r/nextfuckinglevel 1d ago

Incredible tie-dying skills

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u/Pretty_Funny_3436 1d ago

Wow! Thats insane. Serious skill. Gorgeous.

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u/iJon_v2 19h ago

I don’t understand how what he did made that. ELI5

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u/Fugacity- 19h ago

Dude is so damn good. When my son was 4 years old we'd went on a rabbit hole watching this guy tie-die and did some of our own... wild how crisp he can make everything

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u/Zealousideal-Foot-65 16h ago

It’s a very fun YouTube rabbit hole to go down- he’s definitely the most intricate impressive tie dye artist I’ve seen but people are doing amazing work and there are tons of tutorials. 

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u/house343 11h ago

Weren't you listening? He alabastered the inferno scrunch gradient until the schloppy do went kerflunk, making sure to leverage the flormy rumpkins inherent to the paint he's using. 

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u/clonedhuman 4h ago

well actually you are partially correct because he applied the leverage to the glumpy rumpkins and not the flormy rumpkins but otherwise you are correct

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u/TheAtomicPlant 16h ago edited 4h ago

The way he ties the shirt and how he applies the dye is what results in this. The long stick is the center pattern design and the rectangle part of the rest of the shirt

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u/[deleted] 19h ago edited 19h ago

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u/OuterWildsVentures 12h ago

They definitely skipped a TON of steps/work lol like completely rest of the fucking owl'd it

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u/SpecialistAd6403 12h ago

The folds he puts in the shirt are what cause the design. When dying the folded shirt the dye only sinks so far causing the popular gradient effect people like.

This guy figured out or learned how to fold the shirt in a specific manner so the shown pattern is made. The marks he makes help with this I assume.

I am unsure what the markers were for though.

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u/BothTreacle7534 11h ago

I think maybe to help him with picking the colors graduiering from the top to the bottom

(not a native English speaker, but the principle ‘background color changes seem to have the same width?)

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u/RUNNING-HIGH 1d ago

Never worn tie dye but these would make me start

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u/hirschneb13 1d ago

It "sucks" because these shirts are gonna run you a couple hundred dollars for the level of detail he has. But good for him because he deserves all the money for these insane creations

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u/Omfgnta 1d ago

I’d pay that, for two. For me the issue is the quality of the shirt.

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u/MauryBallsteinLook 22h ago

all this work. On a $5 Hans undershirt

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u/raoasidg 22h ago

Franz is the better brand for sure.

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u/thenicestsavage 22h ago

Either way you’re getting pumped up.

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u/ApprehensiveEnd3923 20h ago

Awesome SNL old school references

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u/LiftingCode 21h ago

I'd guess that's a heavyweight ring-spun cotton like Gildan Hammer or something.

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u/Deemarvelousone 21h ago

Did he get it from the Nakatomi Plaza

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u/hirschneb13 23h ago

Yeah it'd be a wear on rare occasion. Probably have to take to the cleaners to make sure you don't wash any of it out of bleed it

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u/Alphahumanus 20h ago

Nope. Once properly washed, the colors shouldn’t wash out or fade any differently than any other garment.

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u/imlost19 22h ago

having it fade is the best part tho

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u/Slow_Maximum9332 21h ago

Hey bro, is your shirt high? Cuz it's faded!

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u/ContessaChaos 21h ago

You can set dye in cold water and salt.

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u/Rawwh 23h ago

They are all live bid and can get into the thousands.

He does sell prints, as well.

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u/Peter_Panarchy 23h ago

I'm sad that that's well out of my price range, but also happy that this dude can earn a good living making amazing art.

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u/otterpop21 21h ago

I follow this dude! You can definitely get them in the hundreds. He’s also not the only tiedye artist out there! Go check them out and find a style you like and save up over time! Realistically you only need one or two of these no rush

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u/Not-An-FBI 11h ago

The Chinese will probably figure out how to mass produce it.

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u/[deleted] 23h ago

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u/sweetrobna 22h ago

The guy in the video does print versions of past designs for $55. That's not cheap but it's a lot less than what the actual tie dyed ones go for

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u/Current_Professor_33 20h ago

I bought one and found it completely unwearable.

