#punk tutorial

I wanted to start with the cross-leg big nonbinary flag patch, which i wanted to be patchwork style. Ive never done it before so i made a few mistakes but its just a time save for the next time i make one.

Step one was to pick fabrics i was gonna use so I got yellow plad i thrifted, white polyester, purple chiffon (??? some bitchass fabric that ended up being hell to work with) and some black faux leather i had in my stash

Step 2 was the pattern

I happen to be very similar in width to the friend this is for so I was able to put the pants, wrap my leg in plastic wrap and masking tape and just draw the pattern on, the beloved cosplay method. I opted for the pointy shape bc it looks cool.

Then i cut out all the individual templates, tape them to their corresponding fabrics (bc i didn't feel like getting up and getting my sewing pins) and cut out every colour but purple. I then fabric glued the yellow, white and black pieces to the sheet of purple fabric i had splayed bc it was very thin and a nightmare to work with and i wanted to cut it as little as possible.

Next i took the whole sheet to my sewing machine and i zig-zag stitched the edges between the colours to minimise fraying and add uniformity and finally cut the whole thing out and it was done!

Enjoy the very low quality photo of the patch pinned to my pants.

Next, as per request, I added a fucking curved zipper to the front pocket, which I did by hand and it turned out to be way easier than i thought it was gonna be. Still hellish tho.

I also added a ring on a leather strap (real leather i got from altering thrifted biker pants!!) next to where the zipper is so that my friend can put their phone in their pocket, lock it with a number lock and go into clubs, mosh pits and sleep at festivals without worrying about losing their shit.

Next I took all the patches I made yesterday and machine hemmed them so that they won't unravel. This took an ungodly amount of time. I also added silver rivets to the motley crue patch bc i was feeling extra.

I layed all the patches out, pretty faithfully to the sketch, made sure it was greenlit, and then safety-pinned them in place. The next 5 hours I spent by the riverside with a buddy handsewing the big flag patch on

That's all I did today!

Tomorrow I hope to sew all the remaining patches on, just really get in the zone and get it done. After that they will be functional so any addition will just be extra pizzazz and the pressure will be off and I'll be able to just have fun

Hi there!! I'm gonna teach you how to make a bottlecap pin since I've gotten a lot of questions about where I got mine from baby punks and others who just find them cool! I've found that a lot of people buy their pins online from companies that overprice and over-process their designs, and often times steal them from smaller businesses. Punk has been gentrified over the years, so this tutorial acts as a way to reconnect to the roots of DIY fashion made by people with limited resources and time. This is a great way to show your interests, pride in your community, and pretty much anything else you want even if you don't have a penchant for traditional art. Don't worry about it looking good, just try to have fun! At the end of the day, the shittier the job, the more punk it is.

[ Step Count : 6 ]

Here's what you're gonna need! (optional materials have a star next to them instead of a regular point):

-> hot glue gun (in replacement of pliers)

-> safety pin

-> bottlecap (unbent, preferably a twist off)

-> can tab

✮ pencil/pen

✮ sandpaper

✮ paint & paintbrush/posca pens

✮ regular Elmer's glue

STEP 1:

Gather your all of your materials and place them on your workspace. I'm going to paint mine, so I got the sandpaper, paintbrush, and paints as extra materials.

STEP 2:

If you're not going to paint yours, go ahead and skip to step 3. Otherwise, get your sandpaper and your bottlecap, then sand down the surface (A). Paint your base, draw a design with the pencil/pen, and fill it in with your paints/posca pens (B)! After I'm done painting I'll usually seal it in regular Elmer's glue to make sure it doesn't get messed up anytime soon (C). I chose a little green skull since the person I'm gifting this too likes and spooky stuff and green is their favorite color :]

[ Also sorry for the change of scenery, I had to finish at the library cause I was studying. Visiting, donating, and helping your local library is Punk As Fuck. ]

STEP 3:

What you're going to do now is set your bottlecap aside, and take out your can tab. I have joint problems and I can't use pliers, so I bend it over the edge of a table by holding it half over the edge and pushing down to bend the metal. But try not to bend it too much so your safety pin stays in place!

STEP 4:

Okay, here comes the tricky part. Like I said, I have joint issues, so I can't use pliers because they hurt my hands. Instead I'm going to set aside my now bent can tab and bring back my bottle cap, then flip it over. Place 2 hefty drops of hot glue on the bottom and top of the pin, then get your safety pin and open it so you can place it on the back horizontally.

STEP 5:

Now, place your bent can tab on the back of the pin and over the open safety pin, pressing it into the hot glue drops and letting it dry for a little bit (A). If you like, you can also put two more drops of hot glue on the tops of the bent can tab for extra security (B). I also put some hot glue in the middle of the tab's opening for extra security on the safety pin. Please pardon the absolute dogshit photo quality it wasn't cooperating for some reason LMAO

STEP 6 [FINAL]:

Wait for it to dry, then you're all done!! Your very own bottlecap pin. You can attach this to bags, jackets, shirts, pants, and pretty much any material that a safety pin can glide through.

Here's the finished product, as presented by my friend D at the library (everybody say thank you D for modeling)!!

So first you take your original image. We're going to start with the piercings. The trickiest one is probably the gauges, but you don't need to use that kind of piercing. You could use a stud or hoop or whatever else. Make a new layer. Just scale the lobe to a proper size on your subject's ear and use the eraser tool on 0% hardness as well as the blur tool to blend it in as much as you can. In order to make the skin tones match, I used Selective Color (reds and yellows) and Levels. I won't bother specifying with that because it will be different for every picture.

Now onto the hair. Again, another layer. For the top of Himchan's hair, I used #f913b5 and colored in the section I wanted. I then set that to linear burn. I again used the eraser tool to clean it up. For the sides, I wanted to make it a little bit darker than it is in the original photo so I just colored the side with black and set the layer to softlight. 

For the other piercings, it's pretty easy. Make another layer. Crop a photo of a piercing that you want and drag it onto your photo. Just scale it down to size and set the opacity to a lower percent so you can see through it. Erase everything except the piercing. I've saved you some time if you want to use any of the piercings I've provided. Move it around and turn it until it looks like a proper placement to you.

I went to layers and selected Gaussian Blur at 0.1 for all of the piercings. Where the metal meets the skin, use the blur tool and the eraser at 0% hardness to make it look a bit more natural.

The liner is really simple. Just use a black paintbrush and line the eyes and set it to softlight. It's not much but it makes his eyes look more "dark".

Now the tattoos. Google a clear photo of the kind of tattoo that you want. You can also specify that you want to look for line drawing with Search Tools->Type. If it will be covered by clothing, such as it is in my photo, set it to a lower opacity and erase all parts of the tattoo that aren't the part you want shown. Make sure to get close/zoom in when erasing around the tattoo. It depends on the tattoo you're using what you'll set the layer to. In my case, I set the layer to multiply. Again, I used Gaussian Blur at 0.1. You could also lower the Fill percent.

Next, add any psd you want on top of all of this. I've provided one in the zip download. You could also paint the nails as I did in the main image. This is the final product: