| For an artist, selling something he or she has made is | | | | Also, at this experimental stage, buy one size that will |
| really gratifying. As many of them admit, it's one | | | | easily fit everyone. |
| thing to get feedback from people they know, but | | | | Now that you have your white t-shirts it's time to |
| there is something about a complete stranger liking | | | | select your painting method. Visit your local craft or |
| their art piece, design, song, painting, or idea, so | | | | fabric store and ask them which brands they |
| much that they actually decide to pay money to | | | | recommend for your type of project. Check the |
| acquire it. Well, before getting ready to sell your | | | | products' life expectancy once applied on the t-shirt |
| original designed t-shirts at your local flee market or | | | | and compare prices, colors and application methods. |
| through your own website, you better start by | | | | With a huge variety of fabric sprays, roll-on paint |
| reading this simple paint-your-t-shirt guide. | | | | bottles, air-brushes, acrylics, crayons, dye paints, |
| Regardless if you are planning to make this a family | | | | batiking, or iron-on transfers, it is best if you take |
| tradition or a one-time event for you and your | | | | some time to select the best possible method for |
| friends, designing the layout of your t-shirt and then | | | | your time, money and expertise. Remember that |
| painting it on your own can is a fun and easy project | | | | experimenting is good at any stage, but if you want |
| to work on. Begin by purchasing your stock of plain | | | | to have a ready-to-wear product after 24 hours, it is |
| cotton-polyester t-shirts from your local garment | | | | best to go with the method that you find the easiest |
| store. Cheap used white underwear t-shirts should be | | | | to explore. Sponge painting, for example, is a great |
| your first choice, especially if this is your first | | | | method to teach kids how to use colors on a white |
| attempt as a fashion designer slash artist. But | | | | surface and how their patent might differ from the |
| because most inks and paints are somewhat | | | | original design they had on mind. On the other hand, |
| translucent, unless you really have to use those blue | | | | block painting creates a less versatile outcome as |
| t-shirts, it's better to use white ones as they are a | | | | paint is transferred in a thicker layer onto the fabric |
| much easier background to place your colorful palette | | | | as you place and press wood surfaces, or even sliced |
| on. An interesting idea, which might save you some | | | | potatoes, after dipping them in paint. In case crayon |
| money if you select to buy your t-shirts, is to ask | | | | iron transfers -which have to be designed and |
| your local t-shirt printing store if they would resell at | | | | colored backgrounds- or acrylic paints and |
| cost price or even donate some of their white | | | | paintbrushes seem too difficult for you to handle, |
| t-shirts to you; if you are a teacher and this is an | | | | you can begin by using simpler painting methods like |
| idea of a school project you can argue that this | | | | magic markers and writing paint bottles with roller ball |
| actually improves their corporate social responsibility | | | | tips. But whichever method you select be sure to |
| profile. Even if no freebies exist in your area, buying | | | | place some old rugs or think pieces of cartons |
| a pack of white underwear t-shirts costs less than | | | | between the front and the back of the t-shirts in |
| you can imagine; avoid designer labels if you need | | | | order to avoid coloring the other side by mistake. Do |
| those extra savings. You can also order the shirts | | | | you feel more confident now? It's time now to get |
| direct from manufacturers, but then be prepared to | | | | your gear and paint away! |
| wait a bit longer before your order goes through. | | | | |