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T- Shirt Stenciling

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Step 1Pick an image

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http://stencilpunks.mattrunningnaked.com/
check this site out

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40 comments

Jul 25, 2010. 12:14 AMhorrorguru says:

handwash the tshirt and the color will stay in longer use fabric paint and the stencil desidn will last longer on the tshirt

Oct 16, 2008. 5:40 PMturner22 says:

wat's yer favorite stencil website? i mostly do my own pieces but i use kittybuttons alot.

Jun 5, 2010. 12:33 AMkadeishasims says:

thanks for introducing me kittybuttons.im in love

Dec 4, 2009. 5:08 PMDELETED_Noonar says:

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Dec 5, 2009. 5:43 AMfiremanfu (author) says:

thanks

Jun 25, 2009. 7:53 PMNuGFX says:

ur weird but bold admirable kinda disgusting JELLYROLLS

Jun 18, 2009. 3:19 PMmoomooman says:

if you want your shirt to look even better use spray on adhesive

Apr 23, 2009. 7:35 AMLong John says:

Why do you use spray paint and not fabric paint?

Apr 23, 2009. 8:16 AMfiremanfu (author) says:

i didn't have any fabric paint, but the spray paint has held up great over at least twenty washings

Jul 1, 2008. 11:23 AMreckz1 says:

JELLY ROLLS

Jul 22, 2008. 4:55 AMfiremanfu (author) says:

of muscle

Jul 22, 2008. 5:14 PMreckz1 says:

You got that right

Apr 10, 2009. 6:15 PMmthiels says:

hahaha

Aug 29, 2007. 5:13 PMmacdadyabc says:

alright, A, thats not your stencil http://stencil.redapollo.org/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=0 , and B, you did a horrible job with the detail. my shirts are way better.

Mar 18, 2009. 6:32 PMmg0930mg says:

let's see your 'way better' work...

Mar 17, 2008. 6:32 AMfiremanfu (author) says:

A i refer back to stencil punks were i found the image B. i think it looks just fine i'd prefer if you kept your opinions to yourself it works just fine for me.

Jul 21, 2008. 6:35 AMTK409 says:

Doing an instructable in your underpants? That's gutsy. Well done!

Jul 22, 2008. 4:55 AMfiremanfu (author) says:

thanks

May 2, 2008. 7:48 AMslimguy379 says:

this idea (specifically this design) would look killer on a pair of jeans on the pocket.... but maybe a different color!?! I say THIS ideas is good because I did a stormtrooper w/ cross bones on jeans w/ black shirt iron ons and after a few washes they looked like crap!

May 2, 2008. 12:17 PMfiremanfu (author) says:

mine have been washed probably 8 times now and the acrylic faded but not the spray paint

Jun 11, 2008. 1:54 PMNeonLime says:

I Have A Pair Of Jeans That Are Purposely Faded And The Bottoms Are Purposely Bleached, So This Idea Would Be A Great Idea To Add Onto The "Trashed" Or "Old" Look.

Jun 12, 2008. 2:15 PMfiremanfu (author) says:

i hate things that are artificially distressed, other than that, good idea

Jan 24, 2008. 3:11 PMxtacticalmonkeyx says:

were do u find the grenade stencil on stencil punk

Jan 25, 2008. 3:58 PMfiremanfu (author) says:

http://stencilpunks.mattrunningnaked.com/grenade.gif

Apr 24, 2008. 1:20 PM

=SMART= says:

cool site

Aug 28, 2007. 6:48 PMthatjawn says:

I recommend you put a shirt on. Also, how did you go about the ring in the middle?

Aug 29, 2007. 1:11 PMfiremanfu (author) says:

I painted the ring on with green acrylic paint I was chilling after school I don't like shirts

Mar 12, 2008. 3:39 PMsummit says:

Or pants for that matter...I noticed the Old Navy boxers...

Mar 13, 2008. 1:03 PMfiremanfu (author) says:

ay they get in the way (evil laugh)

Mar 13, 2008. 2:13 PMsummit says:

Arrg are we now pirates matey?

Aug 28, 2007. 8:03 PM

Weissensteinburg says:

He's too manly for shirts.

Nov 26, 2007. 6:03 PMBright Shadow says:

INTERESTING FACT: IT'S HARD TO TELL WHERE THE SPRAY SIDE IS ON SOME SPRAY PAINTS (I shot myself in the face w/ spraypaint before)

Aug 28, 2007. 5:41 PMTangMu says:

I reccomend getting your image laminated and then cutting that out. Its really strong and you can use repositionable spray adhesive on the underside so it all touches the t shirt.

I dont like using my spraypaint for this, sometimes i find it washes out too quickly. You can get the same effect by mixing 1:1 acrylic paint and textile medium and rollering it over the stencil with a hand roller. When it dries you can wash it and it doesnt run The only downside to this is bright colours on dark dont really stand out... thats where bleach comes in :p

Oct 6, 2007. 12:48 PMfiremanfu (author) says:

its been washed 4 times now and hasent faded at all

Sep 7, 2007. 8:48 PMconnorcancount! says:

nice image! is it from stencil punks?

Sep 7, 2007. 8:49 PMconnorcancount! says:

oh never mind just read the next step.

Aug 31, 2007. 7:40 PMburnoutxd says:

umm.. this could use some work on the details (over spray, defintion) but youre on the right track

Aug 29, 2007. 2:29 PMpyelitegamerro76 says:

http://www.blockposters.com/uploads/srcFiles2/0zk5rx45kqn2j0455wkajb2r/BlockPosters-YourPoster-0.pdf

that would make a cool stencil

Aug 29, 2007. 4:50 PMrikkdbomb says:

404?

Aug 29, 2007. 2:06 PMjammis says:

Hey thanks for the link to the stencil site. I grabed some freezer paper last night cut out my companies name and ironed it to a new shirt. Sprayed it white a few times and now i have a kick butt ne shirt.