silkscreen

I got most the equipment as a prezzie and bought the rest. The process is well easy and you can churn out a few very basic shirts as easy as anything. Its well fun.

I bought a complete set up from someone cliosing his shop dow. ir included a, Camera, Light, Four color press, Inks, Screens (about 200) a flash dryer and a conveyor dryer. I bought a shop for 3500 bucks and drove it down from L.A. and made a workshop in my back tyard and began to work on designs. I learned it and did it and now am going to launch my own line of clothing and home accessories this spring!

Silkscreening is incredibly fun, and it’s so awesome to be able to say “Oh, I made it myself” when someone asks you where you got your shirt. My suggestion: Do really simple stuff first, then move on to harder things. My first time, I tried to do a medium-hard design, and completely screwed it up. Good luck! :)

I f’ing love to silkscreen. For beginners, I would recommend taking a class at an art center or studio that grants public access. If you have any questions on how to start lemme know! I’ve been doing it for 2 years on paper/fabric. I favor working on paper though.

I´ve always wanted to do it, and found a great orkut community that has hints on it ^^ So I need to give it a try with some t-shirts and pillow cases really soon

Now I have an awesome t-shirt of my own art that nobody else has!

yup.

i’ve done it.

i crossed another ‘thing’ that i’ve wanted to do off my list. you should, too.

i got back into printmaking. i started a 12 week workshop at the manhattan graphics center in the west village in nyc. its awesome. the collective is a full printmaking studio with screens, squeegees and high power sprayer and exposure table. rock!

bought the inks (colorfast on fabric, too) and paper yesterday. the next two days will be strategizing what my first print edition. the instructor will also be giving us a run down on t-shirt printing.

I learned to do basic screenprinting, now I want to learn some other techniques, especially multiple colors and learning how to register the screens!

I would say silk screening is worth doing. I live in a small appartment and my parents were kind enough to let me use their basement. I spent about $350.00 total getting started. I’m really good at printing on paper but have had some trouble getting good prints on t-shirts. I think the whole process is facinating and will definately stick with it.

The following pic is some plaemats I’m working on.

i’m going to print in like an hour. :-)