Looks really good. What'd you mess up on?

Nice work asdf.

[QUOTE=Skrunnch]Looks really good. What'd you mess up on?[/QUOTE]
I didn't center it on the shirt, and I didn't center some of the layers correctly. I know it's something that'll only bother me. I can't care too much anyway, because I'm wearing it right now so I'm inhaling lots of paint fumes.

i dont think ive ever centered anything on any of my shirts. i look at it and just place stuff what looks good. im normally off a few inches to low.

the hardest thing i actully tried centering was the joe strummer shirt a while back, but the entire image was still inces below where it whould have been.

i usually center whatever im doing good but whenever i do a layered stencil i always **** up on lining up the layers correctly.
asdf that shirt is good as **** youre owning everyone in the shirt department id say.
im making a strike anywhere backpack today well see how that goes.

bct designed a 8 or 9 layer stencil of david hasselhoff holding a rocket launcher from halo. its so funny. hes supposedly moving today and i think hes going to spray it on his wall in his new place whenever he cuts it.

I just figured out a new way to design stencil in photoshop. They come out sick but i have not sprayed one i did like that yet. The david hasselhoff one is like that and so is an ODB one i just started to cut it is starting to hurt my hand form cutting to much **** so i am taking a break for a while. I cut 2 of 6 layers of the odb one already the david hasselhoff is 8 for hasselhoff and 3 for the rocket launcher it is going to suck to cut. Jodan will you take pics of the elphants on the box and the shirt i made for nick and put them on your photobucket.

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hey asdf, you have experience with tie dying right?

I want to dye a pair of jeans (they're a little dark blue) to just black, and I know a store near me has RIT dye. Can you reccomend me a technique to use to get the most of dye, so I dont waste a pair of jeans or a packet of dye? The jeans are made of 55% Ramie, 45% Cotton and 5% spandex (if that helps!)

[QUOTE=Splinter364]This thread is dead!

hey asdf, you have experience with tie dying right?

I want to dye a pair of jeans (they're a little dark blue) to just black, and I know a store near me has RIT dye. Can you reccomend me a technique to use to get the most of dye, so I dont waste a pair of jeans or a packet of dye? The jeans are made of 55% Ramie, 45% Cotton and 5% spandex (if that helps!)[/QUOTE]
I'll tell you right now: RIT dye sucks. For what you're doing, it would probably not be good at all. Have you ever seen someone with a tie-dyed shirt where the colors just looked extremely faded? That's because it's RIT. The colors are not vibrant and they don't stay well.

There's also the problem with your jeams only being 45% cotton. I don't know how RIT reacts to non-cotton fabrics, but the dye I use does not work well, at would probably rinse right out.

So sorry to tell you, but I think you'll have to try something else.

[QUOTE=asdf]I'll tell you right now: RIT dye sucks. For what you're doing, it would probably not be good at all. Have you ever seen someone with a tie-dyed shirt where the colors just looked extremely faded? That's because it's RIT. The colors are not vibrant and they don't stay well.

There's also the problem with your jeams only being 45% cotton. I don't know how RIT reacts to non-cotton fabrics, but the dye I use does not work well, at would probably rinse right out.

So sorry to tell you, but I think you'll have to try something else.[/QUOTE]

aw okay. Thanks alot for replying so fast!

Rather than cop-ping out and buying a loft for college, I built one. Today is my second full day, so I'll have to take pictures of it here in a little while. It is pretty sweet, I think you guys would like it.

VA tech, i assume?

[QUOTE=ibanezman575]VA tech, i assume?[/QUOTE]

:thumb:

I'm so blown away, and nothing has really started yet. :)

Hey whats up?
so any ways... Ive been using transparencys to make stencils but they keep falling apart. What are other ways to make a stencil?

