STEP TWO
Trace the pattern with blue
glue gel (you can see through
the T-Shirt) or don’t use a
pattern and just make up a
design as you go.
Make a square around your
design and fill in your back-
ground with glue patterns of
lines and dots so your origi-
nal image becomes part of a
bigger pattern. The glue will
wash away and where ever
you put glue will be white!
STEP ONE
Draw a design on a white paper with black
marker. Slide cardboard into T-Shirt and tape
back so it is tight and smooth and easy see
pattern and paint on. (See Avery on right)
Slip your marker design under shirt (See
Lyla on left) You can also do a design
without a pattern.
STEP FOUR
When paint is dry, remove your marker
design and cardboard from your T-Shirt.
STEP FIVE
Soak the dry T-Shirt in hot water to
remove glue and then turn inside-out
and wash in washing machine and
dry in dryer.
STEP THREE
After the glue has completely dried (a few
hours or overnight) paint T-Shirt around the
dry blue glue using non toxic acrylic paint.
Your dry glue will make the T-Shirt puckery.
Choose high contrast, bright colors for a
vibrant, bright, powerful end result. Lyla and
Avery. filled their backgrounds with free-form
designs.
You can now wear your work of art!
There is no right or wrong way to do this and there is a surprise element
that makes it exciting when the shirt is washed. It is the journey of creating
that is important.
SUPPLIES
Elmer’s Blue Glue Gel
(white washable glue doesn’t work as well)
White Cotton or cotton blend T-Shirt
Acrylic paints
Cardboard to put into shirt
GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN
Masking tape to tape the shirt tight around cardboard
Pattern outlined with permanent black marker (optional).
Brushes, containers of water, paper plates for palettes
Newspaper or drop cloth to cover work area.
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