How to Make a DIY Galaxy Print Tshirt

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How to Make a DIY Galaxy Print Tshirt

Beatrice Rooker

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First of all, I decided to print an inverted cross. You can do this, another shape or do the whole thing it's up to you. If you do a shape use masking tape to mark it out like this.

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Then cover the rest with newspaper. Put newspaper inside too or it'll go through.

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Cover the surface with newspaper and wear old clothes, wear gloves. Put bleach in spray bottle. I first tried it watered down but it did nothing so I used it neat. Spray as desired!

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Once dry, remove the tape. I had some bleeding but that's ok I'll fix that in a bit. Next wash and dry the top to stop the bleach reacting any more.

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Next I used black fabric paint to touch up the bits that had bleach on that I didn't want to. Then mask it off again like before!

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Using acrylics, sponge on paint. I went for mostly pink and orange colours but purple and blue work good too. I added white first then yellow, pink, purple. Then added more white.

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When you're happy, using a paintbrush paint white dots for stars!

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This is how it turned out, I'm pretty happy!

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I added glitter as well but you don't have to. Next take all the tape and newspaper off.

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Then you need to set the print with heat. Best way is to iron, you can also use the tumble dryer...

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Place a cloth over the print and put the iron on its hottest setting. Iron pressing down firmly for a few minutes without steam. I then like to wash it again but that's up to you. Finished!

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Black tshirt

Masking tape

Ruler

Newspaper

Tailors chalk

Bleach in spray bottle

Acrylic paints

Sponge

Paintbrush

Iron

Black fabric paint

If you set it with heat then it stays very well. So you can iron it, or put it in the dryer on hot

Beka Blair 3 days ago

does the acrylic paint last and stay bright, or does it fade after a wash or two?

katie cheetham 3 days ago

If you use freezer paper with a wax coating you can iron it down so it doesn't move, and you can cover more space with it. If you dab up the bleach fast you won't have bleeding and it would have already soaked into the good parts and bleach it right. If its a cotton shirt it should bleach very fast, other wise the watered down might not work. I love your design, and colors. If you want you can check out my bleach works on Facebook under illusional mist. We could help each other perfect it :)

Beka Blair 5 days ago

love it!! can't wait to try this!

Lisa Truax 4 weeks ago

cant wait to try !!! :)

Tino Makurumidze last month

Awesome! Im going to try this on my shoes!

Robbert Janssen 2 months ago

Can't wait to try this! :D

кαєℓу g. ¢нα 3 months ago

Awesome idea Ty for sharing!

Stacy Edwards 3 months ago

I'm sili

Tonto quien lo lea Jajajaja 3 months ago

Awesome! Thank you for this helpful tutorial. I want to make a table cloth for my son's party and it will not be amazing!

Dana Hodge 3 months ago

Love this ! Have tried it smaller on some old black denim shorts ! X

Charlea Graham 3 months ago

Good idea, but why must it be an upside down cross :(

Carrie McFerrell 3 months ago

Amazing :O

Joseph Lizarraga 3 months ago

I must make one now lol thanks

Channyb Bailey 4 months ago

This. Is. Amazing. I think I'll do the same thing with an infinity sign:)

Melissa Padilla 4 months ago

Awesome! I think I might make one but I think I'll do a regular cross and add some letters!

Laura Pol 4 months ago

That's cool

Alexis Fry 4 months ago

This is great....can't wait to look at more from you!

Jessica McCann 4 months ago

Can't wait to give this a go.

Charlotte Endersby 4 months ago

Could you use cardboard instead of newspaper? Would it still work the same?

Ymani 🎀 4 months ago

Love this worked amazing thank you so much! ❤ :)

Seattle Elizabeth 5 months ago

Excellent~ I'm going to try it

Mark Hak 5 months ago

Excelente!!!!! gracias por compartirlo ;)

Mirko Rojas Mego 6 months ago

This looks amazing! I'm going to try it when I can get my hands on a spare top!

Kim Smith 6 months ago

Wow! This is great :) Thank you for sharing your craftiness with us :D I'm definitely going to do this.

Sheila Renei Gomez 6 months ago

That's awesome! I did one, but the bleach leaked under, but it still looks cool :)

Hayley Taylor 6 months ago

Love!!!!! This is my next project for sure !

Vanessa Powell 7 months ago

Is that white bleach? Or a different color?

Rina Florio 7 months ago

Beautiful.

Lisa Klipfel 8 months ago

Wow that's awesome just wondering if I did it with I white shirt and used black dots do you think it would work?

Bethany Harrison 8 months ago

Very cool!

Monique Herbert 8 months ago

I tried it, and it looks awesome. Thanks for your idea, greetings from s'pore! :)

Cai Ling 8 months ago

Looovee it!!

Puri McWilliams 9 months ago

Great idea, love it!

Harriet Willis 9 months ago

Sorry hadn't seen that sum1 had asked this oops hehe

Katie Rotheram 9 months ago

Wow this is cool, I can't wait to try this. Great guide :D just a quick question, with using acrylics will the paint stay on the material after washing ect?

Katie Rotheram 9 months ago

That's really cool.

Em✌ 9 months ago

This is such a cool idea. I may have to try it some time! I'm currently doing my nails with a galaxy look. I love it! :)

Angela Dumas 10 months ago

This is sooo good!!!!!💘💘💘💘💘👌

Amy 🌾 10 months ago

alright,, thanks.. will give it a try.

hush cafe 10 months ago

Hush cafe yeah you should be able to do the same but you won't need the bleach. Just use the acrylics or even fabric paint. Hope that helps :)

Beatrice Rooker (author) 10 months ago

would like to achieve the same result for white t-shirts,, do have some simple solution?? thanks again.. brilliant idea

hush cafe 10 months ago

awesome...this is very smart,,I love it... thanks for sharing this:-)

hush cafe 10 months ago

How clever, this looks great and a perfect project for a rainy day. You are very creative.

