I paint shirts!

elli · Aug 9th, 2008, 04:06 PM

Basically all my life I've been doing artsy fartsy stuff and lately what I REALLY LOVE is painting shirts xDD Basically I just feel like sharing.
I paint them by hand with professional screenprinting ink and brushes/toothpicks/needles.
I design them myself, also, which is my favorite part. Usually I do quotes and stuff from comedy things, like TAI TV or Dave Chappelle, or stuff having to do with bands like Panic at the Disco, but theoretically I can do anything.
I do make these and any type of shirt someone can come up with, to sell.
Here are a few:

Ahaha all the shirts I've done so far are kind of only understood by a certain amount of people, but I'm trying to...expand my horizons hahaha and do other stuff.
I have more shirts, and my drawings and paintings and stuff on my **NO ADVERTISING ALLOWED! PLEASE!**

Swtest2Lips · Aug 9th, 2008, 05:06 PM

Ohh supercool!

annemerrick · Aug 9th, 2008, 06:42 PM

I love them!!! SO cool....

bagnshoofetish · Aug 9th, 2008, 06:54 PM

cool. make sure you look into licensing certain things ie; the Purple Rain motif as well as other trademarks you may be implementing. it would suck if you got a cease and desist. there are ways to go about getting permission to use certain images and still make good money. just a heads up!

thithi · Aug 9th, 2008, 07:30 PM

and you do all of this without a screen?? Amazing!! It's so neat! I've tried to paint before as well, but the paint never comes out smooth like that. Great job!

elli · Aug 9th, 2008, 07:36 PM

Thanks so much guys!
And yep, no screen...

elli · Aug 9th, 2008, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by bagnshoofetish

cool. make sure you look into licensing certain things ie; the Purple Rain motif as well as other trademarks you may be implementing. it would suck if you got a cease and desist. there are ways to go about getting permission to use certain images and still make good money. just a heads up!

Yeah, I have thought about this, and the Dave Chappelle / Purple Rain shirts are the only ones that I have to worry about, but I doubt I'll be making them again anyway (they were for my boyfriend, and its not like I made him pay for them xD).

bagnshoofetish · Aug 9th, 2008, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by elli

Yeah, I have thought about this, and the Dave Chappelle / Purple Rain shirts are the only ones that I have to worry about, but I doubt I'll be making them again anyway (they were for my boyfriend, and its not like I made him pay for them xD).

but you have a pretty good eye for design. I think its only a matter of filing some paper work and a fee. Sometimes, they have to approve the work but it can be lucrative.

elli · Aug 9th, 2008, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bagnshoofetish

but you have a pretty good eye for design. I think its only a matter of filing some paper work and a fee. Sometimes, they have to approve the work but it can be lucrative.

Thank you :) I'm definitely going to look into it.

Aug 9th, 2008, 04:06 PM	#1
elli Obsessed Much? Location: iPodland	I paint shirts! Basically all my life I've been doing artsy fartsy stuff and lately what I REALLY LOVE is painting shirts xDD Basically I just feel like sharing. I paint them by hand with professional screenprinting ink and brushes/toothpicks/needles. I design them myself, also, which is my favorite part. Usually I do quotes and stuff from comedy things, like TAI TV or Dave Chappelle, or stuff having to do with bands like Panic at the Disco, but theoretically I can do anything. I do make these and any type of shirt someone can come up with, to sell. Here are a few: Ahaha all the shirts I've done so far are kind of only understood by a certain amount of people, but I'm trying to...expand my horizons hahaha and do other stuff. I have more shirts, and my drawings and paintings and stuff on my NO ADVERTISING ALLOWED! PLEASE! __________________ Last edited by Jill; Aug 9th, 2008 at 08:23 PM.

Aug 9th, 2008, 06:42 PM	#3
annemerrick Member Location: Back in Dallas	I love them!!! SO cool.... __________________ WWW.MYBAG.NET

Aug 9th, 2008, 07:30 PM	#5
thithi Official Post Whore Location: My LA ghetto palace	and you do all of this without a screen?? Amazing!! It's so neat! I've tried to paint before as well, but the paint never comes out smooth like that. Great job! __________________ Super Sales = Sofa King Broke

Aug 9th, 2008, 07:36 PM	#6
elli Obsessed Much? Location: iPodland	Thanks so much guys! And yep, no screen... __________________

Aug 9th, 2008, 06:54 PM	#4
bagnshoofetish We Love Our Billy	cool. make sure you look into licensing certain things ie; the Purple Rain motif as well as other trademarks you may be implementing. it would suck if you got a cease and desist. there are ways to go about getting permission to use certain images and still make good money. just a heads up!