Image Transfer Methods for Art and Craft Purposes
A collection of image transfer methods. Check out the "Featured Image Transfer" module! Image transfer techniques have become a popular among artists, artisans and crafters, especially for collages and many types of altered art, as well as on fabric for quilts and t-shirts. Here you will find links to instructions for the various types of image transfer using inkjet, photocopy, laser, polaroid pictures, magazine images, photographs, etc. onto a variety of surfaces including paper, fabric and polymer clay.
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Featured Image Transfer
Passion - Image Transfer by brendagrace on Flickr
Ideas For Using Image Transfers
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Make a Polymer Clay Pendant
See instructions in the polymer clay module below.10 points
Transfer a Rusty Object Image to Fabric
Find the link with instructions in the module belo more...5 points
Make a Faux Italian Fresco Art Piece
See instructions below "interesting image tra more...2 points
Make a Self Portrait Mask with Photos and Polymer Clay
See the link below that says Lazertran Polymer Por more...2 points
Make a Digital Polaroid Image Transfer in Photoshop
Find the link with instructions in the module belo more...2 points
Make a Paper Bag Scrapbook with Tape Image Transfers
See YouTube Video towards the bottom of this page more...2 points
Make a Collage Using My Faux Image Transfer Technique
Scroll down to see how.2 points
Make a Transparent Photograph for a Scrapbook Page.
See below for instructions how.1 point
Make a Warhol-esque Art Piece with your Photos.
See below for how-to instructions.1 point
Make an Art Card from a transferred Rubber Stamp image
See the link below that says Easy Ink Transfer Car more...1 point
Inkjet Image Transfer
There was so much information about inkjet image transfer I had to make a lens just for it.-
Inkjet Image Transfer
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Image transfer is a highly popular technique artists use in collages, altered art, art journals, cardmaking, art quilts, etc. This lens is a one stop resource for what I think is the best information about how to do an inkjet image transfer alo...
Transfers and Altered Images
Transfers and Altered Images
Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 11/25/2009)
Interesting Image Transfer Methods
These Don't Fit Into Just One Category
- Common Transfer Techniques
- An outline of different technique with some nice images of finished art.
- Great White transfer technique
- Great White transfer technique by Lisa Cook. Look in the "supplies" module for the link to get the paper she used.
- Various Transfer Techniques to Hard, Smooth Surfaces
- Everything from Inkjet to Laser Printer to Pencil to Ink...
- Digital Darkroom Forum: How to do gel transfer (Xerox, not Polaroid)?
- Different responses to the question of how to transfer a photocopy using gel medium.
- Several Different Transfer Techniques
- Tape, Gel, Blender Pen, etc.
- Easy Ink Transfer Cards: Create Ink Transfer Image Cards with Rubber Stamps
- Speciality tools and products make ink transfer an easy option for card making. Norma Anne Chattin demonstrates how easy it is to create depth and dimension in card art.
- Acrylic gel medium transfers
- Detailed description of the acrylic transfer process with pictures.
- Photoshop How-To: Recreating Polaroid Image Transfers
- Here's how to digitally recreate the look of dry, emulsion, and SX-70 transfers.
- Transfer a Rusty Object Image to Fabric
- Transfer rust patterns to fabric. Very cool.
- Chart of Different Transfer Methods
- Handy chart.
- Image Transfer Techniques on "Still Alive"
- A couple of different image transfer techniques, one using Modge Podge and the other a clear sheet protector.
- Thursday’s Tutorial: Packing Tape Transfers » ScrapScene
- How to make packing tape decals.
- Image Transfer Methods Tutorials
- From caulk to waxed paper transfers and everything in between, Cyndi has created some very nice transfer tutorials at her Layers Upon Layers blog.
- Fresco Tile
- A video showing how to make a tile using the Tilano fresco tile kit.
Watch Various Image Transfer Methods Demonstrated
Artist Trading Card Swap- Gel Medium Transfers and Gesso
Http://www.milliande.ning.com Creativity CLub for Women Community http://www.milliande.com/Artist-Trading-Cards-With-Acrylic-Gel-Medium-Transfers.html http://www.milliande.ning.come HOME OF THE Milliande Creativity CLub for Women - feel free to join us :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.milliande.com Art Play with Milliande ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6 Atc's for Sticks and Stones - Elements of Nature ATC - Artist Trading Card Swap Took Photograph of one of my woocarvings with a crystal egg in a hollow then various transfer techniques and pen and ink embellishments You can take a peek at a large picture of the ATC set at the link above Come and Play ant Milliande Creativity Club http://groups.yahoo.com/group/milliandecreativityclub/
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Image Transfer Methods for Photocopies & Laser Prints to Paper
- Photocopy Image Transfer
- The method described uses "cellulose thinner" or Xylene.
