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Finally got around to finishing the painting on the back of mine;

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Jacket_3.jpg

I might either embellish or sew patches onto the bits which are plain-black or denim - I'm not certain yet, and I've only got two patches to add to the front in the immediate future.

Here is the back of my newest jacket. Nothing on the front just yet, not sure if I'll actually do anything besides pins.

i had a SAD EX t-shirt years ago, it looked wicked, rok is a wicked artist aye.

FUKK and FUKK II have really fucking metal covers, hahaha.
Rok needs to do more art.

Holy shit, that Skagos backpatch is beautiful. I need to take some pictures of my patched up hoodie (Neurosis, Atheist, Assuck on front, plus a "No Gods No Masters" pin, Ash Borer and Blut Aus Nord on the back) and post them here soon...

Edit: Also, is that a Seidr logo patch that's partially visible on the black vest hanging behind the jacket?

I really like the image as well ( I have a shirt with that same print on it ). I printed an Ash Borer patch that I need to put on something.

analog_winter wrote:

Edit: Also, is that a Seidr logo patch that's partially visible on the black vest hanging behind the jacket?

Yep. It's attached to a vest I rarely wear anymore because the vest itself is huge and bulky. There are some pics are few pages back I think.

Yep. It's attached to a vest I rarely wear anymore because the vest itself is huge and bulky. There are some pics are few pages back I think.

Cool. Also, that Alda patch is really nice, I might have to try my hand at making some patches sometime. And I went back and looked at pics of that other vest, and the Seidr, Panopticon, & Skagos logo patches are all really nice, as well as the WitTR & Drudkh on the back.

Thanks. There are a lot of patches I like on that vest, but I'm still undecided on saving it or just replacing it.

Moobeat wrote:

Thanks. There are a lot of patches I like on that vest, but I'm still undecided on saving it or just replacing it.

By the way, is it very difficult to make your own screen printed patches like that?

I just started with a speedball starter kit and I haven't had any problems; the whole process is much easier than I thought it would be and I just do it out of my kitchen. I used my first screen for ~10 different patch designs and it's still tight. The process can be relatively messy though and requires some trial and error to get your times right.

The process boils down to coating a screen with emulsion, letting it dry, using a bright light and a transparency to set your image on the screen, washing the image out after ~20 minutes of "cooking", then just pushing ink through the screen, then heat setting it and cleaning it up.

Yeah, I did some research online and that looked like the best way to do it, I just need to figure out how to print transparencies.

Anyone know if they make special fine-tipped opaque pens for this purpose? Tracing onto trasparencies, I mean... That'd be perfect.

Author:	Ancient_Sorrow [ Fri May 11, 2012 5:01 pm ]
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Finally got around to finishing the painting on the back of mine; Attachment: Jacket_3.jpg I might either embellish or sew patches onto the bits which are plain-black or denim - I'm not certain yet, and I've only got two patches to add to the front in the immediate future.

Author:	soderstromm [ Fri May 11, 2012 5:20 pm ]
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Ive been working for my vest for a while now, unfortunately i ran out of patches a while ago and havent gotten new ones yet. Thats why there is some empty space on the left side A Cynic patch is going on there, and a Agalloch one. But the rest, who knows The Deicide patch is getting replaced soon too, for two stripes with the text "Watain" and "To the Death". A Pleasure To Kill backpatch might not be the most original choice, but c'mon. How cant you love that artwork, and the album too ofcourse? Anyway, what do you guys think?

Author:	Metantoine [ Fri May 11, 2012 5:26 pm ]
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Yeah, cool vest but I agree with you, the PtK backpatch is way too popular, you should choose a more original one, but that's your decision. I have the same Glen Benton for president patch and these 2 BT patches are awesome, good work.

Author:	Folkemon_ [ Fri May 11, 2012 6:26 pm ]
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I really wanna make one of these jackets but ive looked tons of times for sites that sell stuff like these in the UK and havent found shit, what i'd really prefer is the leather jacket with denim over it

Author:	analog_winter [ Fri May 11, 2012 6:29 pm ]
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Ancient_Sorrow wrote: Finally got around to finishing the painting on the back of mine; Attachment: Jacket_3.jpg I might either embellish or sew patches onto the bits which are plain-black or denim - I'm not certain yet, and I've only got two patches to add to the front in the immediate future. That looks awesome!

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Author:	dreadmeat [ Fri May 11, 2012 11:21 pm ]
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bullet belts are harder to find than i was expecting, over here at least. patches on bags are ok aye? i never see anyone with patches on bags, a vest isn't practical for me and i have some sweet patches here.

Author:	Commandaunt [ Fri May 11, 2012 11:59 pm ]
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I have a friend who puts patches on his backpack, I see no problem with putting patches on things other than vests, put them wherever you want . Also, bullet belts? http://www.crustpunks.com/belts-c-25_37.html

Author:	dreadmeat [ Sat May 12, 2012 3:23 am ]
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i'd put them on my shorts but the tend to wear out, i'd be forever unpicking and resewing them. i dread to think how much the shipping to new zealand would cost for a bullet belt ha ha might try my 'local' army surplus store, they have stick on bullet holes and some 'novelty' stuff too i can just see the customs people hacking open my package and cordoning off the airport ><.

