My Handicraft Attic

Pink Hydrangea Hair Pin

2010-04-08T10:18:00.006+08:00

好久没有把作品放上来了。。。。
因为买不到粘土。

这是为自己作的发饰。。。

Its a Pink Hydrangea Hair Pin

这是半年前的作品了。
突然心血来潮，把它放上来。

Pearl Necklace for Auntie Ma Ma

2009-09-12T21:06:00.004+08:00

This is my favourite till date.
I have done this months ago but have forgotten to put it up.

Its for my sofisticated Auntie MaMa, Catherine.

Its made of clay and coated in silver.
Top it up with grey and ivory pearl beads.

Mum's Orange Rose Garden

2009-08-20T12:20:00.000+08:00

最近超级忙，这是为妈妈做的。
做了很久了，都没时间post上来。
辛好，她这次会说它漂亮。没有处处嫌弃。
哈哈哈。

Rose Necklace for Von

2009-07-08T21:07:00.008+08:00

This is specially design for Von
To match a particular dress of hers.

The draft.

The material used:
Clay flowers, Cable chain, genuine Swarovski Crystal

This necklace is so long that I could not
get the whole picture.

Von is a little small size, so i made each flower
less than 1cm in diameter to suit her figure.

I nearly got blind after making about 40 tiny roses.
Hahaha...

But I am very happy when Von told me she likes it
and this necklace can be worn on causual
as well as formal events.

Tomato Harvest

2009-07-05T11:25:00.005+08:00

This is one of my favourite.
It's made specially for 诗。

I hesitated on the colours initially.
I have the perception that most people
do not like very bright colours especially
when it is chunky.

But to have a summer effect, I had to give it a try.

To tone the red down, I added more greens and whites.

When I looked at the finished work,
I felt like keeping it for myself.

However, I feel more pleased when my friend likes it.

Dolly Earring for Qi

2009-07-01T21:03:00.006+08:00

I have spent quite sometime "sculpting" this pair of earring.
The size of each doll is only 1.5cm X 2.5cm.
Really small isn't it?

I'm really happy with it.
Especially the teddy bear which the girl cuddles.
It's really intricate work.

I am more happy when Qi told me she likes it.

Cross Charm

2009-06-25T10:20:00.005+08:00

这是为J 做的。
她老喜欢一些木色的东西。
家里的家具都全是country style。

J比较瘦，这小小的手链配小小的手。

我也特地为它刷上银粉让它没那么沉闷。

T-shirt for Pui

2009-06-15T11:24:00.002+08:00

这是我画得最轻松的一件T-shirt。
因为佩很明确的跟我说了她要的是什么。

佩喜欢简单的设计，图案不能太花俏。

所以就画了这款给她。

Red Tomato Earrings

2009-06-10T09:11:00.005+08:00

最近太忙了，好久没真正坐下来好好的做一些首饰。
这是最近做的可爱番茄耳环。

喜欢它的颜色非常显眼。
看起来觉得它很新鲜。

Orchid Miss Conme

2009-05-02T13:48:00.007+08:00

Orchid Miss Conme
是 Emily 特地为这花的“品种”取的名字。

本来要让这款花彩上比较多的粉红色。
可是越想越觉得childish.
毕竟Conme应该是个比较成熟高贵的女性。

画了板之后，终于彩上了比较vintage，
可是又带有调皮的色彩。
配了橙黄色加不同层次的紫色和粉红色。

枝干彩上橙绿色，给它来个不死板的感觉。
也比较有活力。
小心的用毛笔再次写上
“Emily Thank You Conme” （Emily 特定要写的）字样。
让颜色更凸显。

加上亮分。

好了- 可以包装送货了。嘻嘻。

小熊“饼干”