- Image Transfer For Card Making And Scrapbooking Made Easy
- If you want to transfer images easily with no fuss and mess, just get some clear cellophane tapes and follow the step by step instructions.
- Photocopy Transfers Using Solvents by Melissa Chapin
- Toxic, but effective.
- Scrapbooking : Simple Image Transfer : DIY Network
- Create a see-through image on your scrapbook page using clear packing tape, duplicate photos, and water.
- Imitating Art - Warhol-esque Project
- Uses image transfer techniques to make a Warhol-like canvas with photographs.
- Photo Transfer Art : Home & Garden Television
- Use photocopies to add an aged look to favorite pictures or art.
- Tools of the Trade: Transfer an Image
- How to use a Chartpak Blender Marker to transfer images. (Kansas City Artist Trading Cards blog.)
- Omni-Gel Image Transfer Tutorial ~ The Spotted Sparrow
- Tutorial on how to use Omni Gel Image Transfer medium.
Packing Tape Image Transfer Demo
Image Transfer Methods for Photocopies & Laser Prints to Fabric
- Ranger Ink Perfect Fabric Medium: Postage Stamp Pillow Pendant
- Create a fabric transfer pendant.
- Ranger Ink Primitive Patchwork Sachet
- Use Perfect Pearls, Perfect Fabric Medium and Adirondack® Colorwash to create this pearly, vintage style sachet
Image Transfer Methods for Photocopies & Laser Prints to Polymer Clay
- "Ancient Pottery" - Transfers to Polymer Clay
- A lesson plan for making a small pieces of faux ancient pottery using photocopied designs for decoration.
- Liquid Clay Image-Transfer Purse:
- Complete how-to from HGTV.
- Jewelry : Image Transfer Pendant
- A polymer clay project from Donna Kato on the Carol Duvall Show.
- Lazertran Polymer Clay Tutorial
- Scroll down the page to see an example of using Lazertran Silk on polymer clay.
Sheer Heaven Photo Transfer Tutorial
Sheer Heaven Photo Transfer Tutorial
Easiest inkjet photo transfer in the world - seeing is believing! Note: Canon dye inks may not work as well. All other inkjet printers work perfectly - dye based or pigment ink. Questions to: GalleryDSF@cre8it.com
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Polaroid Image Transfer
Needs special equipment but is a cool technique!
- Polaroid Transfer Tutorial at Sarah Wichlacz
- Blog entry with instructions for polaroid transfers.
- My Polaroid Transfers. Stories behind Images. How to start.
- Polaroid image and emulsion transfers. Tools & techniques. Personal projects. How to start Polaroid transfers.
- Cheap and Cool Photos
- Clear instructions on how to do both an image transfer and an emulsion image transfer using Polaroid pictures.
Film Negative Emulsion Transfer
Rub-Onz Transfer Film
Grafix Rub-Onz Film
Amazon Price: $7.49 (as of 11/25/2009)
Design your own rub-on transfers! Customize your own fonts, photos and clip art to adhere to all kinds of surfaces. Rub-Onz transfer film comes with 2 films; a Frosted film for drawing or printing your design and an Adhesive film with a blue liner.
Image Transfer Supplies for Artists, Artisans and Crafters
- Product Discovery: JudiKins TranzIt Rinse-Away Paper
- A cellulose based transfer paper for use with laser printers and copiers (NOT inkjet printers).
- Transfer papers for artists - Lazertran
- Lazertran papers - premium waterslide decal transfer papers for Fine Artists & Crafters
- JONATHAN TALBOT: TACKING IRONS /IMAGE TRANSFER PAPER
- TACKING IRONS / RELEASE PAPER / IMAGE TRANSFER PAPER / MORE
- TAP - Transfer Artist Paper by Leslie Riley
- One of the experts of image transfer has developed her own line of inkjet transfer paper.
- Tilano
- Different image transfer kits from tiles to magnets to glass, etc.
Image Transfer Medium
Omni-Gel Transfer Medium
Omni-Gel is a true ''transfer medium''. It can also be used to emphasize the brush strokes with oil painting effects, making photo print look like an original painting. Flexible when dry, acid free, and can be used as glue.
Amazon Price: $7.24 (as of 11/25/2009)
Astarte's Mega-Zine for Lovers of Art and Craft
Go Make Art!
