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Fakie Screen Printing Tutorial
Published: 2007-05-12 14:22:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 102302; Favourites: 2273; Downloads: 0
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Once I learned how to do this, I just knew I'd have to make a tutorial out of it, because it's so much easier than I had ever thought it could be! I was so afraid of screen printing, but a friend (K8) assured me that it wasn't that bad when I'm doing it like this, and guess what? She's totally right!So here, I thought I'd share it with you - maybe now you won't feel so afraid to do it. And become addicted to it (like me).
Where to buy the supplies:
- Contact paper can be boughten at Target for like $7/roll, but similar stores should carry it. The rolls last a lot longer than I expected!
- Screen printing ink: You may be able to find this at a lot of place, but I always buy mine from Artist and Display . If you don't have one near you, they do have an online store. It's a great place that's been absorbing all of my money lately
- All the other supplies can be boughten at somewhere like JoAnn Fabrics or the like, they're pretty easy to find.
Just a note: Sorry for the watermark, but I'm still leary on things being used where I don't necessarily want them to be. All the photos in the tutorial are (c) me, except for the very last one, which awesome credit goes to Doll at AetasPhotography.net .
Feel free to link to this or whatnot, but please don't redistribute it without my consent.
~View all of my Artisan Crafts tutorials here~
2007 Taeliac Studio/Samantha Lemieux ~ BeAnime.com
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um i was on your website and i clicked How to Make a Fakie Kimono Tutorial and it came here just wanted to let your know ...
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Oh, crap! 
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this is so useful. I am really going to need this for a sakura costume I have planned
Thanks
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okay i just tried this out on a test piece and all i have to say is THANK YOU SO MUCH!
i've always hard a hard time painting on fabric because my "stencils" were always bad. i ruined a whole jacket for cosplay just because of this (and had to start over on it) but my test strip looks BEAUTIFUL!
the contact paper is the best THING EVER! i didn't get anything outside of my lines. it's my savior and i just want to say THANK YOU AGAIN!
oh and i got my screen print ink from
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it's not too bad a price, on sale right now. incase you want to put for anyone who is looking for it. i got the gold and it's beautiful!
i'll definitely show you when i'm finished
again thank you so much <333333333
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i have a question about the screen print ink, just because i want to try it and i don't want to mess it up.
what brand did you use
and what color? i'm trying to do yukito from tsubasa and his design has about the same color and i'm curious to what color you used. i've been looking on that online store you mentioned but i couldn't find the kind you used? i just want to make sure that i know it'll work, you know?
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I don't know exactly what brand this was - I believe it is Jacquard metallic ink, but it was something I pinched from school to use and returned quickly thereafter
Anything that is a more "old gold" would work really well, I think 
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oh that's okay!i found some ink on dikblick. com (i think?) and i had to buy some FW ink there to dye my wig anyway so it all worked out! i got two colors, just in case and i'll test them out! thanks for the reply though!
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that really helps. but it can be made perminent right?
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Yep! All you have to do is heat-set it with your iron! If the container of screen printing ink doesn't say how long, hold an iron on medium for about 30 seconds everywhere you put the ink, and then throw it in the dryer for a few minutes, if you can - that will help set it even more!
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ok thanks ^ ^. im trying to make a cosplay costume on my own and needed to know how to put the design on. this has really helped ^ ^
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Where did you buy the screen printing ink? I've been looking because I want to try this out but I haven't seen any at the craft stores I usually go to... or maybe I haven't been looking hard enough..
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I usually wind up buying it at Michaels, or the larger JoAnn Craft Stores may have it, I'm not sure... otherwise, you can order it online from somewhere, but if you have anywhere that sells like craft-y stuff like models and whatnot, they may have it, too
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this is really helpful! I've
been looking for tutorials like this all around DA,but none of them suited me
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Oh awesome! I'm glad it's helpful, then 
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Heheh yes it helped a lot
Alright! thanks again
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It's amazing, the things you learn!
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Excellent tutorial, congrats on the DD! It's much deserved. ^^
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Why thank you
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That's stenciling, not screen printing. There's a difference.
"Screen Printing, Screenprinting, silkscreening, or serigraphy is a printmaking technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink blocking stencil. The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink as a sharp-edged image onto a substrate. A roller or squeegee is moved across the screen stencil forcing or pumping ink past the threads of the woven mesh in the open areas. A screenprint or serigraph is an image created using this technique."
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Also, that is why it is tagged as "Fakie" screen printing - please read the tutorial for more of an explanation!
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Well, as I've responded to everyone else who has gotten technical about it, it is a tutorial on how to get the same effect as screen printing without the huge cost of buying the screen, setting it with the goo, making sure it turns out, and then having to print it. It is meant for people who, like myself, would otherwise be intimidated by the process. Kudo's to you if it doesn't scare you - please, do a tutorial on screen printing! I would love to know how to make *good* frames, and set the goop up well
This is meant for costumers who want the effect, without the huge investment and "scary" aspect of printing
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I'm aware of that, but some people don't seem to be. In that case it should be a "How to Stencil" or "How to Imitate Screenprinting Without the Mess" tutorial. The least you could do is clearly address this in the description.
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Umm... it's called "Fakie", as in "fake"... I thought that made it pretty clear that it was, indeed, not screen printing
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gah!! thank you so much!!! this is very helpful 
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Hehe, not a problem! Hopefully, it will help you out in the future
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Excellent tutorial! I've always wanted to retry screen printing, and have been apprehensive ever since my early highschool days (since I don't have anyone to supervise me now 
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Hey awesome! My girlfriend and I are doing the exact same costume in over a month for a convention and when I saw the small picture of your design on the DD page I knew what costume it was. If you don't mind I think we will use the screen printing technique as well. How helpful your tutorial is!
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Oh! Awesome! It's a great costumeset for couples to wear
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Congrats for your DD, your tutorials are always great and you surely deserved it!!
Just one little thing... if I don't bother you too much! You said that acrylic + textile medium is not good, and I surely believe it... but, you had bad results with specific textile colours too? I've always used them (I trace my drawing or design on the fabric and then go with my brush^^) and everything went fine... but, you know, I'm the one in charge of textile painting in my cosplay group, so I'm always open-minded for new solutions and tips!
Thank you for havin' read this!^____^
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congrats on the DD ^_^ you deserve it! you have so many wonderful tutorials!
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Hehe, not a problem! I'm glad it's helpful to you
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wow! Thats cool but I actually screenprint the other way on t-shirts and cups and stuff, I do it for a job
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Oh, cool! Then, to you, it definitely isn't as scary as it is for a costumer like me
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well... depending on how many pieces we have to do it is. I get to see a lot of really cool designs!
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Very good tutorial~! This would be very helpful for my cosplay.
Question though, if you use screen printing paint for your cloth, will the paint or design be damaged if washed? Will it fade away or will it remain permanent and undamaged on the cloth?
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Awesome! I'm happy that it may help you out!
It shouldn't affect anything if you set it correctly - I have the instructions for it towards the end of the tutorial, but basically, press the fabric after the ink has dried (give it a good 24 hours, especially if you live in a humid climate) and then throw it in the dryer for about 15 minutes, and that should set it. I've washed those tails that I had painted multiple times, and it hasn't faded or bleed or anything like that
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Thank you for the tip xDDD I will try and use it on my cosplay. Thank you very much for providing a tutorial xD
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Congrats on getting Daily Deviation!!
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Whoa, coincedentally, I was thinking about wanting to screen print my own shirts and I find this tutorial.
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