2009-04-20T14:41:00.006+08:00

很像小巧克力饼干对吗？
有老花眼的老妈也被骗。
当我们骗她说是饼干时她差一点就要拿来放入口。
还好我们阻止得快。呵呵呵。

星期六中午，侄女和一斑朋友到我们家，刚好看到我在弄粘土，
也想玩玩。

这些是小朋友的作品，还不错吧！

原来玩黏土也能促进亲自关系的。

Tulip Fairy Ver. 2

2009-04-15T17:18:00.008+08:00

为Emily的朋友Alice

画了这款新的郁金香仙女。

第一次画在红色的T-shirt上，很新鲜可是却很困难。

这次是最难画的一次。呵呵。

打底就花了我整整15个小时。

因为底色太深，彩上去的白底一直被被布料吸收掉。

别看它的颜色很显眼，是花了3天，30多小时，

至少12层的颜色才有这样的效果呢。

真不是开玩笑的。

画到我腰酸背痛，噩梦连连。

哈哈哈。

这样倒还好，只怕层次太多，颜色会脱落。

幸运的是，我的担忧没出现。

最后彩上银粉点缀。大功告成！YEAH!

还写上友情的烙印。

这个打3层，代表友谊永固。

不是我偷工减料哦，要是放9层，颜色就会散开了。

好了！再加上特别印了Alice大名的卡片。

接下来的就是交给Emily当礼物了。

任务成功！！

Pink Rose Pendant

2009-04-15T10:54:00.001+08:00

At last I did something for Lan

I have been wanting to make something for her but couldn't find time.

Anyway, this is done 2 weeks ago.

A Pink Clay Rose Pendant with stainless steel dangling chain.

I was bad with metal hooks and all,

but after mingling with them for a while that day,

I have improved quite alot.

My round hooks are quite perfectly done now.

DaRaaah.... the close up look.

Blue Pixie

2009-03-23T17:59:00.011+08:00

昨天，打开粘土，发现它们好像就要全干掉了。
赶快拿出来捏一些东西。
弄了一大堆小花，可是还有很多粘土 - 是要干掉的粘土。呵呵。
怎么办？就尝试弄人形。至少它需要比较多材料。

第一次作人形，手忙脚乱。
终于作了这个蓝色小精灵。
可以看得出，手工还不到家。
哈哈哈！

光头的小精灵。
是第一个步骤。 Ohhh...
像 ET （女版的）。

干了就是干了。
怎样捏还是不均匀。
从颈项的部分就可以看得出。

背后，头还挺圆的，最满意这个。

终于急急忙忙套上头发。
弄得像肠一样眷眷的，没裂掉算幸运。

“Ohhh.... 我用了高级洗发精。香不香？”

终于大功告成。
装扮一下 -
戴上项链，配上小花头饰。
拍张照片留恋吧，笑一个！

Vanda Miss Joaquim

2009-03-14T17:01:00.007+08:00

这是为Qi在日本的学姐画的。
是Qi 送她的生日礼物。
选了我们的国花，Vanda Miss Joaquim，为题材。

画国花，有一点压力，不能画不好，不能画得太老。
要不然会对不起国家，哈哈哈。
花了2 天，画了4-5 个样本，还是选了这一个款式。

觉得它看起来像在飘逸的胡姬，比较有活力。
本来是要整幅 background 都彩上蓝色，
可是在画纸上式了一下，觉得好老哦，还是作罢。
等以后能尝试tie and die再说。

最后，压上 bling bling 的蓝色小钻，和加上亮粉。
大功告成。

背后也来个像在跳舞的 Vanda Miss Joaquim 图案，
才不会那么单调。
压力消除，因为Qi 说很好看。现在希望她的学姐会喜欢。

玫瑰十字架

2009-03-14T11:39:00.005+08:00

Emily是个虔诚的天主教徒。
这是做给她的十字架项链。
好小哦，还不到 5 公分。

因为不知道十字架的标准比例，
所以上面的部分好像做得太短了。

玫瑰是我最喜欢做的花样，
就加上粉紫色玫瑰来做点缀。

看来手艺还有待改进。嘻嘻。

Wild Flowers

2009-03-05T11:39:00.006+08:00

这是给“S”的礼物。
一直觉得白色会很适合她。
纯凭感觉。
因为不化妆和多加打扮的她就很有气质。

还有那份对社会贡献的执著，除了白野花，我不知道还能联想到什么。

没想到做起来的效果还不错。

我告诉自己，一定要 improve my skills. 把这些小装饰作得好一点。

Autumn Roses

2009-03-03T12:43:00.004+08:00

Purple Roses and Fairy Mum.
This is what I've done for my best friend Emily.

