http://www.buyartsuppliesonline.org/hobby-table/
Is this a good light table? Should I go with a light box or just buy plexiglass?
Here's the link to the one I'm looking at:
http://www.draftingtables.com/light-tables-&-boxes/light-box/testritelightboxwithstand.cfm#tabs
I'm a practicing artist. At this point it's more of a hobby. I want to trace pictures (actual photos or printouts from the internet). Is this a good light table. I like it since it has its own stand, so I don't have to use my desk. Is this a good buy or should I just buy plexiglass and put a light underneath it or something, but if I did that I would have nothing to stand on. Any thoughts?
If you can build a better one for the same amount of money, or one just as good for less money, and have the time an skill to do it. Then do it.
I personally would get the one you've looked at, because my level of expertise and availability of tools I wouldn't even think about building one.
Then again, I've got the money to do that. If money is an issue. you don't need clean, new Plexiglas, just something transparent to allow the light through. An old storm door is a start.
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