Hallowe'en Costume

[Sidoh]

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Also, Hallows is derived from the Latin word for holy or something. Like in the KJV (or some translation) the Lord's prayer starts out as "Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name". So yeah, Saint and Hallowed One are basically the same.

According to Merriam Webster, the etymology lies mostly in old english.

[iago]

Well, I found a font I liked, printed it off in big letters, and mounted it on cardboard. I put the cardboard in the shirt to help hold the form, and got out the paint.  I mixed red and black to get a bit of a browny blood colour.  I traced the letters, let it dry, and done! 

Here's how it looks:

(For more pictures, go here)

I showed it to my family.  First thing they asked was where I bought it.  They didn't believe me that I made it myself till I showed them the template. 

It worked out good! :D

[Quik]

This is a good idea, I like it. Maybe I shall do something similar for myself :D

[leet_muffin]

What kind of paint did you use?

[Towelie]

Wow, looks great! Make me one! :P

[iago]

@ Quik and Towelie: :-) -- it didn't even take me very long!

What kind of paint did you use?

Just some generic fabric paint I found at a local craft store.  All I could find was "rose" and "ebony", so I mixed them to make brown.

[leet_muffin]

I think I might have to go get me some of this to paint up a shirt for the GWAR show. =)

[iago]

Haha, that'd be great!

It's actually really easy and really cheap, here's what I spent:
$3 - Package of 3 white shirts
$8 - 2 paint things, which I used maybe 1/4 of
--
$11

I already had good cheap paint brush, so tack on maybe $2 for those. 

And best of all, it really looks good!  Even just tracing looked good, using a stencil would be even better.  But I wanted the half-assed look.

My friend wants me to make him a "Who Farted?" t-shirt (like Booger from Revenge of the Nerds always wore)

[Chavo]

That sounds like an appropriate amount to spend on a Halloween costume.  +10 points for not taking Halloween too seriously but also not being a douche that doesn't dress up :)

[Sidoh]

Hahahahah.  iago, you own.

[Mythix]

+10 points to your friend, Dudley Dawson is one of my favorite characters from Nerds, besides Poindexter and his Psychedelic violin playing.