这是为我好友Emily画的。

Emily likes my "My mum is a fairy" so I modified it, changing the tulips to roses.
I never thought roses could so difficult to draw.
It took me 3 days to complete only the picture draft. Pheeew.

Drawing roses are tedious, it must look elegant but yet not looking old.
I actually wanted the roses to be pink... but it looked real auntie.
So it finally ended up as purple to give a kind of dreamy effect.

Iron on crystals were added to add life.
Sparkling dust was to make that dewy effect.

Finally its done... but the t-shirt seems a little too big. Ha haha... Ooops.

小小情人节礼物

2009-02-15T11:25:00.003+08:00

中学生也开始庆祝情人节。
学校提倡这个无非是要同学们知道，
情人节只是个平常不过，朋友互相交换礼物的节日罢了。

做了这些，让家里的宝贝们送给喜欢的同学。
做了很多紫色的玫瑰花，为的是要选出形状和颜色最接近的几对。

Moment for sharing

2009-02-09T14:11:00.014+08:00

前个周末有时间，作了一些礼物送给朋友。
作品终于干了，串上珠子赶快在情人节前送出。
也不知道怎样感谢她们，所以就送我会做的吧！

这紫色的玫瑰配4mm小珠子的手链送给K。
年轻妈妈应该会喜欢这个颜色。
也因为玫瑰花的花瓣没有尖角，
不会有刮伤她小女儿脸蛋的可能性。
已经包好了。。。
希望明天有空把它寄出。也希望能来得及，在情人节收到。

蓝色的小花佩浅蓝色的6mm珠子手链，
是要送给到台湾买了很多面膜给我的Lynn。
这像条鲤鱼，愿她工作顺利，步步高升！

网友Evelyn 喜欢Baby blue 和 light purple。
我做了这个小花手链给她。
浅紫色的小花配上蓝紫色的花心，感觉可爱。
虽然我没有看过Evelyn 可是她给我的感觉是很甜的，
所以这个颜色应该适合她。希望她会喜欢。

这个花瓣里有条纹的花最难做。
弄坏了很多朵才做成功的。。。
我送了给很年轻的FiFi。
她已经收到了，说很喜欢。
太开心了！呵呵。

这粉红色心型玫瑰手链送了给买了marscarra 和眼线笔给我的慧。
她的皮肤比较黝黑，这个粉红，
带点儿橙色的玫瑰花和珠子很配她的肤色。
那天看到她戴上时开心的样子，真不错。嘻嘻。

A gift for Blossom

2009-02-06T23:44:00.005+08:00

又是回礼的时候。
上个周末躲在家里做了几个手镯和项链送给朋友。
这是我第一个珠子系列项链。

浅蓝色的玫瑰和叶子佩浅蓝色的6mm珠子。
Blossom 有一点丰满，所以不能做得太短或太小。

我前几天做玫瑰做到做梦都会想着为它们配颜色。呵呵。

还好，赶得到情人节前送出。
希望Blossom会喜欢。

My First Bracelet

2009-01-12T13:28:00.006+08:00

This is my first handmade bracelet.
It's for my mum,
so that she could have it for Chinese New Year
to match her newly bought checks blouse.

这是我的第一个手镯作品。
让妈妈好配她新买的格子上衣。

Her blueish-grey checks blouse is a little monotonous.
Maybe some flowers will tone it down and make mum more lively and youthful.

妈妈的灰蓝色格子上衣有一点单调。
配上一点小花和珠子会让妈妈看起来更年轻活泼。呵呵。

I add some glitters to the petals so as to give it a more vibrant look.

加了一点点地亮粉，让它看起来更亮丽。

Orchid Earrings

2009-01-02T14:44:00.009+08:00

My new year resolution is to put more effect on my creations.
I have not been practicing hard enough. Hee Hee.
I did a few orchids yesterday and arranged them into earrings.

