#bleach stencil

First bleach stencil test run. Official Mutation Station logo First bleach stencil test run.

The official Mutation Station logo has escaped containment.

Started with a simple 3D printed stencil and a pair of black cutoff jeans that already had a few battle scars from work. Turns out chemical accidents make pretty good inspiration.

Not perfect, but that's kind of the point. Mutation Station was never supposed to be clean.

I posted this on my roleplay blog when I made it last week, but I completely forgot to put it up here! I'm quite proud of it.

This was incredibly simple to make and relatively cheap. What you need is:

a 100% cotton shirt a spray bottle undiluted liquid bleach rubber gloves a piece of cardboard a heavy plastic bag or other piece of thick plastic film a craft knife a temporary adhesive (I used an Elmer's spray adhesive)

I cut the inverse stencil out of a heavy plastic bag with my trusty x-acto knife. I traced a circle and freehanded the eyes/mouth, but you could trace the whole thing. After you've cut out the stencil, you need to make it tacky so it sticks to the fabric. I used a spray adhesive. Stick it where you want it, and don't forget to position those little eye irises.

After the stencil is placed, make sure you have a piece of cardboard (or in my case, a cutting mat) underneath the first layer of your project. Then, put on your rubber gloves and give the stencil a few sprays of bleach, focusing on the eye area but letting the bleach spread around the stencil.