pfft why do that when you have open access to a complete screenprinting studio?

who has open access to a screen printing studio?

Jon does.


I got three blank shirts for my birthday, but I don't know what to put on them just yet.

[QUOTE=Jon;14521128]pfft why do that when you have open access to a complete screenprinting studio?[/QUOTE]

Want to make some stuff for me? :)

I'm gonna make a pinhole camera tomorrow.

Ive made those they're pretty cool.

I made one of those in photography two years ago. I still have it, and hope to use it again someday, although I'm not sure when.

What's a pinhole camera?

A shoebox that is sealed so it's completely dark. You put a tiny pinhole in the side of the box and cover it with tape. Take the tape off for maybe 30 seconds so a little light filters in and hits the photo paper on the inside. Then you cover the hole back up and develop the paper.

how good do the photos come out?

I made mine out of a gum tin.
[url]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/mascara_hero13/diy/IMG_7954.jpg[/url]

I also made a panda and a fortune cookie today.
[url]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/mascara_hero13/diy/IMG_7951.jpg[/url]

Okay i need some help, i got a silk screening kit but i have NO idea how to turn an image into a workable one for a t-shirt. People always say how silk screening allows for complicated designs to be inked on but so far it seems that i can get the same results with a paper stencil, sponge and fabric paint. I wanna turn this image (black and white though) onto a t-shirt. Can someone plllleeease explain how to do this? Thanks.

[url]http://www.ecn.org/elpaso/concerti/concerti2002/image/mdc1_backcover.jpg[/url]

[QUOTE=sam-a-lam;14533545]I made mine out of a gum tin.
[url]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/mascara_hero13/diy/IMG_7954.jpg[/url]

I also made a panda and a fortune cookie today.
[url]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/mascara_hero13/diy/IMG_7951.jpg[/url][/QUOTE]

Take pictures of the pictures.

[QUOTE=sam-a-lam;14533545]I made mine out of a gum tin.
[url]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/mascara_hero13/diy/IMG_7954.jpg[/url]

I also made a panda and a fortune cookie today.
[url]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/mascara_hero13/diy/IMG_7951.jpg[/url][/QUOTE]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww the panda and fortune cookie are so cute ^-^

Err, unless that's what you wern't going for.
In that case.
They're uh.
Hardcore punk >>

[QUOTE=me likes punk;14538092]Take pictures of the pictures.[/QUOTE]

At target when you get them developed you can get a digital copy too.

[QUOTE=Sunshine;14538095]Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww the panda and fortune cookie are so cute ^-^

Err, unless that's what you wern't going for.
In that case.
They're uh.
Hardcore punk >>[/QUOTE]

Cute is what I was going for.

[QUOTE=KillCynics;14537962]Okay i need some help, i got a silk screening kit but i have NO idea how to turn an image into a workable one for a t-shirt. People always say how silk screening allows for complicated designs to be inked on but so far it seems that i can get the same results with a paper stencil, sponge and fabric paint. I wanna turn this image (black and white though) onto a t-shirt. Can someone plllleeease explain how to do this? Thanks.

[url]http://www.ecn.org/elpaso/concerti/concerti2002/image/mdc1_backcover.jpg[/url][/QUOTE]
Google it, that's how I learnt to do it.

But to make that picture black and white, open it with MS paint, and save it as a Monochrome Bitmap image.

or open it with Photoshop (if you have it), then click image, click adjustments, then click de-saturate. then fiddle with the brightness/contrast (which is in the same list as de-saturate)

[QUOTE=sam-a-lam;14539255]
Cute is what I was going for.[/QUOTE]

Oh!
Well in that case.
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww they're so cute ^-^

So I figured out how to turn a photo into a stencil in photoshop.
[url]http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2568/marknw3.jpg[/url]
Original: [url]http://a849.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/64/l_7284882bab93beadb5e33a0d5479c3d0.jpg[/url]

Now I'm trying to wrap my head around shadows and multi-layers. Confusing stuff.

Is it not just 'threshold' in photoshop?

WOW. I looked it up on Google and you just made everything twice as easy and sharper. Thanks.

[QUOTE=yourstruly;14539730]Google it, that's how I learnt to do it.