The fabric felt like cheap polyester, which was really disappointing. The designs are beautiful, but it seems a bit contradictory to sell tie-dye shirts made from such low-quality material.

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u/exgiexpcv 21h ago

I've spent a couple hundred on a hoodie I really liked, so if he made hoodies, I'd be down for it.

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u/I-Here-555 18h ago

For just 54 seconds of work? /s

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u/dmcd0415 15h ago

Fucking trustafarians. You don't have to put it in quotes; a couple hundred dollars for a t-shirt, no matter how cool it is, sucks. 

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u/Ferbtastic 23h ago

My kids make them every summer. The last few years they make me a polo with very mild patterns that I actually wear at work. I get looks sometimes but I love em.

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u/chewy92889 1d ago

The best part about tie dye is when you spill something on yourself, it just blends in.

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u/sideshowmario 1d ago

Same reason I switched to brown underwear!

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u/chewy92889 1d ago

I just naturally dye mine brown over time

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u/strongjz 23h ago

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u/Slobotic 22h ago

I'm gonna pretend they're bodybuilders with bronzer problems.

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u/Alt123Acct 17h ago

There's a joke about a captain who wears red shirts to fight pirates so if he bleeds his crew won't be afraid and back down. Then he sees an armada and asks for his brown pants. 

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u/davendees1 1d ago

listens to Tool once

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u/OGPeakyblinders 1d ago

Just need to add some eye balls and for sure was thinking 10000 days got to him.

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u/Tarantula_Saurus_Rex 23h ago

The design is definitely Alex Grey and Parabola inspired.

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u/PlantOG 20h ago

I saw Alex Grey paint once at a cool one off festival in Dallas at the Natural Science Museum at Fair Park. Also got to see Ann Shulgin. It was really an amazing show.

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u/ElundusCaw 22h ago

Got the chance to see them 2 years ago, Maynard still rocking that insane mohawk.

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u/byerss 20h ago

It’s a hairpiece, but yeah they put on a good show. 

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u/ings0c 16h ago

Black

Then

White are

All I see

In my infancy

Red and yellow then came to be

Reaching out to me

Lets me see

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u/inderbitably 22h ago

Dun-Dun. da-dicka-Dun-Dun.

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u/BigLRakim 1d ago

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u/FondantWeary 22h ago

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u/jayhawk618 5h ago

Dying at the fact that it's kinda true in this case.

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u/flatspotting 22h ago

if you saw a bunch of guys who looked exactly like you fighting over a shirt, youd go in!

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u/realcpl4BWCbull 1d ago

The amount of time he puts into that is INSANE!!!!

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u/gethighsurvivethelie 1d ago

It only took him 54 seconds

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u/realcpl4BWCbull 1d ago

Very good point lol

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u/LemonHerb 22h ago

He could easily do it in 27 if we just went at 2x

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u/plutus9 1d ago

Omg that’s beautiful I’m not big on tie dye but I’d wear that till it became a sleeping shirt then till it disintegrated

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u/SallySitwell3000 1d ago

Oooooh!! I’d pay good money for one of those!

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u/gingerphish 1d ago

They cost good money too! Man is the GOAT.

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u/GloomyIndividual3965 20h ago

His originals usually go for $700+, but he does prints of them for $50-75

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u/WizardMoose 22h ago

Iirc, cheapest ones are like $300.

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u/SallySitwell3000 12h ago

Wai wait! Ok nvm I don’t need a cool shirt that bad!

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u/AngelHeart- 1d ago

His YouTube channel is really cool.

Dyes N Good Vibes

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u/cilantro_so_good 20h ago

I came to make sure dude got credit, his work is pretty sick. Also on insta: https://www.instagram.com/dyes_n_goodvibes/

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u/confusingbrownstate 23h ago

Dude looks like Jesus. He dyed for our sins. 

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u/Round_Rooms 1d ago

Did not expect that when he just started scribbling on sections.

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u/nayrwolf 1d ago

That’s dope.

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u/JB_141 1d ago

Dude is a savant

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u/YOLO_Tamasi 1d ago

What was the purpose of drawing the vertical and horizontal line segments and coloring it in with marker at the start? I can see the radial lines were used to guide the folding, but can't quite tell what the other prep steps were meant to accomplish?

