I am also begining to get into screen printing. More than a hobby. Through research I see that are many ways to approach getting started all depending on your budget. DYI should always be an option giving that there can be a lot of learning curve on the process. There are many videos and websites that can give you ideas on getting started, then find pieces that work for you. A DYI printer named Charlie Marie really stuck out to me because she kills the DYI process and have clean thorough video and her own guide that you can download in PDF. On a more advanced spectrum, Ryonet brand does great tutorials on many different aspects of screen printing from beginer DYI printing to advanced commercial. The advanced videos help me learn the process and what I need to work towards but DYI vids help me learn how I can save money.
I started with a basic Speedball kit you get from Hobby Lobby or Micheal's. Basically sitting my screen on a shirt, lining it up and printing. Now that I'm getting the hang of it I've advanced to a Ryonet DYI single color print press and there white waterbased ink (Speedball white sucks!) This was good for my budget and experience. They also have good videos on using it.
Sorry I wrote a whole paragraph but I hope it helps. Peace and blessings!
I started with a basic Speedball kit you get from Hobby Lobby or Micheal's. Basically sitting my screen on a shirt, lining it up and printing. Now that I'm getting the hang of it I've advanced to a Ryonet DYI single color print press and there white waterbased ink (Speedball white sucks!) This was good for my budget and experience. They also have good videos on using it.
Sorry I wrote a whole paragraph but I hope it helps. Peace and blessings!
