How to Graffiti a Shirt
Graffiti art has become so much more than spray paint on public walls. Brands use graffiti to adorn products, from shoes and hats to cell phones and wrist watches. Graffiti makes a bold aesthetic statement, and designers use it to influence a type of urban fashion sense, called street style. For a design that stays true to the spontaneous nature of graffiti, paint directly onto the shirt using the same tools as an artist would on the street.
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Instructions
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Stretch a plain white shirt over a piece of cardboard. The shirt will stay taut and unwrinkled, and the paint won't seep through the fabric to the other side. In lieu of cardboard, the shirt can also be stretched over the back of a chair.
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Keep a source image nearby. Use it as a reference for the graffiti design.
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Use spray paint to create free-hand designs on the shirt.
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Use double-sided tape to fix a stencil onto the shirt and use a smooth, even motion to spray over top of the stencil.
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Use acrylic markers to add fine details to the shirt.
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Allow the paint to dry for at least 24 hours, and up to 72 hours for paint that was applied in thick layers.
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Tips & Warnings
Wash and dry a brand new T-shirt before painting on it, but do not use fabric softener.
Do not apply aerosol spray paint to the shirt while it is being worn by another person.
Use spray paint only in well-ventilated areas, or better yet outdoors.
References
- Photo Credit Mark Kolbe/Getty Images News/Getty Images
