on a whole nother level i have attempted to do something totally different and hate it when i cant find anything i like these days....let alone pay an arm and a leg for something that "it'l do".....
i have taken it upon myself to make my own tees!!!!!!
youtube has everything you need to know about screen printing. bought the photo emulsion and inks. I used window netting you stick in your windows (just to see how i fair at this before getting proper poly screens etc), a tiling squeegee, staple gun and and and...
i set at it yesterday, made some wooden frames, stapled the mesh/netting onto them. Today i applied the emulsion mixed with sensitizer and let it set. I later realized that i never let it set for long enough. But anyway, i exposed it to a UV light my mom had bought in the 70's to tan with (she was czech and hairy and pale when she came to SA lol). After exposing it for several minutes as well as my foot which is now super orange! i washed the frame off with water opening the unexposed spots left by my transparency and here is what it gave birth to...
the other open spots were, my stupidity 1, and the other a piece of super thick glass to make sure the transparency and artwork was flat against the screen. so it was unexposed in those areas. Due to me not letting the emulsion dry properly, i lost lots of my detail as it had rubbed off a little. but its my first time so i can only get better :thumleft:
were the image came from:
yes it is flipped, but the type fits better this way lol.
getting the artwork screen print ready is a whole nothing ball game i must admit, took me hours to do just that! phew!
keep a look out for more coming soon!
hope ya'll likey