But to make that picture black and white, open it with MS paint, and save it as a Monochrome Bitmap image.

or open it with Photoshop (if you have it), then click image, click adjustments, then click de-saturate. then fiddle with the brightness/contrast (which is in the same list as de-saturate)[/QUOTE]

well, i would except theres like 38458 different techniques and i have literally no idea what to look for. How would you go about doing it with that image i posted?

[QUOTE=KillCynics;14537962]Okay i need some help, i got a silk screening kit but i have NO idea how to turn an image into a workable one for a t-shirt. People always say how silk screening allows for complicated designs to be inked on but so far it seems that i can get the same results with a paper stencil, sponge and fabric paint. I wanna turn this image (black and white though) onto a t-shirt. Can someone plllleeease explain how to do this? Thanks.

[url]http://www.ecn.org/elpaso/concerti/concerti2002/image/mdc1_backcover.jpg[/url][/QUOTE]

Hey, I can help you. I screen print myself and trust me, it allows for greater detail to be placed on shirts, patches, and such.

Assuming you have Photoshop, go Image >adjustments > threshold and play around with the threshold bar level. If you do not have Photoshop I'm not really sure.

So, you're probably gonna want your image to look along the lines of this:
[url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/lynchme/mdcblackwhite.jpg[/url]

Play around with the image size depending on how big you'd like it to be.

[QUOTE=sam-a-lam;14539255]At target when you get them developed you can get a digital copy too.[/QUOTE]



I was asking you to take pictures of the pinhole pictures, because I wanted to see how well they turned out.

[QUOTE=me likes punk;14549069]I was asking you to take pictures of the pinhole pictures, because I wanted to see how well they turned out.[/QUOTE]

I know what you ment.
I have to get them developed first.
Its on 35mm Film.

wait how did you use 35 mm film with a pinhole camera?

edit: oh wait, i got confusedd. im stupid.

You can use Filter->Cutout after thresholds, makes it look better.

There are a million ways to make better stencils though, Thresholds is just the tip of the iceberg.

Eran: what's the law like on flyposting/general putting up posters?
I like, need to put my band posters up around town, but it seems self-defeating if it has our band name/website/gigs we're playing on it, because to prosecute us wouldn't even require the blue turning up when we're posting =/

reckon they're less likely to give a s[size=2]h[/size]it if you flypost where there are lots of other fly-postings?

[QUOTE=lynch_me;14545585]Hey, I can help you. I screen print myself and trust me, it allows for greater detail to be placed on shirts, patches, and such.

Assuming you have Photoshop, go Image >adjustments > threshold and play around with the threshold bar level. If you do not have Photoshop I'm not really sure.

So, you're probably gonna want your image to look along the lines of this:
[url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/lynchme/mdcblackwhite.jpg[/url]

Play around with the image size depending on how big you'd like it to be.[/QUOTE]

Thanks! Yeah i got the image to be black and white and the size i want. What im having trouble with is that i dont know how to actually apply the image onto a t-shirt with the silk screening kit. If you could explain this or link me to a page that shows me how I'd really appreciate it. Thanks for the help, man.

[QUOTE=KillCynics;14551339]Thanks! Yeah i got the image to be black and white and the size i want. What im having trouble with is that i dont know how to actually apply the image onto a t-shirt with the silk screening kit. If you could explain this or link me to a page that shows me how I'd really appreciate it. Thanks for the help, man.[/QUOTE]

This is a good one that helped me out. [url]http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/howto_silkscreen_posters_and_shirts.html[/url]

You may have to go out any buy a few simple items if you don't already have them. This should include:

[B]- [/B]Your kit (I assume this comes with the screen, photo emulsion bottle, photo emulsion remover, squeegee) Make sure the photo emulsion gets refrigerated too.
[B]- [/B]any color of fabric ink
[B]- [/B]150 watt light bulb
[B]- [/B]over head lamp that can handle the 150 lightbulb
[B]- [/B]"overhead" paper (transparent paper) to print your black and white image onto

At the very least this is what you need. Some manuals and tutorials go into great lengths of possible materials. However, I just do it with the materials mentions above, and the results are the same for me. If you find that tutorial confusing or have questions just ask here and I'll try to explain as best as I can. I had a lot of questions when I started this too. It's not as overwhelming as it may seem.

thanks alot, it's nice to see a really helpful working forum for once.

don't you have a library at school/college?

I got out like 5 huge screenprinting books and just tried to absorb some of the stuff from there.

but like, with screenprinting especially, nothing beats getting shown it hands on. never made sense in my head until i did.