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Hi. I love the look of image transfers but I'm pretty challenged LOL (note: 'pretty' challenged is putting it mildly...)
What's your favorite way to do image transfers? Which methods do you find to be most successful?
I have been on a quest for years for a good way to do image transfers with my inkjet printer images but most of what I've seen says laser/toner images give the best transfers and, so far, I'd have to agree.
Here's something that came up for me in YouTube this evening that works with inkjet printer images on quite a variety of surfaces - looks interesting:
What do you 'image transferistas" think about the product in that video?
Would love to hear from you.
__________________ "May your mind whirl joyful cartwheels of creativity." - Jonathan Lockwood Huie.
Can I just say I'm sooo intimidated by them?? I need to just do it and get over my fear because I love the look! I've done the packing tape one but it's gross - LOL
Can I just say I'm sooo intimidated by them?? I need to just do it and get over my fear because I love the look! I've done the packing tape one but it's gross - LOL
Whew!!! LOL...........it's nice to know that I am in excellent company and not the Lone Ranger. ITAA: Image Transfer Angst Anonymous.......maybe we need a 12 step program and our own version of something like the serenity prayer: Grant me the serenity
to accept that my images may not transfer;
courage to keep trying;
and wisdom to know when to just give up and stamp an image with Stazon (oops.........)
__________________ "May your mind whirl joyful cartwheels of creativity." - Jonathan Lockwood Huie.
I've typically done it with text rather than an image but I've had reasonable success with an inkjet printer just by printing on the shiny side of a transparency sheet, leaving it a couple of minutes and then flipping it onto my project and rubbing. You won't get really sharp edges because you're squishing damp ink but for a grungier look it works fine - maybe worth a try with an image? I've attached a couple of postcards where the wording was done this way so you can see. The porthole one is an acrylic paint background, the bird one is just plain cardstock.
Several years ago I had a play with the method where you paint on gel medium, press DP onto it and let it dry then dampen the paper and rub it away. I did it on cheap canvas paper and made the simple bookmark attached with the resulting transfer. Again, it's a shabbier look but fun if you want the pattern on a slightly more textured surface.
Just had a look at your link Vic - he's using the same method as the bookmark I just posted but using gesso rather than gel medium. I think it's the "classic" technique, you just need a medium that will "grab" the inked or coloured surface of the paper and stand up to you wetting and rubbing away the paper pulp after drying.
Tranz It by Judikins makes great transfers from inkjet transparencies prints.
Thanks, Vic. This is the first time that I'm seeing that we can transfer stamped images - WOW!! I LOVE this because I am a stamper and I can use my stamps.
Thanks so much for sharing this. And I think I have some Tranz It - forgot all about it - now I just need to FIND IT LOLLLLLLLLL
__________________ "May your mind whirl joyful cartwheels of creativity." - Jonathan Lockwood Huie.
I've typically done it with text rather than an image but I've had reasonable success with an inkjet printer just by printing on the shiny side of a transparency sheet, leaving it a couple of minutes and then flipping it onto my project and rubbing. You won't get really sharp edges because you're squishing damp ink but for a grungier look it works fine - maybe worth a try with an image? I've attached a couple of postcards where the wording was done this way so you can see. The porthole one is an acrylic paint background, the bird one is just plain cardstock.
Several years ago I had a play with the method where you paint on gel medium, press DP onto it and let it dry then dampen the paper and rub it away. I did it on cheap canvas paper and made the simple bookmark attached with the resulting transfer. Again, it's a shabbier look but fun if you want the pattern on a slightly more textured surface.
Thanks so much, Joanne. Love these!
So the transparency method works like a rubon. The transfers in your posted examples are first-rate quality.
For the second technique, I have a really dumb question: what is DP (I'm thinking it's not 'designer paper')?
__________________ "May your mind whirl joyful cartwheels of creativity." - Jonathan Lockwood Huie.
Thanks, Vic. This is the first time that I'm seeing that we can transfer stamped images - WOW!! I LOVE this because I am a stamper and I can use my stamps.
Thanks so much for sharing this. And I think I have some Tranz It - forgot all about it - now I just need to FIND IT LOLLLLLLLLL
The Tranz It works well. It always seems when I want to do a transfer, I don't want to wait until I can go to Staples and make copies. I used it on muslin for some bird ATCs.
No transfer method produces "perfect" results but I like it.
For the second technique, I have a really dumb question: what is DP (I'm thinking it's not 'designer paper')?
Designer paper it is - that one was a Crafty Secrets pad but I think most will work fine. I could have just used the paper to make a bookmark but it wouldn't have been as hard wearing or have the nice texture of the canvas, even though I used the cheap stuff that's designed to go through an inkjet printer.
The Tranz It works well. It always seems when I want to do a transfer, I don't want to wait until I can go to Staples and make copies. I used it on muslin for some bird ATCs.
No transfer method produces "perfect" results but I like it.
Ooh, birds on muslin - I bet that's great. Thanks again, Vic
__________________ "May your mind whirl joyful cartwheels of creativity." - Jonathan Lockwood Huie.
Designer paper it is - that one was a Crafty Secrets pad but I think most will work fine. I could have just used the paper to make a bookmark but it wouldn't have been as hard wearing or have the nice texture of the canvas, even though I used the cheap stuff that's designed to go through an inkjet printer.
