The Bat Shirt

December 25, 2016, and this year I decided to get my brother a retro Batman shirt. One that looked like the one that he once had as a kid. So I searched everywhere. I looked online, amazon, online retro shirt stores, google shopping. I found nothing resembling even close to the shirt he once had. I could not even pinpoint the era the design is from since it was before I was born. Then I thought, since I can't find it, let's make it.

Materials:

• a t-shirt that resembled the shirt. It was a baseball t-shirt.
• Fabric paint

Equipment:

• Paint Brushes and a cup of water to clean the brushes.
• A piece of cardboard. (should be just a little smaller than the size of the torso of the shirt.

Steps:

1. Get a photo for reference.
2. Scan the photo, photoshop and manipulate the design to see what it would look like fully flattened.
3. Take the piece of cardboard and slip it into the body of the shirt, between the front and back.
4. This ensures the paint won't bleed through the front and onto the back of the shirt.
5. Use black fabric paint and start painting the outline of the design (where there is black).
6. Paint in the colors.
7. Wait for everything to dry.
8. Wrap it up and gift it.

I actually enjoyed re-creating this retro design t-shirt for my brother. It's a fun comic book style design where Batman is in an interesting stance or body movement and angle.

Try this at home to create your own custom-designed t-shirt.