Had another studio day today. Did more vocal doubling for my folkpunk album. Just one more song to go tomorrow for doubling. Did some screaming over drone noises so eric can have something to play to open his sets on his upcoming asia tour.
Ive been making him patches for his asia tour. This is the linocut ive been using to make it, my biggest size yet, half a piece of paper sized. I use speedball fabric ink which is waterproof.
This is the first batch of 24 patches. 2 days of work. Managed to sell two patches at the art show i sang with new age doom at. The yellow orange red gradient patch, and the silver and pink fade patch were the ones that sold. I sold these for $10 instead of $5 as their bigger and need more ink to make. I also need to stand one them in order for the ink to transfer so it takes me more time.
This is the second batch of 13 patches. 2 days of work.
went to the art store today got three more wooden back linocut blocks smaller than the one i used for erics stamp. Got a big mixed media sketchbook, orange, green & blue paint, and a pen knife. Then i went to the dollar store and got two small canvases, metal organiser for pens and brushes, erasers for carving, and blues clues stickers. I spend too much money on art supplies, good things its going to be my job forever and everything is an investment into things i will use for a long time.
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LOOK WHAT I FUCKING MADE
And yes, I would be willing to make one for you for $8 CAD plus shipping
And if you have your own embroidery machine and would like the file, I am working on making the file itself available for download so you can make your own
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Patches is soooooo cute. every time i see a picture of her i loose my mind. how you can stay sane (and focus on your job) with such a wonderful creature around is a true testament to your strength. i love Patches so much and you love her likely billions of times more, thank you, thank you.
if strength was powered by love Patches would be the strongest yet. no sock could hide from her. until that day comes please talk to her in a baby voice and give her many kisses and skritches!!! thank you!!!! we love Patches!!!!!
She IS so cute she DESERVES all the love and the kisses!!!
This is my view of her right now
Just hanging out at my feet for bedtime.
I also don’t know how I get work done. Is it even possible when I have a soft creature in my home?
Thank you I will pass this all along to Patches 🥺
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Patch making tutorials?
and here i am once again, with a patch making tutorial
how to make stenciled patches:
i'll post a part two in the future which will cover freehanding and stamping ur patches
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first some general info that might be useful:
i get my patch design inspo from pinterest, etsy, and tumblr. if sell your patches make sure you arent ripping off another artists patch design when using etsy for inspo. anarchostencilism also has tons of stencils both on deviantart and reddit which are free to use.
i use acrylic paint for my patches, but if you can afford it id advise fabric paint. to seal paint into the fabric iron the patches, it helps em last longer. some acrylic paint survives very well in the washing machine, but wash your stuff by hand the first time to see how well it holds up.
if you make your patches multiple colors, dont first make the whole patch one color and then paint over it with the other colors. if the paint starts cracking the base color will show through. (if you like that however then dont mind this)
i paint my patches on jean fabric, cause it makes the patches sturdy yet flexible. but shirt fabric or canvas both work very well too. anything except really plasticy/slippery or textured fabric can be used
i pin my patches down with pins onto multiple layers of taped together cartboard, to prevent the fabric from moving around and distorting the print
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there's two ways in which i make my stencils
1. with paper covered in tape
2. with the plastic folder you put in your binders
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option 1:
draw out your design onto some paper, make sure there arent any "loose" parts in the design that will get lost when cutting out the stencil
cover the paper in tape front and back, make sure you can still see your design through the tape
cut out your design, i use scissors and an exacto knife
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option 2:
draw out your design (you can also draw the design directly onto the plastic folder)
cut a piece of plastic out of the folder big enough to cover your drawing and tape it down.
trace the design onto the plastic with pen or marker (any mistakes can be wiped out)
cut out your stencil
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continuation from both option 1 and 2
after finishing your stencil you can pin them down on some fabric
dap on your paint with the point of a big brush or a sponge, depending on the paint it'll take 2-3 layers.
make sure your previous layer dried completely before adding the next one
after the paint has fully dried you can carefully take off your stencil.
!!dont unpin the patch before it fully dried, or the drying paint may cause the fabric to warp!!
thats it, questions are always welcome, now go and make stuff!!
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