic white paint, any will do even the ones at the 99 cents store. I do the first coat with a little water mixed with the paint and let that dry. Then another coat with less water added and after that one a final coat with no water added at all. It will make a pretty good solid background to mess with. then i use spray paint and paint markers. The ones i use are called deco-colors. Theres a lot of other ones that are good to, but make sure they are opaque. as i said before sorry for the delay i havent logged on here in awhile but if you have anymore questions i promise to answer sooner lol