Recently, my 9 year old son has shown interest in sketching and flip book animation. In one of the tutorial videos on Youtube, the tutor used a light panel and he wanted one too.

So in this instructable, I will share how we made a A6 size light panel and yes my son helped me build this. Some of the design aspect came from him

Step 1: What Do We Need ?

Material

Plywood frame ( 2" x 7" X 5") - 15mm or 9/16"
Acrylic sheet ( about 0.5MM or 1/64 inch )
LED Strip ( white Led 3228, 12V )
5.5x 2.1mm DC Socket
9v AC to DC adaptor
News paper cutting
Wires
PVA glue
Soldering iron
Cutter

Step 2: Main Body

I had made this in past for my bluetooth speakers, but were too large for that project, And had been lying around since 2 years
While looking for items to build this project I found this and decided to use it as the inner side was same as the A6 page size
To build this frame
- Use 15 mm or 9/16" plywood
- Cut two strips each for 7" x 2" and 4" x 2"
- Sandwich the smaller piece with two larger ones
- Glue the joints and nail them, to hold position
- Let it dry for a day
Paint the frame with white acrylic paint, let it dry
Use PVA glue ( diluted in water 2:1 ratio) to stick newspaper cuttings
We basically used the daily garfield joke and some drawings from the news paper
Coat the pva solution on top of the picture too, let it dry for few hours

Step 3: Power Connection

Initially was planning to fit a 9V battery but we decided to use a power adaptor
Drill 11mm hole or as per the dc socket
Stick the LED strip exactly at the center, as show.
Glued the strip as it was not sticky enough
Connected the wires to the DC socket and tested the strip works with the adaptor