一直想做耳环，可是作了又觉得做的不是那么好，
可能是第一次试做胡姬花。
看来我是要多多努力再做多一点才行了。
呵呵。

I just don't know what's wrong with them.
The orchids just don't look very right. Can anyone tell me?
能让我知道这些胡姬那里出现问题吗？那里应该改进？

Hmmmm.....

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-23T10:15:00.005+08:00

HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY!!

圣诞佳节快乐！！

Pink Princess

2008-12-22T17:49:00.005+08:00

Sandie loves princesses and pink colour.
So I drew a pink princess for her.

I even added some red crystals on the crown to make it more glamorous.
Her soft silky hair flowing in the breeze, that smells flowery. Hee hee...
Ooops...Looks like some kind of shampoo advertisement.

I like bubbles, so I hope I can draw more for my bubble series.

冬至快乐

2008-12-20T10:24:00.007+08:00

祝大家冬至快乐。
阖家团圆，幸福圆满。
身体健康，好事连连。

Yellow Daisies

2008-12-14T15:11:00.008+08:00

This is done for Stacie's Friend.
Yellow daisies streaming up flowing water.

This is my first attempt painting such big background.
It is difficult but challenging and it is satisfying once successfully done. Hee Hee.

This is the completed piece.

I drew the back too.

Hope Stacie's friend likes it.

My mum is a fairy

2008-12-10T18:36:00.003+08:00

This is specially for our beautiful mummy Stacie.
Stacie likes the Tulip Fairy I drew earlier.
So I modified the design to create this.

The idea of the fairy mum comes from the Morning Glory.
A mother is like Morning Glory bright and cheerful.

Fairy Mum has to be strict and yet charming.
Adding glitters to her hair made her glow too.

The print on the back.

Till date this is the most tedious piece.
The paint sinks in once it touches the fabric,
maybe it is due to the yarn density.
Therefore, I have to add more vibrant colours to get
the effect I wanted.
It took me 5 continuous evening to paint this piece. Hee Hee.

Drawing this bubbly effect is quite satisfying.
I really need a steady hand. (^o^)V

Okie... done at last. Hope Stacie will like it.

Cone Shaped Pendants

2008-11-30T15:13:00.006+08:00

心血来潮，作了几个桶状的坠子。

最后全部被A走了。
呵呵，可能这是应该高兴的。

Lily of the Valley

2008-11-08T13:29:00.003+08:00

I did this weeks ago for Lan.
I like the fairy more than the flowers this time.

A closer look at the fairy.
I like her smiling face.
It is sometimes hard to draw something that really looks happy.

I have more projects to come.
But all on white t-shirts... hope I can draw on coloured t-shirt soon.

Creepy Daisies

2008-11-04T12:33:00.010+08:00

This is for Hwee
It is done on Bossini 100% Cotton Blouse.
Again the Blouse is big... so the design have to be big to fit in nicely.

The idea of this creepy daisy flower came from
a note book I saw in a bookstore.

I like the layout so I used it for my design.
Copy Cat, OK... it does not look exactly the same.
I modified it and changed the flowers.

Have a closer look.

The completed piece.
I hanged it up so that I could fit it into my camera. Hee Hee.
It looks a little plain from far. Hmmmm.

I am glad Hwee likes it very much.
She told me she bought a pair of glass earrings just
to match the yellow daisies.

Garden Hair-Clip

2008-11-03T12:21:00.007+08:00

My neighbour was complaining of her daughter's untidy long hair.
So I did this for her with rubber clay.

To make it more lively, I used 3 colours (green,white and yellow) for the base and
decorated it with light blue and pink daises.

After fixing up everything, I found it a little small.
But still quite satisfied with my workmanship.
Hee hee.

I will still give it away, hope she likes it.

2 Fairies and 1 Big Blouse

2008-10-29T16:00:00.010+08:00

This is the first time I try painting the background.
Not bad, I think.