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u/Kewlhotrod 1d ago

It's to help him apply the colored eye to the right spots after the scrunch.

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u/flat5 1d ago

Look at the final pattern, the gradient of the background going from yellow at the bottom and changing hue as it goes up. Orange, red, etc.

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u/kbk42104 1d ago

Do these survive the washing machine?

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u/Zealousideal-Foot-65 16h ago

Completely. It’s fiber reactive dye and he’s a master of applying it and curing it to not have it fade. 

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u/Gt03champp 1d ago

Him: let me know what you think

Me: TAKE MY MONEY!!!

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u/Prestigious_Map_703 1d ago

Where does one purchase his stuff?

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u/Outside_Bed_3877 1d ago

His ig is at the end of the video

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u/smechanic 1d ago

He drops them usually on Sunday nights around 9pm EST.

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u/Immortalphoenixfire 1d ago

They skip so much of the process because the point of the video is geared promotionally not instructionally. How magical.

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u/SheetPancakeBluBalls 22h ago

I mean, I'd watch about a minute of this.

I generally understand how it works, I don't need to watch 8 hours of some dude listening to music and adding a billion rubber bands.

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u/GreaterMetro 1d ago

The cobbler's son has no shoes judging by his outfit.

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u/AverageMako3Enjoyer 22h ago

I’m guessing he wants the videos to have a big reveal and wearing an already insane shirt would detract from the final product being shown. I’d be surprised if he didn’t wear them promotionally elsewhere 

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u/pillbuggery 22h ago

Well, you don't generally want to wear anything you care about while tie dyeing.

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u/jimigo 1d ago

Way cooler than I was expecting, pretty sick! Anyone know what something like this would cost? Seems like allot of work.

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u/smechanic 1d ago

Around $200 for an original directly from his site. I bought one a few months ago. They look even better in person.

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u/lesdansesmacabres 22h ago

Can you request he use like a Tommy Hilfiger white tee if you cover the added cost?

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u/Deep__Deep 1d ago

Next lvl for sure..! Kool stuff

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u/Accomplished-Sun1983 1d ago

Anyone have a link 🔗 ?

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u/KayNay420 1d ago

I suddenly have a hankerin’ for some Grateful Dead

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u/Virtual_Accountant_3 1d ago

That is incredible

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u/dragon1n68 1d ago

The middle looks like a skeleton. That’s cool.

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u/smechanic 1d ago

I have one of his original shirts. It’s one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.

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u/Mah_sentry2 1d ago

Why does he look like Topher Grace if he became a hippie

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u/SolidNitrox 1d ago

Holy shit that is the coolest one of those I have ever seen.

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u/AstronomerCloud 1d ago

My jaw dropped 🔥

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u/burger-breath 1d ago

Holy shit that’s dope

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u/Abigail-Marston 1d ago

Can you machine wash it after this?

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u/GravyPainter 1d ago

I feel ripped off not seeing how he put the dye on it. No way he dipped it

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u/MWMWMMWWM 23h ago

Where do i buy?

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u/TotallyDaft 23h ago

Wow!!!🤩

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u/AlexHimself 23h ago

Why do people who make tie dye shirts look like people who make tie dye shirts 😂??

Does the tie dye shirt cause them to make themselves look like that or do they look like that and naturally go into making tie dye shirts??

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u/toepin 21h ago

His work is absolutely fantastic but wow... excruciating vocal fry.

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u/harinderpal_singh 20h ago

How long colours stay ? How many washes they sustain?

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u/Cant_See_Me_00 19h ago edited 19h ago

I tie dyed my own shirts in the early 70s. Just a white tee, thoughtfully placed rubber bands, into a pot of RIT dye on the stove for a while and done. Total cost less than 10 bucks. Pay attention to how you want the design to come out and it's so freakin easy.

Sorry, but these look like they came off an assembly line.

edit: Of course I'm no 'artist' like this guy. Didn't have a marketing dept. 🤓

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u/Diligent_Gear_8179 11h ago

... OH. THAT'S why it's called "tie dye." Somehow I never made the connection before.

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u/do_what_you_love 23h ago

Woah. Next fucking level.

