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Hah, who woulda thought of doing it outside? Now I remember making "sunprints" as a kid. Duh. Stupid light bulb in the closet. What I am babbling about, friends, is photo emulsion I'm using in the making of silk screen t-shirts. Which I will have with me in FL at Yoga Day! Can't wait for everyone to see the finished product!
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thank you!
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has anyone tried using the image from the computer to a digital projector directly to treated screen? project image on treated screen, will black image area wash out? what lummens projector lamp works best.you could bypass the paper or film art completely.
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did you put oil on the paper?
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?? cheryl what do you get more?
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awesome, helpful very...
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Tanxxxxxx to all.
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thnxxx to all.
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I've used regular printing paper to print my image onto and then burn the image in sunlight. printing paper is a whole lot cheaper and you get more.
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awesome advice!!!
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Jake Oloya
Dec 26, 2010
i've heard that the image printout(image on a paper) can be use to transfer the image into the silkscreen.. is it true? how? -
Jake Oloya
Dec 26, 2010
is there another way of transfering the image without using the positive film?
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rabthecab
Oct 19, 2010
I read somewhere that you can add sensitizer or ammonium dichlorate to ordinary PVA glue & it turns it light-sensitive. Does anyone know about this?
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emilybieman
Nov 19, 2009
Good info, but this technique is not really adequate, I stronhly recommend not to waste your money on photo emulsion, and get the professionals to do your frame for you.
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vernk
Nov 12, 2009
great info here. thanks!
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tographics
Jul 27, 2009
Cherry, there are a few things that could have gone wrong. 1. Did you remember to block off the back side of the screen so that light did not harden the emulsion form the back side. 2. You may simply not be using enough water pressure 3. Did you store your coated screen in a dark room, if it was stored after coating in a room with light it will harden. 4. your transparency was not tight against the screen and light go behind it. 5. your transparency was not dark enough and light could past through it. Being that you only exposed it for 5 minutes, I would guess that you may have inadvertantly pre-exposed the screen
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cherryprints
Jul 21, 2009
i exposed it for about 5 minutes on a clear, very sunny day, hosed it down, etc. when i squeegeed fabric ink over the image, nothing showed up on the t-shirt! anybody have an idea of what i might have done wrong?
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cherryprints
Jul 21, 2009
i exposed it for about 5 minutes on a clear, very sunny day, hosed it down, etc. when i squeegeed fabric ink over the image, nothing showed up on the t-shirt! anybody have an idea of what i might have done wrong?
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starphish420
Mar 25, 2009
can I use a black light to expose the screen?
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starphish420
Mar 25, 2009
can I use a black light to expose the screen?
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nash1012
Jan 15, 2009
thank you for the method because sometimes i can't perfect it, so i always trying it in trial & error method.
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nash1012
Jan 15, 2009
thank you for the method because sometimes i can't perfect it, so i always trying it in trial & error method.
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GatorHawk24
Sep 12, 2008
20 minutes?!? Sure I live in Florida, but I use Speedball Emulsion/Diazo and only expose for 60 seconds on a sunny day. And definitely print two transparencies and tape them together for a crisp dark image. A not-so-dark image and overexposure will make you lose any smaller lines and details in your image.
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GatorHawk24
Sep 12, 2008
20 minutes?!? Sure I live in Florida, but I use Speedball Emulsion/Diazo and only expose for 60 seconds on a sunny day. And definitely print two transparencies and tape them together for a crisp dark image. A not-so-dark image and overexposure will make you lose any smaller lines and details in your image.
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timhsouthern
Nov 20, 2007
I would try SpeedBall's Photo Emulsion you need the Emulsion and the Diazo mix. It's very easy to do and make and it last a long time and is cheap. This stuff, as mentioned dries like crazy glue and once dry is a real pain to remove from things like clothes and lids. Simple printers rule: Keep Your Workspace EXTREMELY Clean. Everything hasa place and everything is in order.
