Creativity is expressed through a variety of mediums such as poetry, art, dancing and many other ways. The beauty of creativity is that the artist has freedom to do whatever they want, however they want because that finished product at the end is a reflection of themselves. Therefore what better way to display what reflects you then by making your own graphic t-shirt tailored to you by you? There are many different methods to creating your own graphic t-shirt for brevity only two methods will be introduced. For each method there will be certain supplies different from another but there is one you will need regardless of the method and that is a t-shirt in any color desired. Ad supply needed for these two methods is an X-acto™ knife. Any of
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Most people have this right in their kitchen so already making progress. After grabbing freezer paper, the last four supplies are an X-acto™ knife, fabric paint, a foam brush and an iron. The first step is to print out a design on printer paper be it a phrase, letter, or an image. Use anything that comes to mind to inspire how the t-shirt should look. You do not have to print out a design an alternative is to just directly trace the design onto the freezer paper but using a reference (printed design) does make it easier to trace the letters onto the freezer paper. After tracing the image the next step is to grab the X-acto™ knife and cut out that design. This step may become tedious to do but in the end it will be worth it. Once done take the iron set it on a cotton/high setting with no steam and iron on the freezer paper now a stencil onto the t-shirt. This allows the image to stay on the t-shirt while painting it. The next step is to grab the fabric paint and the foam brush, squeeze some of the fabric paint onto a paper plate or a sheet of paper. Before filling in the stencil take a piece of cardboard from a box or some paper and slid it between the t-shirt so that as the shirt dries the paint does not stick to the other side. Now just paint, fill in the sections cut out with the X-cato™ knife earlier with the fabric paint. Let the paint dry overnight, after drying simply peel the freezer paper off the t-shirt and look at the brand new t-shirt
Most people have this right in their kitchen so already making progress. After grabbing freezer paper, the last four supplies are an X-acto™ knife, fabric paint, a foam brush and an iron. The first step is to print out a design on printer paper be it a phrase, letter, or an image. Use anything that comes to mind to inspire how the t-shirt should look. You do not have to print out a design an alternative is to just directly trace the design onto the freezer paper but using a reference (printed design) does make it easier to trace the letters onto the freezer paper. After tracing the image the next step is to grab the X-acto™ knife and cut out that design. This step may become tedious to do but in the end it will be worth it. Once done take the iron set it on a cotton/high setting with no steam and iron on the freezer paper now a stencil onto the t-shirt. This allows the image to stay on the t-shirt while painting it. The next step is to grab the fabric paint and the foam brush, squeeze some of the fabric paint onto a paper plate or a sheet of paper. Before filling in the stencil take a piece of cardboard from a box or some paper and slid it between the t-shirt so that as the shirt dries the paint does not stick to the other side. Now just paint, fill in the sections cut out with the X-cato™ knife earlier with the fabric paint. Let the paint dry overnight, after drying simply peel the freezer paper off the t-shirt and look at the brand new t-shirt