Erin D 10 months ago

Amazing! :O great job! :D

Kelly Ann Gonzales 10 months ago

Pure awesomeness! (good job!)

Sofia Toi 10 months ago

Brilliant!!

Lisa Bennett 10 months ago

This is FANTASTIC! Thanks!

Elise Chung 10 months ago

Hey Neil I cut up pieces of newspaper to fit around the sections then used masking tape to attach them. If that still doesn't make sense I can try to take a photo and add a step if that helps.

Beatrice Rooker (author) 10 months ago

Quick question and it may be stupid but how do i cut the newspaper into the cross shape so itll perfectly fit on the design? Imma do this to a black crew neck

Neil Aguilo 10 months ago

Darcy is correct Cherpea it is called St Peter's cross for the reason that St Peter was crucified upside down. It is actually a Christian symbol the same as a normal cross. Apparently the modern use of the inverted cross as anti-Christian is incorrect. Hope that helps!

Beatrice Rooker (author) 10 months ago

Thanks Darcy :)

Beatrice Rooker (author) 10 months ago

RAD!!

Mahalie Stackpole 10 months ago

I just wanted to answer Cherpea. The upside down cross is the cross of saint Peter. Also, I love this. My son and I are going to do this soon but he is going to paint his whole shirt. Thanks for sharing.

Darcy Bastin 10 months ago

Not yet but I'll share when I do Neil! :)

Beatrice Rooker (author) 10 months ago

This is awesome!! Have any other designs? Or creations?

Neil Aguilo 10 months ago

Isabella its up to you which, I think people have access to different brands anyway. I used Dylon but I don't really think it matters :)

Beatrice Rooker (author) 10 months ago

Looks so professional! I love it! 🌸

Victoria West 10 months ago

Brilliant idea! Is there any specific fabric paint I should use?

SingO Bird 10 months ago

Cherpea I am not religious so it doesn't mean anything to me it's just a shape that happens to be in fashion at the moment. I'm sorry if it offended you. Like I said you don't have to use that shape you can do any or do it to the whole top it still works the same :)

Beatrice Rooker (author) 10 months ago

Definitely going to make one, thanks!

Cindy Kirk 10 months ago

Hi Erin it's just chalk used for dressmaking you would get it from a haberdashery, fabric shop, craft shop that type of place. It's just used to mark out on fabric and washes out. You can get other things like pens but chalk is good for dark fabric :)

Beatrice Rooker (author) 10 months ago

Sounds cool but what is tailors chalk and where do you get it?

Erin Shultz 10 months ago

Well done! :)

Liz Creighton 10 months ago

Awesome in gonna make one thank you for this!

Sergio L 10 months ago

This is brilliant!!! 😃

K A 10 months ago

*could

Beatrice Rooker (author) 10 months ago

Heidi I've not tried yet but I researched and apparently not. The heat sets it pretty good. It's meant to be better than fabric paint as its more opaque, but you cod still use fabric paint if you'd prefer! :)

Beatrice Rooker (author) 10 months ago

Question! Do the acrylic paints not wash out? Great tut though, can't wait to try it!! 😃👏

Heidi West 10 months ago

Thats coooooool:D!

Nicola Wong 10 months ago

This is sooo cool. I've wanted to find galaxy print for so long and now I can just make my own!

Tessa Panziera 10 months ago

THIS IS SO COOL!

Carolyn Contreras 10 months ago

That looks great! Will find an old T out to give this a try. Thanks.

Corinne Dexter 10 months ago

love it !! amazing !!! <3

Dimitra Haralampidou last month

What and what do i need?

Isabel Salcedo 2 months ago

did the bleach go through to the back of the tee?

Just Stuff 6 months ago

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How did you get the bleach red? Im using this for a yr 11 assignment

Sheridan Simpson 2 months ago

Do you paint it then spray bleach?

Jania V 3 months ago

Ok would you wash in dark or warm colors

Amber Cobbins 2 weeks ago

Because of the bleach, do you have to wash it by itself?

Amber Slaton 8 months ago

Hey Doriãn, yes just pop it in the washing machine as you would wash a normal top.

Beatrice Rooker (author) 10 months ago

When you say wash the top what do you mean? Washing machine?

Dorian Deusestmortuus 10 months ago

How did you fix the unwanted spots?

Annewil Schippers 5 months ago

Wow

≧∇≦ ChEyEnNe BrOoKs 7 months ago

Did you just use acrylics or textile paint? pls reply

Bianca Panlilio 3 weeks ago

Did you use regular acrylic paint? Or fabric paint?

Rica Mendes 6 months ago

And btw, is the clothes wet when you do this? :)

Martin Theodor Vange 6 months ago

I found this now, little late, but i hope you respond! Excuse my English, im not that good. Im from norway hehe. But do you use a sponge with paint on it, and popp it around? Or just a brush? Thank you very much, it is really inspairing!

Martin Theodor Vange 6 months ago

Thais the best advice I can give you which is what I did is look at some photos of galaxies. There tends to be clusters of stars and gases but they blend/ fade out really nicely. Go for a few really intense bits but blend really well. Then go for lighter bits. Try to get a good mixture and space them out. Also if you put too much paint on you can use kitchen paper to dab some off! Hope that helps :)

Beatrice Rooker (author) 10 months ago