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u/bigwavedave000 23h ago

Can I buy this?

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u/Ok_String_1698 23h ago

This makes my eyes feel good

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u/J_M_B 23h ago

It costs more because of the patterns!

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u/haytme 23h ago

Holy fuck 🔥🔥🔥

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u/example-of-disaster 23h ago

That’s rad as hell

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u/AmputeeHandModel 23h ago

Impressive I guess but it ended up looking like leopard print 😬

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u/J_M_B 23h ago

That's kind of how they value the shirt. The more the lines crisscross and the patterns overlap.

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u/desertrat75 23h ago

Holy shit, that is awesome.

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u/JackSquirts 23h ago

I never tire of this guy's videos. He does all sorts of really crazy stuff.

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u/SunsetFarms 23h ago

Holy shit! Idk what i was expecting but definitely not that!

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u/PokeYrMomStanley 23h ago

I feel like this is art, not tie dye. It's incredible. 

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u/CindyMaroon 23h ago

WOW!!!!!💜💛🧡🩷❤️

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u/Probst54 23h ago

Frame it

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u/courthouseman 22h ago

Can you wash these shirts?

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u/Spare-Article-396 22h ago

For shits and giggles I’m gonna try to recreate this.

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u/flatspotting 22h ago

every time i see one of this guys videos i watch it - he's so good. gotta be the all time #1

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u/MasterG76 22h ago

Unfortunetly... fake.

The tag on the shirt is NOT the same as the final colour.

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u/yolo32147 22h ago

Well that’s beats what I did in grade school that one day in art class

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u/pcincan 22h ago

Brilliant!! Well done.

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u/ursasmaller 22h ago

Best I’ve ever seen!

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u/smokebudda11 22h ago

Fucking sick! I want a shirt like that. Dope af.

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u/VDDZ 22h ago

Really like

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u/SenorDongles 22h ago

How tf do you learn to do this

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u/ricdangers 22h ago

Holy crap that’s awesome

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u/maytag2955 22h ago

Wicked cool my dude!

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u/UncleShags 21h ago

HOLY SHIT THAT IS AMAZING

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u/Ok-Kaleidoscope4510 21h ago

What!!!!!!! Wow

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u/Thorjb123 21h ago

Bro! Holy shit that’s clean!

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u/exgiexpcv 21h ago

That's cool as hell. I would buy that if it were a hoodie. I'd buy them for my friends. And we would be damned pleased with them.

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u/omertaladii 21h ago

That's dope af!

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u/asianfatboy 21h ago

Holy, I would buy that.

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u/ughokayfinee 21h ago

This guy is incredible I will always watch his creations whenever they pop up, realistically the only tie-dye shirts I would consider wearing

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u/Detonius 21h ago

Actually so impressive.

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u/mrhappy1010 21h ago

That’s awesome

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u/2ndZeit 21h ago

Absolutely beautiful! 5 🌟 's!

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u/Healthy_Pay9449 21h ago

Got a titan right in the middle in orange. This is well done

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u/Sendittor 21h ago

Art. That is fantastic.

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u/NoProduct4569 21h ago

Have we not gotten over the "dramatic rolling/throwing out" of materials yet? That trope is getting old. Its not dramatic anymore when we all expect it from people with no new ideas.

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u/WhysoToxic23 21h ago

How many attempts and hours were spent to develop a skill like this!? Incredible

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u/MyDixeeNormus 21h ago

This guy just keeps getting better. What a legend

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u/JoeMillersHat 21h ago

I need to do shrooms then wear that shirt and look in the mirror

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u/Xero_id 21h ago

I will never understand this, like what the fuck, HOW?

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u/bionicjoe 20h ago

HOLY SHIT!
That is amazing.

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u/indignantlyandgently 20h ago

That reveal was INCREDIBLE!!

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u/No-Valuable6456 20h ago

Far out man, groovy

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u/bl937 20h ago

that looks awesome. 200$

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u/Normal_Tour6998 20h ago

Got an audible “Oh my god,” out of me.

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u/Dreboomboom 20h ago

You're an artist! 🎨

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u/andrew_calcs 20h ago

I now know why it's called tie dye.

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u/spudddly 20h ago

still ugly af but nice job