- A tracing box (which can be made with two push-on lights and a clear storage container)
- Masking tape
- Photoshop, or some other graphics software
Matthew’s method is to take a monotone, high-contrast image (or use software to make one that way), print it out, use the tracing box to project the design through the t-shirt, and fill in the blanks with your marker. This can be a little time-consuming, but it can also be a relaxing activity that you can do while listening to a podcast. In the end you’ll have a one-of-a-kind t-shirt that you designed yourself.
Easy Method for Custom T-Shirts [Instructables]
Jeremy
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 9:18 AMThat’s pretty poor. It’s really not hard to cut out a stencil out of some sort of plastic and use fabric paint.
Steve Raharja
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 10:33 AMWhy lots of LH articles come from Instructables? Are these two sites related in any way?
Stove
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 11:59 AMThere’s no official relationship between the sites as far as I can tell, they just have a lot of crossover. Lifehacks often involve building/making things, and instructables is a great way of writing up builds.
Croops
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 11:00 AMOr you could just visit http://www.pistolclothing.com.au/
Drihscol
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 4:43 PMWait a minute, free advertising!
McDonalds, I’m loving it.
David
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 9:53 PMI once made a t-shirt by laser printing my design and then ironing it on. Works pretty well. I think I may have printed on baking paper. Got the idea from how you do DIY PCBs.
Matt
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 12:30 AMA lot of serious art stores can make a riso screen for you for around $12. All they need is a hard copy, usually. The level of detail you can get is pretty impressive, I think.