This is my first ever attempt at stenciling, let alone a t-shirt stencil. i'm so proud of it. ;D
(http://www.safewire.net/stu/realgrimtee.jpg)
The ladies will be unable to resist my new found sexiness.
They should seriously make these professionally, I'd deffinetly buy one.
PS. i was debating wether to put this here, or in GenChat. Please move if need be.
Neat t-shirt. I need more adventure game related t-shirts, my only one is signed by Ron Gilbert and now too precious to wear. I also need an Achtung Franz one.
How much are you charging for them? :D
Quote from: Zor on Sun 20/11/2005 13:20:08
How much are you charging for them? :D
PRICELESS!
here'sclose up,
(http://www.safewire.net/stu/realgrimtee-close.jpg)
it's in the washing machine at the moment, so that should get rid of those crispy edges and make the paint part of the fabric. (and hopefully it won't conplete mess up)
Heh, sweet. I might make myself one =)
I still dig Strazer's avatar t-shirt though!
Lucasarts is going to sue your ass ^_^
I want a t-shirt that says "I found the lost treasure of meleé island and all I got was this t-shirt"
lol (To last post)
In that case, I want a t-shirt that says "I found big whoop and all I got was a stupid ending."
That be a neat t-shirt! People will think it's an old t-shirt though you must realise, due to the age of the game. (Which, criminally, I've only played a demo of.)
Hey gimme a break I didn't have a PC ever, five moths ago!
Hehe, neat t-shirt. You could have posted that to The Long Overdue -picture thread though instead of starting a whole new thread for it.
I've done a bit of stenciling. If you use a light coat of spray adheasive for, like, paper, and then lay down the stencil, it helps limit the overspray, giving you sharp edges. Water works alright if you're lazy, but not with paper stencils.
Also, lay down a cloth over the paint and iron it before you wash it. But don't use steam when ironing.
Quote from: Evil on Mon 21/11/2005 00:14:14lay down a cloth over the paint and iron it before you wash it. But don't use steam when ironing.
yeh, it's best to use baking paper for that, aka. greese proof paper. cause you can't really burn that, thus the paint, unless you leave the iron on it for ages.
Nice job, suits the logo's style nicely.
A couple experimentations of mine have turned out fairly crisply, here's my technique (I warn you, it's long and very nit-picky):
- First off, the t-shirt. If it's new or has been washed with fabric softener, give it a wash. If you don't consider it too much a waste, wash it by itself without soap (all clothes retain detergent from wash to rinse, so it's best to get that out if you can).
-I stretch the shirt over a hard object (like a book or thin section of table) and rubber-band or tape it in back to keep it there. You have to accomodate for the shrinking that will occur when the t-shirt returns to normal size, but it makes it a lot sharper with defects less noticable. The important thing to to have an even pull all the way around, and not so much tension that you'll warp the fabric.
-I get the rough sketch done (probably on cardboard, which I cut out) and trace the lines onto masking tape. I then use a razor to cut the design out of tape, with the angle of cut being more diagonal than straight. This stops the liquid paint from running under the edge of the tape somewhat. Don't get too attached to your razor, be prepared to ditch it if it starts having too much drag. After using tape vs. cardboard, having a crisp cut is the most important thing.
-I smooth down the tape with a stiff, flexible object (I have a plaster spatula but anything that won't damage the tape will work). If the designs several widths of tape wide, I plan an overlap in design. For the centers of letters (like the middle of an "O" I cut out a separate peice, align and apply that.
-I place cardboard or paper all over the front of the shirt, masking-taping the gaps and attaching the blocker to the tape from the design - now overspray's not an issue.
- I paint back and forth in even horizontal and vertical lines, intentionally taking the spray well past the design (this keeps the paint at uniform thickness). Practice spraying a pattern on something so you can see where the thin and thick spray is. Use thin areas in the pattern for overlap.
- I find it best to wait until it's fully dry before taking it off the stretcher. I've tried in liquid state and usually end up smudging it. If it's dry, however, you could end up with wrinkling if you applied way too much paint.
(Materials I usually have: t-shirt, isopropyl alcohol to rinse the area and remove residue, appropriate thinner for clean-up if necessary, 3M masking tape (varying thickness for different designs and thick in depth as well) the cheap stuff sometimes doesn't work as well, a putty/drywall spatula for smoothing, and several razor blades.
Far too finicky for most people to bother reading (let alone using) but there you have it.
Or get your father who makes logos for shirts do it for you ;D
Petteri's t-shirts still pwn ._.
Quote from: Ishmael on Mon 21/11/2005 20:46:26
Petteri's t-shirts still pwn ._.
Thanks. \o/
I used a stencil and cloth ink stuff to make t-shirts for my friends last christmas. They were in awe and actually have been wearing those shirts ALL THE TIME.
Anyways, I used Evil's stencil. First I printed the picture on a sheet of paper, then I took a sheet of plastic transparency, placed the printed picture under it and used a sharp knife to cut a stencil shaped hole on the transparency. The I placed the the stencil on the shirt, cut a piece of a sponge, dipped it into ink and in a moment I had a neat t-shirt ready. Of course, I ironed it before giving it out, with a piece of baking paper over the picture.
Here:
(http://personal.inet.fi/surf/presents/pajta.jpg)
As for the other t-shirts I have... printing shops.