Rubber Band T-shirt Art

If youre like me, and youre not much of an artist, you have to get creative. If you dont, you get left out on many craft projects, and we dont want that! If you cant draw its necessary to use other tactics for creating images on various objects. If you love decorative t-shirts, but you lack a little in the art department, you can still proceed. Its easy to make assorted designs on t-shirts by using rubber bands! There are literally zillions of different designs you make, not only on t-shirts, but on other objects as well. Use tiny rubber bands and you make small circles. Use large rubber bands and you make designs which look much different. Combine small and large rubber bands to create even more t-shirt images.

Dispense some shirt paint onto a paper plate. Use only one color on each plate. Position the rubber bands in the paint so that one circular side of the band is in the paint. Its not necessary to cover the bands in thick paint; if the band is set in the paint just enough to cover one side its ready for use.

Tweezers can be helpful to pick up the rubber bands and place them accurately on the shirt. Align the bands in neat rows or place them randomly on the shirt. Make vertical or horizontal stripes with rubber bands or create flower shapes, hearts and more. Large rubber bands can often be used to make not only heart shapes but tubular shapes, squares and other shapes. A tiny dot of glue on each corner of the square works to hold the shape. Youll create many different designs by how you use the rubber bands. For instance, you can make paint marks on just the collar and sleeves of one shirt but just straight down the center of a different shirt. Dip all the rubber bands in one color of paint to make one design or in various colors to make other t-shirt creations. When using more than one color let the first color dry completely before starting with another color. Its important that the paint isnt dripping from the rubber bands as you hold it over the shirt. Also, be careful when laying or picking up the bands so that you dont leave "drag" marks. Be aware that, if the tweezers touch the shirt, you could end up with a bit of paint on the shirt where you dont want it. Its a good idea to practice on a scrap piece of cloth until you get the feel for it. Then, on to the real project: making that unique, one-of-a-kind t-shirt that has everyone thinking youre an artist even if youre not!