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A very simple tutorial for silkscreening..hope you guys understand my tutorial hehe
( IF YOU DONT PLEASE CORRECT ME just in case I skipped some steps o.o )


CLICK TO VIEW NEXT STEP ! sorry no buttons.
I use illustrator to draw out these tools and photoshop to put
all the images together and then use flash to make this
Credits to newground for awesome preloaders.

*UPDATE How to silkscreen without lightbox ?




silkscreen frame ,
rm4.50 for a3
for the silk , rm5.90 from kamdar

fabric paint rm2 also can get
photo emulsion vision art rm25 plus sensitizer rm6.50

nope , no need. if theres any error , the screen still can be used

you use normal paper and cooking oil !



yeah you can make diy lightbox , i use two thick silkscreen frame to make mine.
dont bother asking other lowyat forumers for help with the lightbox ,
i did once and they started bragging about them making lightbox and
obviously not helping me with my lightbox. i got very irritated.

Anyway lol out of topic , in the end i made my own lightbox with only rm30
i think. or you can get the vision art lightbox for rm95



i use my own used silkscreen frame to combine and made a frame out from it
and i use a flat piece of wood so i can put my ringlight to it, the glass costed
me around rm12 , the ringlight around rm10 ( rm8 for the ring light ) and most
of the stuff i found around the house hahahaha basically i just korek and use whatever i have.

quite mafan tho , but it's fun makng your own lightbox
good luck !




For photo emulsion, i recommend socomask , ( its the black container , the emulsion is purple )
I bought the emulsion from somewhere in kl i cant remember ._. and the green bottle ,
the emulsion is in red. the red version is good , but make sure your silk have smaller holes.
lol must use expensive silk.I'll upload the other picture later.



LATEST DESIGN :








you guys can post up your artwork here also ! me wanna seee !
Latest work by one of the silkscreening students here in lowyat WELLDONE !





rubber paint and emulsion can be bought from :

http://www.khailien.com.my


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This post has been edited by rubbermilk: Jul 10 2012, 03:23 PM

nice one! i think i'll break out my silkscreen kit this weekend.
one question though - i don't have a light box. can suggest any other alternatives?

ho. nice. thanks!

Hooray thanks! this will come in handy for my final project because I might do some t shirts!

hehehe if you need any help you can ask =)

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Added on March 21, 2009, 2:01 pmhold on , i draw another tutorial for you =)

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Added on March 21, 2009, 2:02 pmwelcome =)

This post has been edited by rubbermilk: Mar 21 2009, 02:02 PM

@wernshen
You can make a DIY lightbox instead.

@rubbermilk
Thanks for sharing

Okeh a few questions ;

1) Silkscreen frame , Fabric Paint and Photo Emulsion , do you know how much do they cost ?

2) If I use your alternative for a lightbox , do I terbalikan the image because the light is coming from above instead of below ?

3) Once the image is burned to the silkscreen , is it permanent or can you wash it off to put on a new image ?

4)What type of paper and oil do you use?


Tankeeuuh

silkscreen frame ,
rm4.50 for a3
for the silk , rm5.90 from kamdar

fabric paint rm2 also can get
photo emulsion vision art rm25 plus sensitizer rm6.50

nope , no need. if theres any error , the screen still can be used
if youre still confuse , you can look for the video in youtube ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnu1GICScks

you use normal paper and cooking oil !

ooo cheap je , but can't you get like ready made silkscreen+frame ,as in the whole thing siap with the silk attached to the frame ?

yeah you can make diy lightbox , i use two thick silkscreen frame to make mine. dont bother asking other lowyat forumers for help with the lightbox , i did once and they started bragging about them making lightbox and obviously not helping me with my lightbox. i was very irritated.

Anyway lol out of topic , in the end i made my own lightbox with only rm30 bucks i think. or you can get the vision art lightbox for rm95



i use my own used silkscreen frame to combine and made a frame out from it and i use a flat piece of wood so i can put my ringlight to it, the glass costed me around rm12 , the ringlight around rm10 ( rm8 for the ring light ) and most of the stuff i found around the house hahahaha basically i just korek and use whatever i have.

quite mafan tho , but it's fun makng your own lightbox
good luck !

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Added on March 31, 2009, 3:00 amthey charge very expensive -_________- like rm11 bucks i think from vision art. and you use stencil remover liquid to remoe the photo emulsion.

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Added on March 31, 2009, 3:07 amthey charge very expensive -_________- like rm11 bucks i think from vision art. and you use stencil remover liquid to remoe the photo emulsion.

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Added on March 31, 2009, 3:07 amthey charge very expensive -_________- like rm11 bucks i think from vision art. and you use stencil remover liquid to remoe the photo emulsion.

This post has been edited by rubbermilk: Mar 31 2009, 03:07 AM

surveyed an art store here , a4 frame + screen Rm 9.20 , Photo Emulsion Rm 29 , Fabric Paint Rm 3.50 .

so if agak agak to make a lightbox is 2x a4 frame + ring light + kaca quite cheap lah for the lightbox , and can use for everyday work also.

Wey macha where did you get the kaca ?

hardware shop pun ada where do you live ? after getting all the tools dont forget to share ok hahaha

Hi... I wanna know where can i get the materiel like frame, photo emulsion in sarawak???
I ask i hardware shop about squeegee and emulsion... they dunno wat is it... all
If in sibu then is better...
I found silk frame sell in Popular Sibu here... A4 size... RM5.80 ( mahal la...)
And i can use fabric dye for printing my shirt... right?
I wan to do it for my church project....
Pls help...

This post has been edited by laulyg: Apr 2 2009, 04:07 PM

awww.. i have no idea if they have photo emulsion and squeegee in sibu.
but actually you can try looking for these items in bookshops , hardware shops dont sell silkscreen tools. just the wood and light for the lightbox.
yes you can use fabric dye =)

Fabric dye about how much arr?? 500ml to 1 liter...
I saw popular sell RM2.20... fro a small bottle... i think only 200ml...
If rubber dye?? sell in market??
Tat 1 will make the color like rubber feel when touch.. right??
Is it more expensive compare to fabric dye??
And 1 more arclyc dye...its gfor paint on arclyc??

fabric dye around that price =)
but i still recommend rubber colour because can tahan lama =)
yeah if youre interested in getting photo emulsion and rubber colour you can email http://www.khailien.com.my/
maybe they do postage ? i'm not sure..

Acrylic is something similar to rubber colour , but not sure about the quality.


This is photo emulsion , i recommend socomask , ( its the black container , the emulsion is purple )

This post has been edited by rubbermilk: Apr 3 2009, 01:35 AM

Ooooo~I have try to do it for my school project before.
Such a good thing to learn.But cost a bit ~~~

=)

Its really hard to find photo emulsion here in sarawak..
Maybe kuching have.... but far away...
Maybe i will ask some forumer to post tome... haiz...
Wanna ask.... Usual RM26 photo emulsion the quantity how much arr??
Can use how many time for a3 size?
I bought a 100w bulb (a bit orange color)... can use to do expose... rite?
Take how long to expose? and how to know the expose is ok oredy?

one bottle can make more than 30 screens definitely. my class use one bottle but it depends on how many times you redo. for a3 size.
preferably dont use coloured lightbulb , white tungsten light would do because you're burning the images onto the screen with white light its cleaner better faster.

i use 7 minutes to burn and remember , use a hairdryer to dry the screen faster and when you do the photo emulsion coating , make sure its really really thin. if its too thick , it will spoil the image burning and it wont be clean.