Big bold Dope in the middle, framed inside a rectangular border, and around it an ink explosion in the three Pan-African colours. Red, yellow, dark green. The paint splash radiates out from all four sides like the word just hit the fabric and burst. Each colour zone bleeds into the next and the irregular splash edges give it that hand-thrown paint energy. Its not a polished design. Its got attitude on purpose and thats the whole point.
Three colours, 2 colour changes per run, and the stitch counts come in at 11,104 on the smallest 3.5-inch size up to 28,324 at 7.5 inches wide. The splash fill uses dense tatami sections with irregular density to mimic the broken paint texture, and thats whats giving the background its visual roughness. Wilcom digitised the lettering with satin column fill inside the border frame so the word sits clean even when the splash around it is busy. Hoop tight on both sides because the outer splash edges are the first thing that drifts if theres any give in the fabric.
I drew this for a pan-african art collective running a street-culture event in december. They wanted something that read pan-african without being solemn about it, something that would work on merchandise for a younger crowd. So I went for the ink-burst aesthetic. That order was 60 tees and since then I get messages from graphic art studios and cultural festival organisers who want a design that crosses between street art and cultural pride without picking one or the other.
Stitch on white or cream fabric and all three splash colours pop hard. Actually it also works on pale linen and light grey jersey for a muted read. Skip dark fabric here because the yellow zone gets lost against charcoal or black backgrounds. Use a tearaway stabiliser on woven cotton, cutaway on jersey or sweatshirt fleece. Best placement is chest centre on a white tee or full-face on a cream canvas tote.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Pan-African art collective event teesStitch the 7-inch on a white crew neck for a pan-african art collective event and the splash reads from across a room.
- Street culture festival merchandisePop the 7.5-inch on a cream hoodie front for a street culture festival and let the ink burst do the talking.
- Cultural youth programme hoodiesEmbroider a 5-inch on youth programme hoodies where you want cultural pride without the formal commemorative feel.
- Graphic art studio branded canvas totesSew onto a cream canvas tote for a graphic art studio doing cultural events and needing merch with street-art personality.
- Community market stall apparelUse the medium size on a white shirt for a community market stall team so the pan-African colours carry from a distance.
- Crew shirts for a cultural event teamRun the 6-inch on crew shirts for a cultural event team and the paint splash makes the whole group look coordinated.
- White tote bags for market and festival stallsStitch on plain white cotton tote bags for festival stalls as a standalone piece that needs no extra branding.
- Patch for denim or canvas jacketsPop the 3.5-inch as a left chest patch on a denim jacket for a bolder take on the usual pocket placement.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 2.21 in | 11,104 |
| 4.50 × 2.84 in | 14,816 |
| 5.50 × 3.47 in | 18,890 |
| 6.50 × 4.11 in | 23,365 |
| 7.50 × 4.73 in | 28,324 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.
Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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