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Feed the fashion designer in you and learn how to screen print your own t-shirts at home with these free fashion design videos.
There are 11 videos in this series:
Find out about the tools you will need for home screen printing in this free video clip on fashion tips.
Find out about picking the colors you will need for home screen printing in this free video clip on fashion tips.
Find out how to draw out a suitable screen printing design in this free video clip on fashion tips.
Find out how to transfer your screen print design to wax paper in this free video clip on fashion tips.
Find out how to cut out the design for screen printing in this free video clip on fashion tips.
Find out how to attach the design to the screen print box in this free video clip on fashion tips.
Find out how to do a test screen print of your design in this free video clip on fashion tips.
Find out how to screen print onto a shirt in this free video clip on fashion tips.
Find out how to clean the screen after screen printing a t-shirt in this free video clip on fashion tips.
Find out how to clean and store a screen printing stencil in this free video clip on fashion tips.
Tips on how to add glitter to a screen printed design in this free video clip on fashion tips.
Have you ever looked at the t-shirt designs at your local department store and thought, “I can do better than that!”? Have you ever been frustrated that you can't find any t-shirts with the name and logo of your favorite band or movie? The solution to these problems is to take matters into your own hands and start printing your own t-shirts. Then you can print whatever you want!
In this series of free crafts videos, our experienced screen printer takes you through all of the steps involved in creating a screen-printed t-shirt. Melina Piroso begins with on overview of screen printing basics, then discusses all of the steps involved in the process. Learn how to make a screen for your inks and a stencil with your own design. What kind of inks and fabrics should you use to get the best results? Melina answers these questions and more with a thorough discussion screen printing. She demonstrates how to apply the inks and then how to dry the shirt once it has been printed. Watch this series and you will learn a great way to customize your clothes and show off your creativity to the rest of the world!
Melina Piroso Melina Piroso was born in Argentina and raised in the USA. She studied Fine Arts at FIU in Miami, and Fashion Design at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. Her art is surrealistic in nature, and while she can produce realism when needed, her artistic nature lends itself to imaginary situations. She worked as an in-house artist painting designs for children's furniture for ten years. Piroso worked as an art teacher at the Homeless Assistance Center in Miami, working specifically with children. She has also worked as a muralist, henna tattoo artist, and freelance graphic designer, but now works as a professional illustrator, and sells hand-painted children's furniture and gifts from her website.dkdk
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