DIY Steampunk Pants

For our last New Years Eve at the Edison I wanted some cool new pants. So i went to Target, bought a pair of $10 canvas pants, and then did this.

They have survived many washings already, and are just find (it is patio furniture paint!) and they don't smell any more like "paint" then any freshly printed garment.

- Captain Robert
Abney Park

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Pants
• steampunk
• DIY
• fashion
• abney park

[abneypark]

I've now done this to about 5 pairs. Worked perfectly each time...whereing a pair now.

[buttongirl15]

oh! I'm gonna have to try this! but I'm probably going to make smaller stripes though

[abneypark]

I would have made smaller stripes, but that's the only tape i had. :P

[abneypark]

nope, they on't smell like anything, and so far they've survived several washings and have not flaked of peeled off.

Paint and "printing ink" are not that much different. We have A LOT of shirts printed.

[loserraver]

@abneypark ah-ha! please Captain Robert! More DIY ideas please =D pehaps how that lovely jacket was made? I love you style and really need to get back into sewing again D=

[abneypark]

the tail-coat vest? Um, yeah, that one is not so DIY. me and a designer sketched out ideas for a month, then she sew that...then altered it, then I altered it, etc.

I AM getting ready to make myself a burnt-blazer similar to the one we made for Kristina in the G4 show, maybe I will film that process: take one cheap blazer, burnt whole, repeat.

[virasabena]

Captain, that is awesome. I'm going to try this really soon--as soon as I find some paint and a tarp, actually. More DIY stuff would be doubleplusgood.

[XxusagibunnyxX]

definitely making these as soon as I possibly can

[JonnyBGoode44]

Seconding what mherron2004 just said. I tried this and ruined a pair of pants (fortunately not one I cared much about): There was a lot of bleedthrough. I also suggest spraying on lightly, then adding a second coat after it dries if desired. You might also want to put wax paper inside the pants before spraying as well, to prevent paint bleeding through to the other side if you spray it on too heavily.

Btw for thinner lines, masking tape might work just as well, though I haven't tried it.

[Becvar80]

@mherron2004 Just be careful of bleed if you're wanting crisp lines. My advice would be to spray lightly then let dry, and repeat as needed. Less of an issue with the paint as it's thick enough to do very little bleeding under the tape.

[Teslaindustries]

@abneypark u prbly coulda cut the painters tape in half or thinner.

[Tokyogirl171]

wow thanks thats a great idea!!

[mherron2004]

Try going the other way. Take black pants, tape them off and spray water/bleach on them to the desired color.

[tabluma]

Are these machine washable?

[xerephim]

Now for that sweet coat you wrere wearing.

[xerephim]

I feel dumb. How easy was that?

[rowan729]

"This is your cap'n speaking..."

^^