MJ on T

Hello everyone!!!

I know I know it took a long time for this post but I was so busy in all the college activities. As since its my last year , I am enjoying it to the fullest. So many days, then "streets", then my college's first cooking fest, just wow!! And then a wall painting competition. Although I didn't win anything but I sure did left my mark on LD.

So anyways, this time its all about painting. Painting is such a beautiful art. Even after standing on my feet for 7 hours, I won't stand up to eat but I sure as hell will do it for painting.

 Many of my friends ask me how you do it, so this is for all those. I do most of my work at night after 12 so you know can't call you to watch live but you will get all the information here!! And one more thing before you start, painting or any form of art can't be literally taught, you have to learn it yourself and evolve through the process. Just let it in and enjoy :)

So first of all the materials :

• Acrylic paints 
• Brushes ( I prefer the ones used in oil painting, they are a bit hard so its easy to use)
• Thinner (frankly, its just fevicol water)
• A chalk preferably non dust
• and finally a board as wide as your T

Okay now first of all I would like to tell you that you can use any T-shirt, but through my experience I have learned that those "polo" T's are not good for painting. They consume a lot of color and its just impossible to give a nice outline. So I always prefer those simple cotton ones .

So select your T and well I don't need to say this but a plain T would be best :D

Let's start

step 1: Wash your T-shirt , dry it nicely and iron if needed. So that all the starch is removed and creases are gone and you have a nice plain surface to work on.

step 2: Now when your T is all ready, put it on the person who is going to wear it and make a boundary for painting ( the area which is most visible and all that).

step 3: Take the board and put it under your T, just like its wearing it, so that the two sides of your T has the board between them. And if necessary , fix it with clips or clamps. I have these from my Engineering Graphics classes :P

The reason for this is, sometimes while using excess paint it will go to other side too. Trust me you don't want that. And plus you get a nice platform. And if you don't have a board, newspaper will do.

step 4: You made the boundary, so now you know how much area you have to work with. Choose a picture and if you are going to make it on your own, then well and good. So now draw outline of that picture with the chalk. No details required, just the outlines so its easy when doing paint and there are no mistakes.

step 5: Everything is ready and its time to paint. Now here are some tips before you go crazy

• Whenever painting, start from lighter shades to darker, because lighter shades can be darkened easily but vice-versa is not true.
• Like when I was doing the hand I started from inside.
• Keep a cloth at handy .
• Have a testing paper by your side. Test the shade on that paper before using it.
• Now since my T is black, it takes 2 coats of paint to completely reveal the exact color so its okay do it twice , no problem there.
• IMP -> painting on T is very different from canvas . Here first of all you are using acrylic colors and moreover its a T so it soaks colors so it drys faster, so there will be little bit difficulty in shading part but nothing is impossible.

step 6: When you are all finished with the painting , let it dry for two days and then wash it. Don't iron it and if its needed just do it on sides not on colors. This way it will stay for long.

And remember one thing, you don't need a teacher for everything. You just need some guidance because I believe that you can learn anything on your own and things like this develop over time. For example , I started with handkerchiefs and moved towards T. Start from small and move upwards. 

So best of luck and enjoy painting.

See you next time till then keep smiling and keep spreading love

:)