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Fakie Screen Printing Tutorial
Published: 2007-05-12 14:22:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 102576; Favourites: 2272; 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~
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Hmm... I never thought of screenprinting like this, for me it's always been with a silk screen and squeegie. But this is kind of the reverse, which is probably easier for people who don't have the funds to buy the silkscreens and frames etc.
Great tutorial though!
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Significantly less re-use value (although you can use them about 6 times before they go "bad") but if you're just doing one or two things, definitely not too scary
Thank you!
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ha great ! i've done some stenciling/ screen printing with a friend and she was telling me about contact paper solutions.. Though it can be tricky with some fine design that can rip easily when the sticky side is opened... What i was wondering is : can it be used several times after that or doesn't it stick as well ? I did once a stencil on contact paper but finally used it without tearing it open because i wanted to use it over time. Do you have a long time solution for it ?
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Yeah - the tiny stuff can be a little tough, but if you're really careful to peel it out, it's not too bad - plus, as it's sticky, it's not too bad to just kind of... stick it back together, if the tear isn't too bad (I did that quite a bit with the one in the example).
They do have re-use value, even with the sticky part. I found I can reuse the regular stick on the contact paper about 3 times, and then, I would spay a thin coat of a water-based adhesive used for applique, made by Sulky, onto the back of the stencil, and it would stick again for another 2 uses or so, with a little "touch up" spraying in places that just don't want to stay down
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thanks for all your advices ! i never thought of putting back repositionable glue on it... Thanks !
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very good tutorial thanks for this
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Any time! I like making them, when I have the camera floating around while I'm working
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thats not fake screen printig..
its called making a stencil.....
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But, it is a way for people who are too afraid of screen printing (either due to cost, or due to fear of making the screens) to achieve the exact same effect, using the same paints
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Thank you for your creative contributions to the Resources gallery .
Congratulations
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My pleasure,it is he least we can do for your generous contributions to the gallery
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I've never done any screenprinting before... how opaque does this stuff turn out?
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Hehe, see, I have this fear of real screen printing... making the screen, and all the crap that goes with it... I can't do it 
Well, even one's that claim to be opaque really don't turn out that dark, to be quite honest... I think fiber content is more important in those cases; a polyester suiting definitely doesn't take well to screen printing ink, I found out the hard way. Cottons and similar aren't too bad, but you may need 2-3 coats of paint. Just be sure to keep them light, and press between coats if you can; that way, it will stay soft and not look like goop'd on paints XP
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I'm thinking about making some shirts for a convention event in the next year, and it's red on black. Hrmmm... I'll probably go by the art store here in the next week and possibly pick some up to play with.
Also, how would this work on vinyl? At all? I'm looking at hand painting designs with acrylic, but I've had bad experiences with that before. :sigh:
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I've never actually used it on vinyl before, but I don't see why it wouldn't work.
Otherwise, you can try to find that iron-on stuff, like flocking, that they use for sports jersey's to put names on it - I know that you can buy it by the roll type thing, I'm just not sure where, as I haven't had a need for it yet
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You are cosplay Hero of the month for me! I was wondering how to do this...
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yes, I plan on getting contact paper this weekend when i go cosplay shopping. I wont need this for costumes right away, but I love designing bags and such
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This will come in very handy, thanks ^-^
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No problem! I'm glad it will
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Once in a while I browse through your gallery again and I find more interesting and useful stuff every time!
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I used this tutorial to make my friend a shirt celebrating the release of Halo 3 some time ago. Sorry, I don't have any pictures at the moment, but I found it very helpful! ^^
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Hooray!! Thank you, I'm very, very happy that it worked out for you
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Your wonderful tutorial has been featured here.[link]
Thank you for providing the gallery with such awesome Resources.
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This is an awesome tutorial and I'll have to try it sometime ^__^
You make it look so easy to get detailed designs painted!
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It definitely is pretty easy to do, and if you're careful, and do a couple of different pieces for different colors or where they overlap, it's not too bad. I still like it better than actual screen printing, because it's just easier, and less supplies
If you have any suggestions or if you find anything out if you do try it, let me know, please, and I'll add it to the tutorial
Thank you for the fav on it, too
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THIS IS PERFECT!!!!! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
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Hehe, no problem!~ I'm definitely glad it could help!
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oh yes the squeegee of doom...I either put it on too thick or too thin...gah... >_<
Thanks for the tutorial! I don't have access to the printmaking supplies at college anymore (graduated, hehe)...this will definately help!
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Nope, none of my friends are taking a printmaking class this semester and at this point I don't know anyone that will loan me materials. I guess somewhere in there I will have to go shopping for supplies (I keep getting coupons from Utrecht that I end up not using...).
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I know how that goes - those coupons are just too tempting!
Have you ever made your own screens, like, from scratch? We learned the theory behind it, but I haven't actually got to try it... XP
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Yeah...I've got a 20% off coupon somewhere, lol...
I haven't either. 
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omg! you're the best!! thanks a bunch for this tutorial. it'll really come in handy in so many cosplays *^_^*
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Hehe, I know! I've used it so many time's it's not funny... the hard part is now figuring out where to store the paint when I'm done with it XP
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This is so hardcore. I did something similar to this with the last shirt I made except I used bleach... Deffs trying this out the next time I want to make a shirt.
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Oh! That would be very cool!~
How did it work with bleach? I really wanna try a few shirts, but bleach confuses me...
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you can mix bleach and water in a spray bottle, which i haven't done yet but i've seen results, or you can use a clorox cleach pen and just fill in your design with it. I used this [link] to guide me for most of it.
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Whoa, cool! Thank you for that - I wanna try that now - and I have one of those bleach pens floating around
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Amazing!
I was really freaking aout about hacing to cut out and sew-on litlle bits and pieces of detial on a cosplay I am starting, but this seems really simple!
Thankyou SO SO SO much! I just can't WAIT to get this going! :3
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What costume are you working on, may I ask?
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I know! It is really intimidating! @ @;;
And I am going to cosplay as Polka from the video game Eternal Sonata. :3
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