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Portal Shirts
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:51 pm
by TomClancey
A few weeks ago I decided I wanted to make a Portal t-shirt. I finally made them. Took me awhile to get some pictures, but here they are:

On the front it says, "She's Watching You". On the back, "The cake is a lie, etc."

On the front it has the three posters seen around the 'secret' rooms. In order, "Courage Is Not The Absence of Fear", "A Trusted Friend In Science", and "Not Never But Now." On the back it has the Aperture Laboratories logo.
I created these by taking screenshots of them in game, then editing them in photoshop, I put it through Magnigraph to turn it into a high resolution SVG. Finished up the editing in Inkscape. Printed them out, and pressed them on these shirts.
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:57 pm
by Jordan
I think they're pretty sweet.
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:58 pm
by metkillerjoe
Love 'em. If you had 'em for sale, I'd buy one.
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:08 pm
by Tural
No.
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:16 pm
by ScottyGEE
I don't understand the rabid cult that Portal spawned but kool I suppose
I think its a few sizes too big for you

Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:18 pm
by TomClancey
ScottyGEE wrote:I don't understand the rabid cult that Portal spawned but kool I suppose

Thanks, though I'm not obsessed with Portal or anything, I just thought it would be cool.
ScottyGEE wrote:I think its a few sizes too big for you

Probably, though, they are Adult Smalls, and that's what I typically wear.
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:00 pm
by shadowkhas
How did you print them?

It looks a lot better than cheap iron-on crap.
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:11 pm
by Senor_Grunt
Probably some kind of screen. Thats how I did it at my school. If he used an ink press, thennn, I dunno what that is. >_<
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 2:56 am
by llama_juice
neat idea and whatnot, but... the first one is just too cluttered on the back and it makes it look rather crappy
I don't know if I like the boarders going around the images on the front of the 2nd shirt...
Other than that they look neat
I too am interested in how you "pressed" these
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:32 am
by TomClancey
shadowkhas wrote:It looks a lot better than cheap iron-on crap.
Ironically, it is that cheap iron-on crap. But, our school has this t-shirt press that is like a larger iron on a clamp, and it heats the whole print at once for say, 20 seconds. I could have used an iron if I wanted, but it wouldn't have turned out as well.
Yeah, the first one's back is kind of cluttered, but meh, It looked okay to me. As for the borders on the front of the second, they were torn paper marks in game, I just forgot to turn them white before printing. >_<
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:50 am
by FleetAdmiralBacon
I want both.
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:08 am
by shadowkhas
TomClancey wrote:Ironically, it is that cheap iron-on crap.
Really?
I must just be doin it rong with the ones that I do.
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:14 am
by TomClancey
Well, it depends on how you do it. I printed me on the highest DPI I could to get it the best quality. I'm not sure how to do it with an Iron, but with our T-shirt press, you set it to 375 Degrees Fahrenheit, and press it for about 20-25 seconds, then once you pull it out, pull of the transfer paper immediately afterwords for a satin finish, or wait for it to cool for a glossy finish. I prefer a satin finish, so that could also be why.
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:15 am
by HPDarkness
Holy shit, that's awesome. Would you mind posting the SVGs or the image files. I want to make one of these shirts =d
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:26 am
by TomClancey
Depends, if you'd get on MSN every once in awhile. >_>
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 9:09 am
by Geo
'Sup Fogel
Not something I'd wear... but nice effort?
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:46 am
by CabooseJr
I want both.