Thanks! I'm glad you all like it. The process is fairly simple...I created a black and white negative from a high quality digital photo using GIMP. I print the negative out on clear film (the film I use is made specifically for this, so it will hold a lot of ink for good contrast). Then I put the dye on the shirt. The dye is clear, and you have to apply it in the dark...as soon as it is exposed to light it starts to change color and once the color changes you can't wash it out. While I'm still in the dark I apply the negative to the shirt, and cover up any areas I don't want to expose in case I accidentally got dye somewhere I didn't want it. Then I put the whole thing out in the sun for 10-20min, bring it back into the dark, pull the negative off, and wash it with a special wash (all in the dark). Washing it gets the dye that hasn't been exposed out. If I didn't wash it, the next time it hit light it would change color. Of course, that is the short version. The reality is that I started printing on scraps of fabric, and did a bunch of crappy looking prints until I got the kinks worked out....
Here's another one I did
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