Man of Steel style texture printed fabric question

[KJC]

I am looking to either purchase, or have produced, custom texture printed fabric. I saw from this thread: http://www.therpf.com/f77/some-rece...ble-suit-armor-parts-glue-203816/index30.html that maskedrider has had the exact Man of Steel fabrics produced and did have other colors printed. I am not looking to make a Man of Steel suit, but the project I have in mind could use the same style of sheer texture printed fabric over shiny contoured under suit. I was wondering if anyone knows of a place that could custom print this style of fabric in small quantities. Alternately, are there any other methods of achieving this effect on a larger scale besides hand painting with 3D fabric (puff) paint? I know of silk-screening as used on Spider-Man suits, but I am wanting the more defined texture like the MoS suit. I also saw a youtube video of a MoS suit that had latex texture. I do not know how that method is done. Any advise or links would be helpful.

 

[callmemilo]

The problem is that the print process involves making custom screens, so most printers will charge you a base rate to begin with to make the screen, then will demand printing a largish amount to justify the work put into it. I'm hoping to get some done myself, and my printer is asking a minimum of 12 metres of fabric be printed (a little over 4 times what I'll need for my own suit). If you can find a few people to go in on the investment with you, it can make the process worthwhile, otherwise I'd recommend the 3d puff paint method (maybe over a dye-sub or stencil pattern to help keep the design consistent).

 

[KJC]

Thanks for the reply. That is kind of what I was afraid of hearing. I have access to a laser cutter, so I am going to try laser cutting a stencil to use with puff paint.