/r/bleachshirts

Photograph via snooOG

Make shirts, share them, have fun

A place to post your home made shirts where you have applied your design using a stencil , as well as tips, techniques, and info. We started with a focus on bleach shirts but please feel free to include shirts that include bleach and/or other embelishments ink/dye/fabric paint or pasta sauce.

If you report something please explain why. something pissed you off is not a good reason to report it

If you post someone else's shirt it will be removed, The only content you should post is your own. TLDR: OC only

Spray on, my friends.



VERY IMPORTANT DO NOT MIX BLEACH WITH VINEGAR OR ANYTHING BUT WATER. Here is why

Basically, yes vinegar will stop the bleaching process but it also releases very toxic chlorine gas.

Instead use a bleach neutralizer! Like this



Linkflair is now automatically added if you use the appropriate tag. Please tag with
* [FP] = Finished Product
* [Q] = Question
* [S] = Stencil
* [T] = Tutorial
THIS IS REQUIRED! You must add a tag!



Got a great tutorial about making designs including something other than bleach? Let a mod know and we will put it here.



Tutorials
Best tutorial to start with combines a lot of information Provided by leenybird
I would suggest printing this out for your first round and keep refering back to it as needed. Great job leenybird.

And Here we have an AWESOME video made by Psychvol

Another great Video Thanks u/torrentspy

How To make your own freezer paper replacement Infographic

How to make a multi-layer stencil

process from start to finish thanks Airith

How to Video

FAQ thread

Another great Tutorial

A wonderful collection of all things stencils

Cool trick to make it stick!

USE A BLEACH NEUTRALIZER TO PROTECT YOUR WORK like this one here A suggestion for posting information:

We love the work you have done and thanks for sharing. If you could provide some additional information in your comments or imgur gallery we would all greatly appreciate it.

  • What process did you use to make the stencil? did you draw it? Photoshop? carved from the flesh of your enemies?
  • What ratio of bleach to water did you use?
  • What t-shirt was used? what fabric? did you get a good deal on them? from where?
  • If you are comfortable maybe even provide a download of the image file?

None of this is required but we love more info.

Be sure to show off your relevant work in other subreddits, /r/mylittlepony /r/pokemon /r/gaming for example, let everyone know we exist.


Buddies:

/r/stencils
/r/stenciltemplates
/r/IWantThatOnAShirt
/r/DIYClothes

Your subreddit here? Ask us nicely!

  1. Welcome to bleach shirts, don't forget to check the sidebar and read through the FAQs and tutorials

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[FP] First bleached shirt ever

painted it and wore it to a concert in the same day

1 Comment
2024/11/29
21:35 UTC

2

[Q] Cool-toned bleach?

I’m going to be creating a shirt with a dip-dye effect, and I’d like to get it as close to white as possible. I’m fine with some color, but the bleaching I’ve seen tends to be a warm orange tone. Is there a bleach alternative or way to use bleach to create a cooler-toned color (so a cool gray instead of a warm gray)?

I’ve googled and seen a few people suggest OUT White Brite, and it seems to give the color I want, but it’s a powder rather than a liquid so I’d worry about having less control over any sort of line shape.

Any guidance/tips is much appreciated!

3 Comments
2024/11/29
12:46 UTC

69

[FP] A t-shirt I was making for Halloween.

The drawing is not difficult,

  • I first drew a stencil
  • and then I lay it on a T-shirt
  • sprayed the sprayer around the area.
  • and then I refinished the parts
4 Comments
2024/11/27
06:59 UTC

59

[FP] Painted a phoenix. I love the result

4 Comments
2024/11/25
19:49 UTC

1

[Q] are brown 100% cotton t shirts OK for diy?

4 Comments
2024/11/24
12:38 UTC

1

[Q] outline medium?

hey guys! what do you all use to draw your outline before you bleach? thanks!

1 Comment
2024/11/24
04:07 UTC

171

[FP] This is a flower I drew for myself

14 Comments
2024/11/23
17:05 UTC

144

[FP] My first works

I'm new to painting with bleach. But I really like it

6 Comments
2024/11/21
20:35 UTC

2

[Q] Will sun-fading cancel the bleach orange stains and make it a bit grayish or maybe a really faded orange?

4 Comments
2024/11/21
13:39 UTC

2

[Q] Unbleachable T-Shirts

So im new to bleaching T-Shirts.

To start i wanted to try to bleach some of my old black shirts, started with BOSS T-Shirts as i have a ton of them, i tried clorine, but that didn leave a mark, then i tried hydroogen peroxide, also didnt do anything.

Then i tried the same on a levis t-shirt and it worked immediatley.

So my question is: both are cotton, so it should be material, but is there bleach-resistant black color? I mean the T-Shirt looks like before, not a single batch of discoloring

8 Comments
2024/11/21
09:44 UTC

12

[Q] Mummy T shirt Advice

So for christmas I plan on making my brother in law a tshirt with this image on it. is there any tips that I should take into account when doing this project? I’ve done bleach painting before but nothing like this so I want to be prepared.

5 Comments
2024/11/18
20:19 UTC

35

[FP] a wee quickie for my friends daughters birthday 😊

2 Comments
2024/11/17
09:06 UTC

4

[Q] advice or ideas?

friend of mine is commissioning me to bleach a couple tanks for him. only things he asked for was this general style with a cross and the number 2 in the designs if possible.

was wondering if anyone had any ideas or anything to improve the designs i have so far! this is also my 3rd time doing bleach art so any general tips are welcome too :)

**also if anyone wants to help with pricing that is absolutely more than welcomed

0 Comments
2024/11/17
01:51 UTC

33

[Q] How to add details?

Hi I'm pretty new to bleach painting, can someone help me with how to add details. I'm making this jumper for my boyfriend and I don't want to add anything that'll mess it up. Thanks!

2 Comments
2024/11/15
23:07 UTC

40

[Q] Good quality blanks?

(pic for attention) Hi! looking for a good supplier of shirts/sweatshirts/etc for bleach art! thanks in advace <3

0 Comments
2024/11/15
09:24 UTC

79

[Q] tips on using stencils for bleaching?

I've been trying to use a craft sponge to blot the bleach where I want it, but it's getting under the stencil on most occasions. I just tried a spray bottle but it's spray pattern is much to large causing over spray.

12 Comments
2024/11/13
02:54 UTC

27

[FP] My first time bleach painting

The inspo for this shirt was the cover of Pig Destroyer’s album “Terrifyer”. Thanks to the people who commented on my last post seeking advice, it was really helpful!

10 Comments
2024/11/12
21:14 UTC

45

[FP] my latest tee 😊bleach and fabric paint

Realized I couldn’t get as many tones in the purple fabric as with black so used fabric paint to help 🤩

8 Comments
2024/11/12
10:30 UTC

6

[Q] Can someone tell me what he is doing in this video so I can try to do this?

I want to make a sweater or dhirt like this but I don't know what chemicals he is using. Any help is appreciated :)

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8LkJF4W/

6 Comments
2024/11/10
07:09 UTC

55

[FP] Full Moon Feline

6 Comments
2024/11/08
01:59 UTC

0

[FP]An artist in bleach

0 Comments
2024/11/06
07:15 UTC

44

[FP] my latest creation! Thought I’d punk it up a bit with some fabric paint 🤩

8 Comments
2024/11/05
12:54 UTC

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