The Amazing Spiderman 2 Mask (Screen Printing for Halloween 2014)

Riza

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This is just going to be a quick little experiment for me to go to a Halloween party a friend of mine is throwing. If all turns out well, I'll probably be making the full suit eventually.
I have done a fair bit of screen printing before but never with any material other than regular cotton shirts before so it was a new experience.

First off was a trip to the fabric store. All I needed was red so I went to the Lincraft in Brisbane city and they didn't have any full pieces but the ones they did have were the size I could use but I also got it cheaper which is always nice.

Next, I printed on the brick pattern on. The first one I did, the pattern was way too obvious so what I did was mix my ink even darker and then flipped the whole thing over and used the opposite side of the fabric that had the bricks show through much more accurately.

This photo is the side I printed on because the side I'm using doesn't really photograph well and you can't see the pattern but it is noticeable in person.
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Most of the web lines came out okay except for the front of the neck section because the clamp on my table came off and let the black ink bleed through. I'll probably redo that piece later and use this one as practice for the painting for the webs. I'm still not sure whether or not to go for just the Tulip puff paint or the latex which looks really good on the ones I've seen.
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I've heard about how hard it is to sew and make the web lines line up properly but threaded most of it so that the lines stay together when sewn and looks like it shouldn't be too hard to do.
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I'll have more updates soon-ish. I still have to do the lenses which I'm pretty sure will be easy enough and if I get around to it, a faceshell, which isn't of the highest importance right now and will be the last thing to do. Any and all comments/criticism is welcome.
Thanks.
 
Awesome looking print man. I've been thinking of screen printing the brick pattern too. The guy I talked to wasn't familiar screen printing on lycra /spandex. What paint did you use?
 
Awesome looking print man. I've been thinking of screen printing the brick pattern too. The guy I talked to wasn't familiar screen printing on lycra /spandex. What paint did you use?

I just used a basic red i found at an art and craft store near the city where i bought the fabric. All of my printing inks are the Permaset Aqua brand. I used the same stuff for the webs in black.
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I've been busy this past week with work and a couple of other projects that I'm working on but this build is still on my mind. I decided to just go with the puff paint and I didn't get the Tulip brand like everyone else I've seen has because the only places close enough to me have literally every colour except black and if I order it online, it may only leave me a few days to get this done so I opted for another brand for the paint which I guess we'll just have to wait and see if it's any good. I have built most of the faceshell using Kenlandrum's free file. I used it for the jaw and nose shape and I just have to freehand the top section to make it sit on my head properly.
 
Man this is great! I've been trying to make a stencil for the pattern, but I'm not thinking that would work since there would be nothing holding the pieces together. May I ask how you went about getting the pattern oN the screen?
 
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