INKJET transfer process

[gertie hansen]

<http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1702733>
Above is address to see a great effect called inkjet transfer, I have done a google search trying to find some information on how this is done with no success. Anybody know of any tutorials or have any info on this?
Thanks a heap in advance.

[Burton Ogden]

Gertie,

There are many techniques for transferring an inkjet image to fabric, heavy watercolor paper, or another surface.

One group of techniques involves capturing the inkjet image in a layer of acrylic medium. First, print your image out on your regular paper but, before you print it, do a mirror reversal of it in Photoshop. You can use an inkjet or laser printer or even a photocopier to print the image.

Paint that image with acrylic gel or gloss medium and let it dry. Then paint a layer of gel or gloss medium onto the surface where you want the image to go.

When the target area gel is dry, use a medium-hot iron and release paper or a nonstick pressing cloth, and iron the image, face down, onto the prepared surface. Some people use a special crafts iron for this.

In order to remove the paper that the image was originally printed on, use a soft, damp towel to rub off the paper. The dampened paper will kind of disintegrate as it is rubbed. Be careful not to remove the underlying inkjet image.

If the transferred image looks too glossy you can coat it with acrylic matte gel or matte medium. Acrylic matte medium does not work so well in the actual image transfer process, so use gloss medium or gloss gel for that.

Obviously there are lots of other ways to transfer inkjet images. For example, there are numerous special transfer papers, such as those that are used to put inkjet images on T-shirts.

-- Burton --

[gertie hansen]

Thank you Burton, not exactly what I am looking to do, the process he used was to print on a strathmore paper and then in water transferred the print to watercolor paper, it seems the problem area here is to find paper that has not been waterproofed.

[Eco Gatdula]

Maybe it's a water decal.

[Burton Ogden]

Gertie,

...it seems the problem area here is to find paper that has not been waterproofed.




Most paper has not been waterproofed. I guess I don't understand what you are trying to do.

A couple of links you might find interesting:

<http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/imagepaper.html>

<http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=003nAI>

-- Burton --