one does not simply rock into mordor
My brother’s Christmas wish list was was short– a shirt with the phrase “One does not simply rock into Mordor”. Being a fan of both rock and Mordor, I wanted to make a design with genuine elements of each. I whipped something up in Photoshop loosely modeled on a vintage ACDC shirt and was so amused by it that when it came time to print the designs, I made a few extra. Happily, my brother likes it and even told me that some friends and classmates said they want one too– but entry into the Mordor rock club can’t just be bought!!
There were many failures along the way to creating an actual shirt. Trial and error taught me these things about printing for an iron-on:
- There are iron-on sheets specifically for dark shirts- using the ones for light shirts will barely show up on a dark shirt.
- The instruction manual for the iron-on sheets suggest not having detailed edges to make cutting out the design easier, but pshh, that’s the kind of rule I don’t follow. To add a margin of error for cutting though, I added a thick black outline to the design.
- Designs show up better on solid grey than heather grey. I used American Apparel’s Asphalt color.
black jacket: thrift store in shinjuku
denim skirt: thrift store in shinjuku
tights: jcrew
ring: vivienne westwood
No I most certainly do not own Gimli and Eowyn action figures why do you ask?
