Painting a Design on a Graphic Tee Shirt

Painting a design on a graphic tee shirt.

I purchased this vintage graphic tee shirt online.

As I observed the shirt in preparation of painting it, I realized that a palm tree, and the sun were already on the shirt.

This was an opportunity to include these objects, and paint a beach scene around them.

The beach is one of my favorite sceneries to paint.

It is so serene to paint the sand, ocean, and sky.

Painting a Design on a Graphic Tee Shirt - The Beach

I started painting by following the color wheel in mixing colors, and creating new ones.

The sun was painted a combination of red, yellow, and white.

Mixing red, yellow, white, and a hint of black created the perfect color for sand.

The tree trunk was painted brown using red, yellow, and a dab of black.

The tree leaves were painted with a mixture of blue, and yellow.

The ocean is solely painted blue , and the sky has been painted blue, yellow, and white for a mint green color.

I painted the ocean, and sky on the front of the sleeves as well.

I also painted a few black birds flying over the water.

I was challenged with choosing a color to paint the remainder of the shirt.

I changed the colors several times in my mind.

I had settled on black, but in the end, I painted the rest of the shirt the same color as the

sky.

The back of the shirt, and the back of the sleeves were spotted with light orange paint.

The front of the tee shirt before being painted.

The front of the tee shirt with painted sand, the sun, and a palm tree.

The front of the painted tee shirt with sand, the sun, a palm tree, and the water.

The front of the completed painted tee shirt.

The back of the painted tee shirt.

As I view the original white tee shirt against the painted one, it doesn't look like the same shirt.

The color adds pizazz, and it makes the shirt one of a kind.

I love abstract designs, and I am excited to mix different colors together to make unique designs on each shirt.

I would like to find a way to incorporate the graphic on each tee shirt into another design.

I don't know if I will be able to do it, but it is worth a shot.

Painting this shirt has sparked new ideas.

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