#bleach stencil

[darkarts33]

First bleach stencil test run. Official Mutation Station logo First bleach stencil test run.

The official Mutation Station logo has escaped containment.

Started with a simple 3D printed stencil and a pair of black cutoff jeans that already had a few battle scars from work. Turns out chemical accidents make pretty good inspiration.

Not perfect, but that's kind of the point. Mutation Station was never supposed to be clean.

🧪 Prototype 001

[wendalynwolf]

Almost five years ago when I first came to New Orleans I was in an awesomely manic creative space and just making things constantly. This is the sketch, based off my tattoo which was based off an 18th century anatomically improbable alligator engraving, that I turned into my first bleach stencil t shirt. I love my derpy dragongator and want to find the mylar stencil I made and stick him on more stuff!

[weeping-lambs]

Bleach art 001-003

[liveitlikelisa-blog]

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnuKy0ntkYc)

[insomnimaniacal]

I still just can't believe it turned out so well.... I COMPLETELY fucked it up the first go round, soaked the stencil and it started to peel off. Had to wash the bleach out ASAP and reapply a newly cut out stencil... That's why there's so much bloom around the edges of the heart, from take one :P but after take two had happened that just made it look BETTER WTF ???.? and the unintentional brighter border around the very edge... #blessed

[fytte]

I posted this on my roleplay blog when I made it last week, but I completely forgot to put it up here! I'm quite proud of it.

This was incredibly simple to make and relatively cheap. What you need is:

a 100% cotton shirt a spray bottle undiluted liquid bleach rubber gloves a piece of cardboard a heavy plastic bag or other piece of thick plastic film a craft knife a temporary adhesive (I used an Elmer's spray adhesive)

I cut the inverse stencil out of a heavy plastic bag with my trusty x-acto knife. I traced a circle and freehanded the eyes/mouth, but you could trace the whole thing. After you've cut out the stencil, you need to make it tacky so it sticks to the fabric. I used a spray adhesive. Stick it where you want it, and don't forget to position those little eye irises.

After the stencil is placed, make sure you have a piece of cardboard (or in my case, a cutting mat) underneath the first layer of your project. Then, put on your rubber gloves and give the stencil a few sprays of bleach, focusing on the eye area but letting the bleach spread around the stencil.

Let it dry. Once it's dry, you can rinse it out, dry it, and wear it!