Painting a Tee Shirt with Fastex Textile fabric ink
Place and pin card inside the tee shirt
Painting a T-Shirt with Fastex:
Painting a T shirt is so easy and you will have something great to wear at the end of it. You can buy plain white T shirts incredibly cheaply, so painting on them is no more expensive than painting on a big piece of paper. You can’t beat personalising your own designer clothes, and it’s much more fun, so much cheaper and about 1000 times more personal than buying a slogan or branded T-shirt.
You can get ideas from anywhere from the TV, off the web or from your kids’ latest favourite film release.
Preparation:
Pre-wash the t-shirt according to the label instructions without softeners. When the t-shirt is dry, iron it to smooth out any creases.
Cut a piece of cardboard to fit snugly inside the tee shirt to prevent the paint from seeping through to the other side. Insert the protective cardboard inside the shirt.
Pin the t-shirt tightly to the card to avoid wrinkles and movement as you work. Wrap the back of the shirt in a piece of clean newsprint and hold in place with pins or tape so that only the area to be painted is showing. This will protect the rest of the shirt from any accidental paint splashes.
Painting Instructions:
There are three popular ways to paint t-shirts with Fastex. See Fastex painting tips.
1. Paint your design thinly by brush.
2. Stencil design painting.
3. Professional screen-printing.
Painting by Brush:
Draw your design with a pencil or a pale blue coloured pencil (These colours minimise the chance of the lines showing through the paint). If a design needs to be traced, do this prior to mounting the fabric on the card. If outlining is required, use a permanent ink pen, like a laundry marker.
Try to apply thin coatings of Fastex evenly and smoothly without stopping your brush on the surface. Stopping with a loaded brush could leave blotchy patches. A flat paint brush is best suited to Fastex. A flat brush also makes it easier to 'join' colours edge to edge without overlapping.
Painting a T shirt is so easy and you will have something great to wear at the end of it. You can buy plain white T shirts incredibly cheaply, so painting on them is no more expensive than painting on a big piece of paper. You can’t beat personalising your own designer clothes, and it’s much more fun, so much cheaper and about 1000 times more personal than buying a slogan or branded T-shirt.
You can get ideas from anywhere from the TV, off the web or from your kids’ latest favourite film release.
Preparation:
Pre-wash the t-shirt according to the label instructions without softeners. When the t-shirt is dry, iron it to smooth out any creases.
Cut a piece of cardboard to fit snugly inside the tee shirt to prevent the paint from seeping through to the other side. Insert the protective cardboard inside the shirt.
Pin the t-shirt tightly to the card to avoid wrinkles and movement as you work. Wrap the back of the shirt in a piece of clean newsprint and hold in place with pins or tape so that only the area to be painted is showing. This will protect the rest of the shirt from any accidental paint splashes.
Painting Instructions:
There are three popular ways to paint t-shirts with Fastex. See Fastex painting tips.
1. Paint your design thinly by brush.
2. Stencil design painting.
3. Professional screen-printing.
Painting by Brush:
Draw your design with a pencil or a pale blue coloured pencil (These colours minimise the chance of the lines showing through the paint). If a design needs to be traced, do this prior to mounting the fabric on the card. If outlining is required, use a permanent ink pen, like a laundry marker.
Try to apply thin coatings of Fastex evenly and smoothly without stopping your brush on the surface. Stopping with a loaded brush could leave blotchy patches. A flat paint brush is best suited to Fastex. A flat brush also makes it easier to 'join' colours edge to edge without overlapping.
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See how easy it is to screen print with Fastex
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Artist Fiona Appleton
Stencil Painting:
Copy, trace or draw a design on to a piece of acetate, paper or card. Carefully cut out your design and tape this to the t-shirt. Lightly press a dry sponge into the Fastex Ink. Then dab the sponge on to the stencil. Carefully lift the stencil off the t-shirt. Before using it again check that the back of the stencil is clean.
You can use the stencil about a dozen times. Designs that have basic geometric shapes and basic patterns work well with this method.
Screen Printing: [ more information on Screen Printing ]
You will need a screen to print through. This is normally a fine mesh within a wooden frame that is custom made. Designs that require more than one colour are made and applied separately. This is a more professional approach. This type of screen will give crisp and clear results and you can use this stencil repeatedly.
Ideal for logos, words or designs digitally made. Ask you art supplier for details.
Prepare the t-shirt as per instructions above.
Place the screen on the t-shirt and hold in place with clamps or weights, making sure there is no movement.
Applied the Fastex Ink by a sponge or use a squeegee this forces the inks through the openings of the stencil thus printing the image on to the fabric. Thoroughly clean the screen before the ink can dry.
Copy, trace or draw a design on to a piece of acetate, paper or card. Carefully cut out your design and tape this to the t-shirt. Lightly press a dry sponge into the Fastex Ink. Then dab the sponge on to the stencil. Carefully lift the stencil off the t-shirt. Before using it again check that the back of the stencil is clean.
You can use the stencil about a dozen times. Designs that have basic geometric shapes and basic patterns work well with this method.
Screen Printing: [ more information on Screen Printing ]
You will need a screen to print through. This is normally a fine mesh within a wooden frame that is custom made. Designs that require more than one colour are made and applied separately. This is a more professional approach. This type of screen will give crisp and clear results and you can use this stencil repeatedly.
Ideal for logos, words or designs digitally made. Ask you art supplier for details.
Prepare the t-shirt as per instructions above.
Place the screen on the t-shirt and hold in place with clamps or weights, making sure there is no movement.
Applied the Fastex Ink by a sponge or use a squeegee this forces the inks through the openings of the stencil thus printing the image on to the fabric. Thoroughly clean the screen before the ink can dry.
