silkscreen

[j.close]

has anyone ever done silkscreening? like on tshirts

any tips you'd like to share?

show your work?

[dino might]

its not as hard as it seems.. theres lots of tips i assume. its very time consuming/messy/tedious in ways. fun though.

[salo]

its pretty easy except for the cutting of the stencils

i'm not sure of the emulsion/paint that is recommended though

i think normal acrylic can work as well?

[twerked]

i started a small screenprinting company with my friend (see sig for link). it's not too difficult. you can get kits for one or two colour presses for not too much. check craigslist/ebay. there's all different types of stuff you can do. depends if you wanna print mass runs of shirts or just a few shirts now and then. we have a 6 colour/2 station press. a flash dryer. uv expouser unit. and a bunch of other stuff

[j.close]

ok cool, i just want to do a few shirts here and there and make my own designs..is it hard to do? do you know much it'll cost me for what i want to do?

[poshpol]

ok cool, i just want to do a few shirts here and there and make my own designs..is it hard to do? do you know much it'll cost me for what i want to do?

be a lot more specific.

how many do you wanna do? how many colors are in your prints? do you wanna work fast or is time not an issue?

regardless, i recommend you do some reading on the wonderfull (and frustrating) world of Halftone art. Great detail can be achieved with one color.