Spraypaint T-Shirt

[AndrewMundy]

Alright, to start off I got some generic blank tshirt. I am fortunate enough to have a laser etcher at work so I can make some of the most detailed stencils around.

http://static.flickr.com/211/512719525_1f9c87d6e5_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/81727941@N00/512719525/)
What I do is I create a vector file and the laser follows the vector lines and cuts thought a piece of transparency paper.

Anyways, I got the stencil and added some pray adhesive so the paint wont bleed.

http://static.flickr.com/1138/812516020_cdc1d3fa00_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/81727941@N00/812516020/)

Here is the result...

http://static.flickr.com/1097/811439521_a3742cb20e_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/81727941@N00/811439521/)

Cool huh, then I added a crown and some flowers...

http://static.flickr.com/1023/811443827_f8b8e4a356_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/81727941@N00/811443827/)

And there we go!

http://static.flickr.com/1136/811513099_ba75b8741f_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/81727941@N00/811513099/)

http://static.flickr.com/1090/812331104_4439167334_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/81727941@N00/812331104/)

[miss.green.tea]

sweet love it~~~

too bad i know NOTHING in the world of screenprinting and spraypainting ~haha~

[KrystalKairi]

Wow, the detail came out really well, it looks good.

[pippijae]

wow thats cool - where do they use laser etchers?

[AndrewMundy]

My workplace has one. I am an intern at an IT office on Eglin Airforce Base. We use it to make going away/promotion gifts for pretty much everyone.

Its pretty cool, all you do is make a vector graphic, set the speed and power, and you are all ready to go.

It isnt very hard to do and I see no reason why I wouldnt be able to help you guys out. So how about this, you send me a vector or line art picture, and I will make you a stencil =)

[SamanthaLove]

That's pretty kick ass. And the detail is absolutely stunning. I hope you plan on making more, I love to see stencil work ^_^

[kate]

Just to clarify - you sprayed the back of your stencil with a bit of spray adhesive to keep it down? Very clever. And did you use a special kind of spray paint - do they have a fabric spray paint? And one more question - did the spray paint need heat setting?
Looks awesome. Keep it up.

[AndrewMundy]

1. Yes, I sprayed the back with spray adhesive. Elmers to be exact.

2. I just used regular old walmart spraypaint. I found that bright colors like white, bright green, and yellow do not come out that well on fabric.

3. Also, they do have specific fabric paint.

4. I did not heat set the spraypaint, but I did throw it in the dryer for good measure.

I hope I cleared some thing up for ya =D

[kate]

sweet, thanks.

[Psyche1226]

Wicked sweet! Looks so professional... I envy you your job!!!

:) :)

[barnes]

Just to clarify - you sprayed the back of your stencil with a bit of spray adhesive to keep it down? Very clever. And did you use a special kind of spray paint - do they have a fabric spray paint? And one more question - did the spray paint need heat setting?
Looks awesome. Keep it up.

1. Yes, I sprayed the back with spray adhesive. Elmers to be exact.

2. I just used regular old walmart spraypaint. I found that bright colors like white, bright green, and yellow do not come out that well on fabric.

3. Also, they do have specific fabric paint.

4. I did not heat set the spraypaint, but I did throw it in the dryer for good measure.

I hope I cleared some thing up for ya =D

My questions answered exactly. I only have one thing to try and clarify: Would the results have been better using fabric spray paint? Also: Would indoor, or outdoor standard spray paint work better? I'm trying to think about it practicly, and I would imagine that outdoor spray paint would deal with heat, and normal wear and tear better. Any ideas?

[DBXP]

Awesome! I still perfer the classic paper-and-exacto but this is very every nicely done! I wouldn't mind having a few of those stencils you make! As long as you don't get in trouble for it.

Awesome work! I may contact you later for that offer.

[DBXP]

My questions answered exactly. I only have one thing to try and clarify: Would the results have been better using fabric spray paint? Also: Would indoor, or outdoor standard spray paint work better? I'm trying to think about it practicly, and I would imagine that outdoor spray paint would deal with heat, and normal wear and tear better. Any ideas?

I think I used outdoor for a few of my t-shirts and it works better in my opinion. I need to check me out some of that fabric spray paint!

[AndrewMundy]

Sweet, I got featured in the show =D

[Coffee]

Yeah, it happens occasionally. Well done!

[ikrizia]

it's mint....

[sewittogether]

i like the design.

[ryanmoore]

pretty sweet design

looks like it was professionally designed
awesome job
major props

[AndrewMundy]

Thanks man, I really appreciate it.

[FLYiNHAWAiiAN]

i love it! diy is just staring at us all the time, screaming at us to create things :] even at work!

[Meohat]

Holy crap man that is amazing. I wish I could get my stencils that intricate.