DP - I would have never thought. And there are sooo many awesome DPs available. Thanks, again, Joanne
__________________ "May your mind whirl joyful cartwheels of creativity." - Jonathan Lockwood Huie.
Tranz It by Judikins makes great transfers from inkjet transparencies prints.
When I was a wee lass in school many moons ago....we used clear contact paper and burnished Our image onto that clear contact paper. Then we soaked it in water and wiped away the paper and the image remained on the contact paper.
When I was a wee lass in school many moons ago....we used clear contact paper and burnished Our image onto that clear contact paper. Then we soaked it in water and wiped away the paper and the image remained on the contact paper.
Oh, this has great possibilities and larger than packing tape so you can do larger images. And I guess, depending on which type of contact paper you get, you could go 'glossy' or 'matte'....ooh la la........
Thanks so much
__________________ "May your mind whirl joyful cartwheels of creativity." - Jonathan Lockwood Huie.
Last edited by QueenOfInkland; 05-26-2014 at 07:57 PM..
I love these self-paced workshop books, and this one especially, which I use frequently as a reference. I think you'll get a lot out of it!
Got my book today - can't wait to go through it.
I was looking at a site that has online classes and 'digital ground' was mentioned - for inkjet printers. I checked that out on YouTube and that looks cool. I'm pretty sure digital ground is one of the things discussed in the book.
__________________ "May your mind whirl joyful cartwheels of creativity." - Jonathan Lockwood Huie.
I was looking at a site that has online classes and 'digital ground' was mentioned - for inkjet printers. I checked that out on YouTube and that looks cool. I'm pretty sure digital ground is one of the things discussed in the book.
It's cool stuff - I took a Golden workshop in my fiber arts group - we used it to paint on CRAZY things - fabric, canvas, bumpy stuff with fibers, sticks, etc. and the digital ground made it so that we could put all those things through an inkjet printer. It's pretty amazing stuff.
It's cool stuff - I took a Golden workshop in my fiber arts group - we used it to paint on CRAZY things - fabric, canvas, bumpy stuff with fibers, sticks, etc. and the digital ground made it so that we could put all those things through an inkjet printer. It's pretty amazing stuff.
Oooh, that is amazing, Lydia - thanks Will check digital ground out for sure !!
And a Golden workshop would be heaven.......I love so many of their products.
__________________ "May your mind whirl joyful cartwheels of creativity." - Jonathan Lockwood Huie.
here are two canvases I made with image transfer. I printed out on my home printer which is ink jet, on regular copy paper, I used gel medium, let them sit over night to dry then spritzed with water and rubbed off. I am pretty sure on the Eiffel tower I needed to use a black india ink pen to recreate some of the lines. It is hit or miss for this to work for me.
Designer paper it is - that one was a Crafty Secrets pad but I think most will work fine. I could have just used the paper to make a bookmark but it wouldn't have been as hard wearing or have the nice texture of the canvas, even though I used the cheap stuff that's designed to go through an inkjet printer.
here are two canvases I made with image transfer. I printed out on my home printer which is ink jet, on regular copy paper, I used gel medium, let them sit over night to dry then spritzed with water and rubbed off. I am pretty sure on the Eiffel tower I needed to use a black india ink pen to recreate some of the lines. It is hit or miss for this to work for me.
Those came out GREAT!!!!! My hope re: making decent transfers with my inkjet printer is growing by leaps and bounds........so much terrific information posted in this thread by everyone
__________________ "May your mind whirl joyful cartwheels of creativity." - Jonathan Lockwood Huie.
did I miss something about a packing tape method? I have never heard of that one
I tried to find a tutorial on it here and didn't find one, guess I didn't use the right search word. (If someone else wants to link that would be great)
The basic how to is:
1) put a piece of packing/shipping tape on an image you want to transfer, such as from a magazine and burnish very well; you don't want bubbles
2) cut out image and tape, then drop into bowl of water for a few minutes
3) remove from water and start rubbing the paper off the back of your image, the ink from the picture will have transferred to to tape and once you have rubbed off all the paper you will now have a reversed, transparent image that you can use in mixed media or on a card
Just had a look at your link Vic - he's using the same method as the bookmark I just posted but using gesso rather than gel medium. I think it's the "classic" technique, you just need a medium that will "grab" the inked or coloured surface of the paper and stand up to you wetting and rubbing away the paper pulp after drying.
Looks good to me. I especially like the bookmark, very shabby scheek. ( I can't spell that LOL)
__________________ SuzyQue in Texas Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons
for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
(borrowed from the quirkey card sayings thread).
here are two canvases I made with image transfer. I printed out on my home printer which is ink jet, on regular copy paper, I used gel medium, let them sit over night to dry then spritzed with water and rubbed off. I am pretty sure on the Eiffel tower I needed to use a black india ink pen to recreate some of the lines. It is hit or miss for this to work for me.
I did a similar Eiffel tower using the gel medium transfer method you mentioned. Yours is much prettier than mine.
I also printed out the Eiffel tower on regular copy paper using my inkjet printer.
Let's talk "image transfers"
