The latest addition to my small studio, we have made between my boyfriend and I, is an indispensable tool for drawing, so far I came to fixing the window glass. .. very cumbersome but is the solution of a lifetime. No trace ever land anything, I do not like, is mostly to work on sketches, drawings and form resize compositions, especially for designs. For years I have wanted it but had never found any suitable material for the glass, until now.
I've seen the light boxes to be purchased cost at least 150 euros and not more than over 500. To me it cost about 30, and DINa3 size.
The most complicated for me was the cover, something rigid, large and translucent. I was about to go to a glassware but finally I just bought a $ 2 a cabinet door in the recovery section of Ikea (specifically Vegby Besta). It's the perfect cover for this box, both in size and strength. Years working at Ikea I had the opportunity to make hours in this section at times and really have it all, there is always going to have a look.
The box is a plank of chipboard cut with jig, glued and nailed, as normal. It takes two coats of paint to water and a pre-primer, always logical target to bounce the light and have more clarity. The drawings I have made by hand with brush and black acrylic to give a personal touch. The lights are fluorescent 8W, including one looks great, is without doubt the most expensive of all but it's worth spending a little more in them.
Well, that, if you have no one put you to work that this will do wonders, not like me I could manage without it until now.