This M size Bossini 100% cotton blouse is a little huge,
so the drawings have to be big to fit in nicely.

The advantage of 100% cotton material is that the colour
stays perfectly, it does not bleed that much even though
I added water - plenty of water, to make that blurry effect
of the flower petals, little flowers and green background.

This made the Fairies stands out better. Hee Hee.

I like this pink colour fairy better than the green one.
I like her hair colour.
At first I was a little indecisive on the colour.
I thought I should have her hair painted yellow or blue instead,
but it ended up quite well with pink.

The big picture... Really BIG, cause the camera could not
capture the whole BIG blouse. Or... blame it on my short hands. Hee Hee.

Maybe I should try painting a starry night one fine day.
Dark blue sky and 'bling-ky' looking stars.

Hmmmm...

S 字形的玫瑰花坠子

2008-10-28T19:05:00.006+08:00

这次用的是树脂粘土和SoftClay。
SoftClay 用来做花，叶子和果子。
树脂粘土做底和S字形。

这个坠子不难做，捏一捏就成行。
我发现SoftClay 很好捏，又可以捏得很薄。可是就是要快。

SoftClay 很快干，可是树脂粘土就要等上两天才真正的干透，
有一点儿麻烦。

这个坠子比上一个重一点点，可是还好，比PanClay轻很多。
戴了也挺舒服。

心型坠子 - Heart Shaped Pendant

2008-10-25T20:09:00.014+08:00

今天闲来无事，到手工专卖店买了些粘土来玩。
这次我用的是日本的Soft Clay。
好轻哦，风吹都会飘，感觉有点奇怪。
不过戴上后，一点感觉也没有，很舒服。

This is my first time with Soft Clay.
It feels a little papery like and it is feather weight.
The pendant was tossing in the wind when I hang it near the window to dry.
It is kinda funny as I have never seen should such light weight clay.
Anyway, I feel comfortable with it.

第一次用这种粘土，没想到它很快就干。
所以揉捏的时间不可以太长。

它也有个好处 ~ 就是明天想戴的饰物，今天动手做还来得及，
因为很快就会被风干。

It dries really fast, so I have got to be real fast in kneading the colour into it.
One advantage is that I do not need an oven like plastic clay.
Another advantage is, I can start making the costume jewelry the day before I want to wear it- It hardens fast too.

希望下次做的更好。

I am not good at it yet, I hope I will do better with more practices.

Daisies in the wind

2008-10-07T14:05:00.010+08:00

This is for my very best friend Wendy.
She likes very simple design.
So... here you are just for you, Wendy.

这是给我最要好的朋友Wendy的。
她超爱简单的图案。

Close-up look.
This daisies are so tiny that I could hardly colour them,
I am forced to draw tiny flowers to match her slim figure.
She is wearing a Size S.

因为Wendy身材娇小，所以画上去的花图案也要小小的才行。要不然就会有一点不搭了。
因为画得有一点小，所以上色是有点儿困难。

The lines are the most difficult to control.
They took me a few days to finish "lining" them. Hee hee.
However, I am quite satisfied with the end result.

线条是最难画的。。。可是还好，画出来的效果还不错。

This is the finished product.
The most simple design ~ Daisies in the wind.
I am glad that Wendy likes it very much.

终于大功告成。
Wendy已经收到成品了。　她很喜欢哦。

Floating Monk

2008-10-01T16:54:00.013+08:00

At last... after few experiments, I finally got this picture done on a black t-shirt.
"A monk seating on a floating heart-shaped bodhi leaf."

My first time drawing a monk. (^o^)V
I wanted it to be cute and at the same time - calm.

Drawing with white paint on black is really tedious as the colour
just seems to disappear each time it touches the cloth.
It only gets better after the third layer (at least I could see the white more prominently, hee hee).

Every stroke have to be done with this fine brush.
Ha ha... it was out of shape after I finished the picture
~ poor brush.

Finally, after at least 4 layers of colouring and shading,
the basic work was done.
After much discussion,
we decided not to have any other colour besides white.

