this post includes a tutorial for stenciling stuff on a shirt, with paint or bleach, here is the finished result for ppl who aren't interested in the tutorial and still wanna see what i made
against me! on an old sleeveless tee i got from my dad
alright time for the crafting
first youll wanna draw or print out out your stencil.
i advice printing black on white, black being the stuff youre gonna cut out of the stencil.
also for stencils bigger than A4 (or whatever size ur printer can handle) i advise using blockposters.com to print out the images youre using over multiple papers
cover that paper front and back in tape, itll prevent the wet paint from leaking through or ruining your stencil, and youll be able to reuse it!
time to cut out those stencils.
take ur time doing this, yes itll take long but youll be able to use this stencil forever afterwards so its worth it.
make sure parts of the stencil you wanna keep are connected to eachother, so you dont lose detail in the stencil.
the white stripes on the stencil is where i drew the connections between the loose parts of the stencil
i always shove a big piece of cartboard inside the shirt im printing on to give me a surface to pin the stencil to and to prevent paint from leaking through, so it doesnt slide around while painting. (you can also tape the stencil down if you dont want to run the risk of the pins leaving small holes in your clothing)
to prevent paint from getting under the stencil i apply the paint by dabbing the point of a big brush, with a bit of paint on it, onto the fabric. itll take around three layers for the paint to cover completely.
i always iron my shirts after painting to "seal" the paint into the fabric. doesnt always work so i always wash my shirts by hand the first time to see how well the paint stays on.
feel free to ask any questions you have, i hope this was comprehensible