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kimiko — How to make a lightbox
Published: 2009-01-29 06:17:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 5386; Favourites: 68; Downloads: 144
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In my first ever tutorial, I show you how to make a lightbox by stealing doors off Ikea furniture.The end.
But for serious. I decided the quickest way to ink my Generation comic was traditionally, but I figured we would have some perspex laying around to use (actually, my first idea was to use my scanner bed. THAT WAS A GREAT IDEA. RIGHT? BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS TOTALLY ALWAYS ON)
But we didn't have any, so I was like... "Fuck, man. What's some hard transparent thing I can use?"
And there it was, like a beacon. Motherfucking Ikea furniture to the rescue. So I popped the door off one of our cabinets (Very easy, being Ikea furniture and all; you just have to lift it). Get a lamp, and presto. Instant lightbox with a lipped edge to keep your pages in place.
Inking done with a sepia Copic nib pen, Copic E71 'Champagne', and I-C comic paper
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Comments: 33
WHOAAAAA, i was not expecting that. But its actually pretty cheap, and im cheap.
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lol, I should try that. I thought it would be some huge complex process
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thats what i do except i use a picture frame without the cardboard back.
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i just use my window
it works just as well on a sunny day!
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Does anyone know a good price for actual, non-IKEA furniture lightboxes?
My art teacher got a good one for about $60 and I want to know if that's a good price.
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Most. Epik. Idea. EVER. xDDDD
Great job! <33
I'll probably end up doing this sometime in my future. XDD
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Crap, why didn't I think of this O.O
I have like a whole lot of cabinets in this house :]
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Nice work!
Luckily for me I found an old doctors xray viewer on the side of the road. Hello lightbox! It works a treat, adjustable light strength and all.
But before that I had a home made job. It was just an old scanner that I gutted, cut a hole in, and stuck a light inside. Worked ok I guess.
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Not to sound stupid or anything..but whats the purpose of a lightbox?
But this is a very creative and useful Idea. ^_^
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Awesome!
I had a coffee table with a glass top in my 1st apartment. I used to just lay the lamp under it and use it like that.
But it was my roomies so I dont have it anymore XP looks like i'll keep my eye on Ikea lol.
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I wish i thought of that but i bought a lightbox in a craft store =_=
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Nice. A very "what would McGyver do?" moment
I knew Ikea furniture was good for something XD
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And hear I am with a brought expensive lightbox lookin' like a sucka...
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That is so awesome. You're so damn creative and resourceful! Motherfucking Ikea furniture, I lolled.
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Says you, the woman with Mad Setup Skillz XD [link]
Everything is more awesome with gratuitous swearing 8D. ALSO CAPS. FUCK YEAH.
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Ha ha, brilliant! Looks like you'd have to bend over and be uncomfortable to draw on it though.
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You can ink it with a straight back, though, I tend to lean over it 
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I was just thinking 'maybe I could build up legs with books and make it like a glass topped table...' and then I realised I actually have a table with a glass top. HURR why did I never think of this before?
Lamp under glass table = poor mans lightbox.
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wow i never thought of that! thanks for the tutorial now i can go destroy some furniture to make art ;3 lol jk
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At least with Ikea furniture it's designed to be taken apart
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I'm surprised no one's commented on this. That's a very resourceful solution. ^^
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Thanks :'D
Mostly I was desperate because I needed to start inking that night. I also thought of using the boxy, plastic 'cover' for one of our old record players, but I think this works much better.
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I would think so too. Using a record player cover might have worked too, but would've been more awkward and uncomfortable to use.
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