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Aug. 24th, 2003 08:50 pmHey everyone,
This is my first post to this community, but I've been lurking and reading posts for quite some time now. I do crafty things a lot, but I'm so proud of myself for finally figuring out and successfully screen printing, that I had to share. I bought myself a speedball kit on sale (fyi, for those of you interested in this kit- it's a good kit, but the instructions leave a lot to be desired). I made a simple design in photoshop, printed it out on transparency paper, and used the photo emulsion technique explained here. I printed it on a cheap, boy's undershirt so I wouldn't be too upset if I messed up. It was easy, except that I was working on my parents' dining room table and had to be especially paranoid about making a mess. I had a few problems, but nothing that I couldn't fix up. In general, I think it turned out pretty good for my first try.
Here it is.
This is my first post to this community, but I've been lurking and reading posts for quite some time now. I do crafty things a lot, but I'm so proud of myself for finally figuring out and successfully screen printing, that I had to share. I bought myself a speedball kit on sale (fyi, for those of you interested in this kit- it's a good kit, but the instructions leave a lot to be desired). I made a simple design in photoshop, printed it out on transparency paper, and used the photo emulsion technique explained here. I printed it on a cheap, boy's undershirt so I wouldn't be too upset if I messed up. It was easy, except that I was working on my parents' dining room table and had to be especially paranoid about making a mess. I had a few problems, but nothing that I couldn't fix up. In general, I think it turned out pretty good for my first try.
Here it is.