Author:	Moobeat [ Sat May 12, 2012 4:05 am ]
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Here is the back of my newest jacket. Nothing on the front just yet, not sure if I'll actually do anything besides pins.

Author:	0kill [ Sat May 12, 2012 4:08 am ]
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I've been working on this one for the past three or so months and it's definitely still a work in progress. I really like how the back is going so far. The front needs a lot more work, though. I might try to get some studs on the shoulders, too. Also, I'm not sure how the board feels about the whole retro flip hat deal, but I DIY'd myself a pretty sweet Warbringer hat with some whiteout. Spoiler: show

Author:	0kill [ Sat May 12, 2012 4:09 am ]
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++ Fantastic Skagos logo there, Moobeat.

Author:	volutetheswarth [ Sat May 12, 2012 4:12 am ]
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Anyone else think the perfect spacing of each individual patch that some have done on here looks bad? I don't know what it is about it but the more messily they're placed, the better. Obviously not too wonky lookin' but I think patches placed over other patches and uneven patches placed next to each other, down a line or otherwise, looks great. I think maybe it's because when they're placed like that it doesn't make it so obvious that you're wearing a denim vest, it removes the run-of-the-mill vest quality. Those circle patches don't seem to work.. They are like 'the burden patch', ruining the flow of an otherwise killer vest.

Author:	dreadmeat [ Sat May 12, 2012 4:18 am ]
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all round ones would look interesting

Author:	_MFMGW_ [ Sat May 12, 2012 4:52 am ]
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This thread's motivated me to finally make a vest. Will post pix when the thing looks respectable enough First two things I've got for it - Motorhead backpatch (originality be damned, I love Motorhead) and a fucking sweet huge 9 by 4 Sadistik Exekution patch.

Author:	the_raytownian [ Sun May 13, 2012 1:32 am ]
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I have the gayest jacket on MA... What an achievement! It hasn't changed much since my last post here... those safety pins are temporary, I'm simply too lazy to sew them right now. My cat pissed all over my jacket ON the pins and I had to clean them, so they moved around some... can't see them very well in the pic though... Only two of the patches aren't cheap, ugly, homemade shit because I am an unemployable idiot, and thus can't afford nice things like embroidered patches, or even decent DIY supplies. WHOTEVAH.

Author:	dreadmeat [ Sat May 12, 2012 5:12 am ]
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i had a SAD EX t-shirt years ago, it looked wicked, rok is a wicked artist aye.

Author:	analog_winter [ Sat May 12, 2012 6:41 am ]
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Moobeat wrote: Here is the back of my newest jacket. Nothing on the front just yet, not sure if I'll actually do anything besides pins. Where did you get this incredible Skagos backpatch? Edit: Also, is that a Seidr logo patch that's partially visible on the black vest hanging behind the jacket?

Author:	_MFMGW_ [ Sat May 12, 2012 7:32 am ]
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dreadmeat wrote: i had a SAD EX t-shirt years ago, it looked wicked, rok is a wicked artist aye. FUKK and FUKK II have really fucking metal covers, hahaha. Rok needs to do more art.

Author:	MercyfulKing [ Sat May 12, 2012 7:39 am ]
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Here is my jacket that im still working on, i havent decided of what backpatch i wanna put on. But here it is so far.

Author:	dreadmeat [ Sat May 12, 2012 5:57 pm ]
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_MFMGW_ wrote: FUKK and FUKK II have really fucking metal covers, hahaha. Rok needs to do more art. he's fukking mental ha ha my favourite is that skull that looks a bit like a sheep skull [?] it's long with spikes, not the human one with spikes... that would make an excellent patch hey cool, these guys have misery patches http://www.seancerecords.com/patchreleases.html actually i reckon most of his stuff would make sweet patches

Author:	dreadmeat [ Sat May 12, 2012 6:49 pm ]
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just ordered one of those misery patches, $8 shipped, i hope it's not too small ha ha

Author:	CrustAsFuckExistence [ Sat May 12, 2012 7:29 pm ]
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Holy shit, that Skagos backpatch is beautiful. I need to take some pictures of my patched up hoodie (Neurosis, Atheist, Assuck on front, plus a "No Gods No Masters" pin, Ash Borer and Blut Aus Nord on the back) and post them here soon...

Author:	Moobeat [ Sun May 13, 2012 2:09 am ]
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CrustAsFuckExistence wrote: Holy shit, that Skagos backpatch is beautiful. I need to take some pictures of my patched up hoodie (Neurosis, Atheist, Assuck on front, plus a "No Gods No Masters" pin, Ash Borer and Blut Aus Nord on the back) and post them here soon... I really like the image as well ( I have a shirt with that same print on it ). I printed an Ash Borer patch that I need to put on something. analog_winter wrote: Edit: Also, is that a Seidr logo patch that's partially visible on the black vest hanging behind the jacket? Yep. It's attached to a vest I rarely wear anymore because the vest itself is huge and bulky. There are some pics are few pages back I think.

