Screenprinted Shirts Using Wax Paper

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  Step 1

  Gather supplies. You shall need the following:
  -A shirt. I got mine from wet seal because they always have good sales and I got this for about 3$.
  -Fabric Paint-michaels and joannes
  -A sponge-y brush-michaels
  -Wax paper-wegmans
  -tape
  -scissors
  -a pattern
  -sharpie
  -Exacto knife

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  Step 2

  sketch out your design, and arrange design/pattern on shirt.

  (I know the TARDIS has 4 panels but I ran out of room)

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  Step 3

  Trace pattern onto wax paper with Sharpie. (tis evil I know)

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  Step 4

  Cut out the "negative space" of your pattern. It's kinda like carving a pumpkin. You know those designs that you use on the pumpkins? And how you cut out the black part? It's like that. So here, I cut out the letters and the TARDIS Shape. I did the TARDIS in 2 layers. I did the box itself in blue,let it dry, and then did the detailing of the doors and panels and such.

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  Step 5

  Place the wax paper on the shirt the way you want it and tape the edges of the wax paper down.

  Here's the first part of the TARDIS.

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  Step 6

  By the way, here are the brushes I used. The main one I used is the one in the background...the circular one. The big one smack dab in the middle of the picture is what I used to go around the TARDIS.

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  Step 7

  Now carefully sponge on the paint.

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  Step 8

  Let dry for 10 min and peel off. Or do a 2nd coat. You can peel the wax paper off when it's wet If you want but then there's a greater chance of the excess paint dripping onto the other part of your shirt. which as you can see, I did. But I kinda wanted it like that because I wanted a "just spraypainted" kind of look.

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  Step 9

  Do this for the rest of the pattern.

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  Step 10

  Here's where I put on the 2nd layer of the TARDIS. I did it freehand with a regular paintbrush. But I wouldn't recommend doing that. Usually I make a 2nd pattern of the design and cut out where I want the 2nd color to be.

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  Step 11

  Here I used the huge sponge around the TARDIS, but if you aren't using this technique Then don't worry about it, and skip this step.

• Step 12

  Let your shirt dry.

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  Step 13

  Now follow the instructions on the back of the fabric paint bottle. Mine said to put a piece of paper over where I used the paint, and to iron over it. I did, And now you are done. :)

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Riiot Tess · New York, New York, US · 6 projects 11th September 2011

YES this makes me so happy

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† Wayward Deer † · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US · 7 projects 30th June 2010

i like the angels have the phone box shirt

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That other Killjoy · 3 projects 18th May 2010

Being a fangirl, I must say, I absolutely love both of these.
♥ Amazing job! ))

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Sugar Palms. · Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ · 4 projects 18th December 2009

My sister will love this!
This is definitely her lucky christmas

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Sarania · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 15 projects 18th December 2009

AWESOME! My friend is IN LOVE with Doctor Who too and got me obsessed. Now I know what I'm getting her for Christmas. Thanks for posting this brilliant idea!

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CLAPTON IS GOD!!!! · 1 project 21st November 2009

Sweet! I LOVE the Doctor!

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bethany t. · Dublin, Georgia, US · 20 projects 3rd November 2009

Fantastic!

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Eien · Conyers, Georgia, US · 3 projects 31st October 2009

Yes a fellow whovian! Funny shirt. I make my own for video games I like.

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