And after some detail touches, it is finally completed.
I have to wait for another day for the paint to set，
before it will be packed and sent to a close Buddhist friend.

Actually, hmmm... I hope I do not have to part with it.

******

Thanks to all my friends, who are willing to part with their $ for my artwork.

智慧和爱心

2008-09-08T14:21:00.027+08:00

这个作品是我用了最多脑汁的一件。

是要画给一位敬业又有爱心的老师的作品。

人类的灵魂工程师。
第一个概念就是智慧与爱心。
可是。。。我怎么把它们结合在花卉里？
伤脑筋。。。 Oh YES, 脑筋。

智慧是可以用圆圆的花卉呈现。爱心就是飘出来的种子。
种子还要飘到另一边的肩膀上。像送出的爱心，送的远远的，高高的，看着学生成才的。

用的颜色不能太沉。要开心，活泼。
选了紫色，它代表智慧，粉红色代表对学生赤热的心。

颜色是一点一点，点上去的。
太均匀会感觉不到它的立体感。

等颜色干了，沉淀后。
加上粉色的小珠珠，像点上露珠，
让花儿更显得新鲜动人。

肩膀上的小花瓣种子也缝上小珠子哦。

大功告成。
非常开心。
这是目前最满意的一件作品。

Where is my happy fairy ?

2008-09-03T13:51:00.007+08:00

Where have my happy fairy gone today?
I feel so blue.

Where are you my happy fairy?
YOu UseD to B HerE whEn I nEeded YOu.

Where are you my happy fairy?
I ReAllY MiSs YOu.

今天，我的开心天使又没来找我了。
所以特别伤心，不知道为什么。。。就是无故的很伤心。

There goes my design

2008-09-02T08:43:00.009+08:00

I realised that I never have a piece of T-shirt seriously drawn for myself.
All the nice ones are for Family and Friends.

I thought I could have this drawing all by myself.
That's why I don't even bother to take any photos.
But I trade it away... Sob Sob.

I thought no one will even look at it, and when a friend ask me if I would want to sell it, I jokingly mentioned ' $40 ', and immediately, she drew 40 bucks from her wallet. She even mentioned that it is really value for money.

Heh??? I was shock!

However, I had no regrets. At least someone loved it and promised not to duplicate it.
And I don't feel guilty charging her now- as after evaluation, I realised that what i had coded was actually the cost price.

Now... I have to really think of a design for myself.
And I must make sure that I have its photograph taken, just in case... it is gone again.

Tulip Fairy

2008-08-29T23:42:00.010+08:00

This is drawn specially for Qi.

*Tulip Fairy*

Pen on T-shirt

Imaging the breeze flow, imaging how it will be when a fairy swings.

Close-up view
Colours chosen must be gentle and sweet. Fairies are suppose to be this way, aren't they?
Inclusive of a happy expression and rosy cheeks. ;oP

Adding details and shades, to make the flowers lively.
Imagine pollens dispersing into the air, scent of tulip twirling around us.
Fairies like butterflies dancing in the breeze.

Another tulip motif on the back.

Completed and most Satisfied piece of work!! \(o-o)/

树脂粘土做的别针

2008-08-29T23:14:00.008+08:00

Specially for Alice

这就是做树脂粘土的基本材料。

那包蓝色印有 “Grace” 字样的就是树脂粘土。
打开来，就是下面这样子的。里面有两小包，才200g。

它会比较粘手，比较没我常用的面包粘土好控制。
调色可用油彩。

可是它的效果比较好。
干了之后，是半透明。这是它给我的惊喜。

希望你也来做做，我们一起学习。

Dancing Daisies

2008-08-23T22:14:00.015+08:00

A gift for my friend Cheng.

On a Bossini 100% Cotton Princess Cut Blouse

Close-up
Colours used: Yellow, Light Brown, Shades of Green and Light Blue
With 'Pental' Fabric Paint

Adding Beads to create a dewy look.

