Abstract: A portable illuminated light box is provided for the craft industry such that a pattern may be traced or painted on the fabric of a shirt of other garments. The light box includes a plurality of rechargeable batteries which may be placed upon the side walls of the housing of the light box. The output of the batteries is applied to a low voltage fluorescent light tube having a reflector associated therewith which shines up and through a transparent screen. In one embodiment, the fluorescent light tube and the field associated therewith is transversely moveable along rails mounted within the housing of the light box. A plurality of large C clips may be utilized to temporarily attach the garment in place relative to the light box during tracing or painting of the pattern.