[QUOTE=ImAnIdiot]Hey whats up?
so any ways... Ive been using transparencys to make stencils but they keep falling apart. What are other ways to make a stencil?[/QUOTE]

manila folders, cardboard, contact paper, the list goes on. I typically use the contact paper, because it has a sticky side that will keep the image from shifting. The only bummer is if you have any minute details, ripping the actual overlayed area off will tear the stencil, so it won't be much more efficient in long term use. :/

what the hell is a manila folder?

[url]http://ask.yahoo.com/20031110.html[/url]

Dear Yahoo!:
Why is the "manila folder" called "manila"?
John
Montezuma, Georgia
Dear John:
The ubiquitous and sturdy office folders owe their name to manila hemp or abaca, a type of fiber that comes from a relative of the banana plant. Commonly used for ropes, paper products, and coarse fabrics, manila hemp is indigenous to the Philippines and gets its name from the country's capital.

Abaca was first introduced in the West in the early 1800s and was primarily used for cordage. Until stronger synthetic fibers were invented, abaca was the primary source for marine ropes because of its strength, water-resistant properties, and lightness.

Today, those same qualities make it the perfect ingredient for durable paper products like currency notes, high-quality writing paper, and of course, the stack of folders sitting on your desk.

[url]http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/6/6c/Manila-folder.jpg[/url]

so how do i make that into a sencil? do i print out the design and put the page over it then cut it out, or what?

tear one side of the folder off, and either shove it in the printer to get what you want, or draw it on there yourself. Then take an exactoknife or razor and cut what you want to out. Then just tape it to a shirt or bag or whatever you want to stencil, and paint over the folder.

wouldnt the folder get soggy with the paint? I m looking for ways to make a LASTING stencil.

[QUOTE=ImAnIdiot]wouldnt the folder get soggy with the paint? I m looking for ways to make a LASTING stencil.[/QUOTE]
I genenerally use posterboard-like material, and I've used them more than once. Sometimes the get a little bit out of shape, but just crush them under something heavy for awhile, and they should be good again.

OK ill try it out.
so, laters

Some craft stores carry stencil sheets that are kind of like plasticy and they can be used over and over. Those should be exactly what you're looking for.

[QUOTE=ImAnIdiot]wouldnt the folder get soggy with the paint? I m looking for ways to make a LASTING stencil.[/QUOTE]

depends on how caked on you put the paint. If you do moderate layering you should be fine.

[QUOTE=ImAnIdiot]wouldnt the folder get soggy with the paint? I m looking for ways to make a LASTING stencil.[/QUOTE]


i just use printer paper... and put tape over te edges where the paint will touch

so im at bcts new place in orlando. its almost 230 am and were starting the night. he already sprayed his 6 layer odb stencil and it came out quite well. i have a picture of it ill post when i get home. last night i made a pretty big 95fo skate krew stencil and a regular sized one. i had to trace it off of a shirt that i already had to get the same picture which was quite a mission but it worked out in the end. im going to make a new shirt with that when i get home aswell.

Holy Hell, 6 layers? Pics, please!

I cut this out and painted it on in under 10 minutes, and just used normal paper for the stencil, so I'm happy with how it turned out.

[url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/Teeb/DSC05843.jpg[/url]

[url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/Teeb/DSC05842.jpg[/url]

[QUOTE=Ghostfire3]Some craft stores carry stencil sheets that are kind of like plasticy and they can be used over and over. Those should be exactly what you're looking for.[/QUOTE]

about how much are those, i may start using those for the more detailed stencils that i make, or the ones i like the most.

[QUOTE=Teeb]I cut this out and painted it on in under 10 minutes, and just used normal paper for the stencil, so I'm happy with how it turned out.

[url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/Teeb/DSC05843.jpg[/url]

[url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/Teeb/DSC05842.jpg[/url][/QUOTE]

Sweet. I like it.

[QUOTE=mullets suk]about how much are those, i may start using those for the more detailed stencils that i make, or the ones i like the most.[/QUOTE]

I'm not sure. Not very expensive. I'm guessing 2-3 bucks.