Author:	logboy [ Sun May 13, 2012 5:51 am ]
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Heres my older ones: I need to get a decent picture of my latest one and the hoodie i patched too, heres the backpatch i made for the vest though:

Author:	analog_winter [ Sun May 13, 2012 8:01 am ]
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Moobeat wrote: I really like the image as well ( I have a shirt with that same print on it ). I printed an Ash Borer patch that I need to put on something. analog_winter wrote: Edit: Also, is that a Seidr logo patch that's partially visible on the black vest hanging behind the jacket? Yep. It's attached to a vest I rarely wear anymore because the vest itself is huge and bulky. There are some pics are few pages back I think. Cool. Also, that Alda patch is really nice, I might have to try my hand at making some patches sometime. And I went back and looked at pics of that other vest, and the Seidr, Panopticon, & Skagos logo patches are all really nice, as well as the WitTR & Drudkh on the back.

Author:	Moobeat [ Sun May 13, 2012 2:06 pm ]
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analog_winter wrote: Yep. It's attached to a vest I rarely wear anymore because the vest itself is huge and bulky. There are some pics are few pages back I think. Cool. Also, that Alda patch is really nice, I might have to try my hand at making some patches sometime. And I went back and looked at pics of that other vest, and the Seidr, Panopticon, & Skagos logo patches are all really nice, as well as the WitTR & Drudkh on the back. Thanks. There are a lot of patches I like on that vest, but I'm still undecided on saving it or just replacing it.

Author:	analog_winter [ Sun May 13, 2012 3:43 pm ]
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Moobeat wrote: Thanks. There are a lot of patches I like on that vest, but I'm still undecided on saving it or just replacing it. By the way, is it very difficult to make your own screen printed patches like that?

Author:	Superapearmy [ Sun May 13, 2012 9:25 pm ]
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WITTR backpatch and Coffinworm patch.

Author:	the_raytownian [ Mon May 14, 2012 3:17 am ]
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analog_winter wrote: Moobeat wrote: Thanks. There are a lot of patches I like on that vest, but I'm still undecided on saving it or just replacing it. I'm not going to butt in and answer that since you're not addressing me, but I will warn you to avoid wasting your time trying to do clean, durable screens made with drawing fluid (as a last resort only, even after hand-cut stencils!!!). It is a god damn nightmare in basically all of my experiences using with... just don't waste your time. Oh, and if you think you can get away with screen printing on the floor of your cluttered, filthy room without A) fucking up the print, and B) getting ink FUCKING EVERYWHERE, you cannot... You NEED a nice, flat, CLEAN, sturdy surface for printing.

Author:	analog_winter [ Mon May 14, 2012 9:10 am ]
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Thanks for the advice, and I was in no way planning screen printing on the floor of my room, because it is filthy and cluttered

Author:	the_raytownian [ Mon May 14, 2012 9:47 am ]
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That's good... Ugh. I have so many stains in my carpet...

Author:	Moobeat [ Mon May 14, 2012 12:53 pm ]
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analog_winter wrote: By the way, is it very difficult to make your own screen printed patches like that? I just started with a speedball starter kit and I haven't had any problems; the whole process is much easier than I thought it would be and I just do it out of my kitchen. I used my first screen for ~10 different patch designs and it's still tight. The process can be relatively messy though and requires some trial and error to get your times right. The process boils down to coating a screen with emulsion, letting it dry, using a bright light and a transparency to set your image on the screen, washing the image out after ~20 minutes of "cooking", then just pushing ink through the screen, then heat setting it and cleaning it up.

Author:	analog_winter [ Mon May 14, 2012 2:12 pm ]
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Moobeat wrote: I just started with a speedball starter kit and I haven't had any problems; the whole process is much easier than I thought it would be and I just do it out of my kitchen. I used my first screen for ~10 different patch designs and it's still tight. The process can be relatively messy though and requires some trial and error to get your times right. The process boils down to coating a screen with emulsion, letting it dry, using a bright light and a transparency to set your image on the screen, washing the image out after ~20 minutes of "cooking", then just pushing ink through the screen, then heat setting it and cleaning it up. Yeah, I did some research online and that looked like the best way to do it, I just need to figure out how to print transparencies.

Author:	Moobeat [ Mon May 14, 2012 2:22 pm ]
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analog_winter wrote: Yeah, I did some research online and that looked like the best way to do it, I just need to figure out how to print transparencies. I go to Office Depot and they print standard paper sized transparencies for $0.60. Inkjet printer based transparency paper is available, but I've never used it as the few that I've talked with about it seem to have trouble with the print not being dark enough to stop the light from coming through.

Author:	dreadmeat [ Mon May 14, 2012 5:48 pm ]
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clear acrylic spray 'paint' could be handy. also i don't know if it would work but that clear membranous sealant [it's like clear flexible paint] you use on driveways or brick walls could work too. you can use some of them in fish ponds so it's not 'toxic' etc i'm just thinking aloud, some of you arty types might want to give it a go though. edit: spray, not spay...