Custom T-Shirt Painting by DoctorDv
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I am going on the Disney Cruise this summer with my 6 person family, so my mom thought it would be neat if we made our own T-shirts for "pirate night." Pirate Night is one night on the cruise when everybody dresses as a pirate, so we thought we would make our own costumes. Because it is the Disney Cruise, we tried to find a design that incorporated Mickey and as you can see in the picture, we found the perfect design. Painting on T-shirts by this method is easy and it requires no special skill. 

By using this painting method, you can make custom uniforms, shirts for a party, shirts for a 5k, and even shirts that are machine washable! Plus, it is much more fun to paint your own shirts with your friends than pay much more money and wait for them to come in the mail.  I hope you enjoy making your own T-shirts!


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Step 1: Materials

You will need...

* Any color fabric paint
* Any color plain T-Shirt
* Reynold's wrap freezer paper

Tools

* Hair Dryer
* Iron
* Xacto knife
* A paintbrush

amirofthedesert says: Apr 28, 2013. 8:06 PM
never knew it was that easy..thanks..
amirofthedesert says: Apr 28, 2013. 8:06 PM
never knew it was that easy..thanks..
Chri5Dah1 says: Aug 26, 2012. 12:34 PM
This Is Perfect for when I Make My "Vote For Christian" (Vote For Pedro) SHirt! For Class Elections!
Kawthar Xoubi says: Aug 1, 2012. 3:25 AM
nicely done =)
Nick70587 says: Jul 4, 2012. 11:04 AM
How washable is the fabric glue? Will it start to show cracks after one wash like iron on pictures?
DoctorDv (author) says: Jul 4, 2012. 2:35 PM
The design is on there pretty good, better than an iron on. Ours seem to be doing fine with the wash. Good Luck!

-Doctordv
Nick70587 says: Jul 4, 2012. 3:51 PM
Its a great idea. I need to make a couple of company shirts and screen printing seems too messy and time consuming for the limited number of items I need. Thanks for sharing.
omnibot says: Jul 4, 2012. 1:06 AM
Nice.
When I do this I use regular printingpaper and spray mounting glue on the back to get it to stick.
kathynv says: Jul 3, 2012. 9:13 PM
Love that. I am a serial tee shirt painter, and your method is a whole lot quicker than mine. Thank you and I am officially stealing your method for my next tee shirt painting session.
sunshiine says: Jul 3, 2012. 8:08 PM
Nice t-shirt! I could have used this tip on the t-shirt I made. You did a great job, thanks for sharing.
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