I'm not sure what kind of paints Brooke used on the middle layer - the bottom and the haori were done with DecoSoft fabric paints, I think was the brand name. Bought them at Micheal's for $1.50 a bottle or so. I used a larger one of the the slightly fancier craft brushes for the stenciling, and then a tiny one for touch-ups, Brooke used a small-ish one like mine to do basically all her painting with, I believe. Hope that helped ^^ And thanks!