Adding sequins as dew droplets

The final product Close-up

*Dancing Daisies*

T-shirt Design on 10% Lycra and 90% Cotton Material

2008-08-11T21:26:00.025+08:00

I have finally finished drawing on another t-shirt last weekend.
This is really tough, I took about 4 days to finally finished it.
Ha ha.

Now I am using 90% Cotton and 10% Lycra t-shirt.
Do stretch the t-shirt a little before penning down any design.

Drawing Phase

Drawing Materials as per usual

Colouring Phase

Touching-up Phase

Highlighting the hair with a lighter shade.

The completed drawing

Adding some sequins to give it a more sophisticated look.

At Last - The completed t-shirt

Enjoy! \(O-o)/

T-shirt Design for a young girl

2008-08-08T08:04:00.018+08:00

I have a bad habit, that is I couldn't stop when I start doing something.
This is another T-shirt I drew last weekend for a young lady who likes Jade Liu.

Cartoon Character are most easy to manage.
Anyone can try this at home.

Step one

Get the picture you like.
Part of this picture is from Jade Liu's fan site.
And if you are drawing your own design, do use a thick permanent marker so that colour does not run.

Step two

Lay the T-shirt (preferably a 100% cotton one) with a cardboard to give a firm base.
Slot your design into the T-shirt and smooth the fabric.

Step three

Trace the picture with a Fabric Maker. Here I am using Textile Marker by ZIG. This can be bought at any art shop and some bigger Popular Bookstores.

Step four

Mix the desire colours one at a time as the Fabric Paint dries fast.
Here, I am using FolkArt Fabric Paint, you can get them from any art shop.
This is the best fabric paint I have tried so far as the colour does not bleed.
Do not add water to the paint.
However, do dip the bush in clean water before applying the paint, so that it moves swiftly on the fabric.

Step five

Start colouring with the lightest colour. Do line a piece of tissue between your hand and the T-shirt, so that you do not rub your hand against the drawing.
Use light strokes to smoothen the colours.
Any uneven colours will look patchy after ironing.

Step six

To create a windy effect, brush a little light blue around the edge.

Use pulling movement and do not dip too much paint.

Step seven

Add in the background so that the drawing looks more prominent.

Finally

Finish off the picture with some touch ups.

Do wait for 24 hours for the paint to set.
Iron it to set further. Do not spray water when ironing and lay a piece of ironing cloth.

Do not iron it immediately, without waiting for it to set.
The colour will run after a few washes.

Now, you have a T-shirt Uniquely Yours.

T-shirt Designed for my mum

2008-08-04T13:16:00.021+08:00

This is my first attempt on T-shirt with FolkArt range of fabric paint.
Here is what I have done for my mum last weekend.

Here I am, sharing the steps with everyone who comes in here.
Anyone who has not much drawing skill can try this out...

Materials

This are the basic materials I used.
Fabric Fun from Pentel
FolkArt Range of Fabric Paint
Textile Marker from ZIG(they come in a range of beautiful colours)
All the above can be obtained from any art shops, the recommended
one is Art Friend at Takashimaya.
One or two soft painting brushes.
of course... + your 100% Cotton T-shirt.

Step One

Draw the design you want on your t-shirt on any piece of clean paper.

Step Two

Bold the design with a thick black permanent market (have to be permanent so as the colour does not run), make sure it is dark enough so that you can see the image after putting it under the T-shirt.

Step Three

Put a piece of cardboard into the T-shirt to give it a firm base for your painting.
Using a Fabric Maker to outline your design.

Step Four

Mix the colour that you desire. Remember to shake the colour well.
To prevent bleeding of the colours, please do not add water.
However, the paint is a little thick, do dip your brush into clean water before dabbing on the colours.
Use light strokes to create a shadowy effect.

Step Five

Place a piece of clean tissue between your hand and the t-shirt to prevent dirtying your artwork.

Step Six

Giving it a final touch.
Colour the shadow with circular strokes to give a blur effect.

Finally

The completed T-shirt - uniquely yours.

Wait for 24 hours for the colours to set.
Iron it to further set the colours. Do lay a piece of ironing cloth when ironing. :oP

Now you can wear your unique T.