Two Hour Project: Artist's Light Box

This simple light box is perfect for sketching and other crafts. Make it in an afternoon with no knowledge of electrical wiring.

[@nba_fanboy_0425]

Don’t you need actual lights for this?

[@janetshaffer423]

Cool project! I expected a sit-com to start any moment with that music...Almost reminded me of a Love Boat type weekly series. Very upbeat. Clean, simple video.

[@stiggy3833]

Love the video and thanks. But unfortunately I found it cheaper to buy a ready made light box rather than buy LED strip, wood and diffuser plastic as light panel.

[@ZCoreStudio]

loves it simple, short, and fast never thought of using foil it could even better if u added a dimmer to control the brightness

[@NoShadowOfDoubt1]

Actually this has more use as a fake basement window. ..great

[@yolisurich4025]

Where did you get the lights.?

[@hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156]

Very simple design, easy to build and take appart, love it!

[@wendyeros4390]

What did you use for the table top? I googled plexiglass and Acrylic but they are both very expensive. Is there an alternative material to use?

[@lukel8045]

Glass is cheap

[@AreiaBlood]

It says in the Video they use Frosted Glass.

[@mmusuf68]

you did not display it after the room light off

[@mightydev5295]

What's the name of the white board that used to cover?

[@AreiaBlood]

It’s Frosted Glass, you could probably find similar as a Plastic, just tell them you’re making a Light Box and you need some Frosted Glass or similar to let the Light through, and the people at the Store should be able to help you.

[@21jajego1]

Give please spec of this leds

[@yanlisa8845]

I am learning how to draw (without this thingie), and it could be useful for example when you have made a sketch and want to transfer that to another underground, such as aquarelle paper, or canvas, so you don't have to do the sketch all over again, but the problem with this thing is, thatif you make a picture and use it, the image will be smaller when transfered. I use my drawing, add a layer of graphite on the back and trace it to the other underground (first I make a print with the printer). And that method has got it's limits as well, because you can't do that with for example A3 size, because almost nobody got such a large printer. For small drawings it is fun, I suppose. In our local 'dollar store' in The Netherlands this thing goes for just 1 dollar 50 or something. 1 Reply

[@AreiaBlood]

When Tracing, which is what you use a Light Box for in Drawing, it should be exactly the same size as the original. You are hand copying the image, in a much slower fashion than a Copier would, but it is the same principal the image should be an exact copy. Now if you want to resize things, then yes you can use a Copier to do that, I’d use Officeworks where I am, then I could take my enlarged or reduced image home, and use the Light Box to Trace it into another image etc. What I personally want one for is Fashion Design, so sometimes I’ll get one side perfect and just can’t get the other side to match. So I can use the Light Box to Trace that one good side, flip it over and then trace it into my design, saving me tome and frustration in the long run.