A high quality, downloadable, e-zine in the style of Somerset Studio or Cloth, Paper Scissors with articles by and about popular artists such as Claudine Hellmuth, Lee Silbers, Leslie Riley and others. Not only are there articles about everything from collage to polymer clay to felting to creativity and beyond, there is free clipart in every issue!Take it from someone who has subscribed to Somerset Studio from it's beginning, Astarte's Mega-Zine is in the same league. It's gorgeous and very much worth taking a look at!
Books Containing Image Transfer Techniques
Image Transfer on Clay: Screen, Relief, Decal & Monoprint Techniques (A Lark Ceramics Book)
I just checked this out of the library and if you work with clay (not polymer clay) at all, I highly recommend it. It's very comprehensive.
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 11/25/2009)
The New Book of Image Transfer: How to Add Any Image to Almost Anything with Fabulous Results
Amazon Price: (as of 11/25/2009)
Transfer: Images on Glass, Fabric, Ceramic, Stone, Paper, Metal, Plastic and Wood
Amazon Price: (as of 11/25/2009)
Transferring Designs: How to Transfer any Image onto any Surface
Amazon Price: (as of 11/25/2009)
Polaroid Transfers: A Complete Visual Guide to Creating Image and Emulsion Transfers
Amazon Price: (as of 11/25/2009)
Other Books With a Few Pages About Image Transfer
And a lot of other cool stuff!
Collage Discovery Workshop
Has a chapter about image transfer.
Amazon Price: $15.63 (as of 11/25/2009)
Altered Books Workshop
Has a few pages about image transfer,
Amazon Price: $13.59 (as of 11/25/2009)
Imagery on Fabric: A Complete Surface Design Handbook
Has a little bit about image transfer as well as many other great techniques for getting images on fabric.
Amazon Price: (as of 11/25/2009)
Altered Book Collage
Has a couple pages with different image transfer techniques.
Amazon Price: (as of 11/25/2009)
I Am Not An Artist: Unconventional And Creative Photography
Mainly about photography but also has some info about image transfers.
Amazon Price: $25.47 (as of 11/25/2009)
My Faux Image Transfer Method
For When You Want a Sharp Image
Okay...I made this lens not because I do a lot of image transfer but because I was looking for good information about it for artists and found a lot of garbage to wade through. The librarian in me couldn't resist a chance to create order out of chaos. BUT...I do like the distressed look and idea of an image transfer, although I also like the end result to be a crisp black image. Therefore I invented my own way of getting a faux transferred image look. I use it for paper collage whether the receiving surface is paper, canvas, wood, etc.This is what I do:
- I print out an image on my laser printer, but a photocopy will work too. Inkjet prints will bleed if you paint on top of them, but the toner from the laser printer or photocopier is waterproof and even acts as a resist 90% of the time.
- At this point I can color the image either with paint, ink, pastels, colored pencils, etc. I use watered down acrylic paint or watercolors. I keep a paper towel handy to blot paint that gets too opaque where I don't want it to, although that can add to the image transfer effect. Sometimes I wait to color it until I've attached it to the rest of the collage.
- I like to tear my image and leave the edges rough, but it doesn't really matter. Depends on how distressed a look you want.
- The I attach the image to the substrate. I've been using gel medium lately having experimented with just about everything else. It wrinkles sometimes but that just adds texture.
- I will usually put another layer of color on after the gel medium has dried. Sometimes I'll rubber stamp on top of the image. Overlapping onto the artwork underneath with color and stamping makes the edges less noticeable.
- And that's it! You'll end up with something like the image at the top of this module. It is actually a combination of this method and a partial image transfer from a technique I learned from Claudine Hellmuth's DVD and then modified. The words and heart were done as described here, but the spirals were put face down after being coated with gel medium, then the paper was lifted off before completely dry. That left a clear image with some of the fibers from the paper but they are practically transparent when painted and just add texture to the canvasette underneath.
1930's Waxed Paper Transfer
My parents told me that when they were kids they used to spend hours transferring the Sunday newspaper comics by rubbing them with waxed paper, then rubbing the waxed paper with the transferred comics onto other paper.
Image Transfer 101
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Done any transfers lately?
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- kathysart kathysart Nov 14, 2009 @ 10:51 am
- Ohhh I just LOVE LOVE this lens! I REALLY DO! I checked out image transfers on google and there you were.. EXCELLENT! THANK YOU!
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- Intuitive Intuitive Aug 24, 2009 @ 8:47 am | in reply to NicoleC1
- Actually I'm pretty sure there is already a link to Tilano on here somewhere.
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- NicoleC1 NicoleC1 Aug 23, 2009 @ 5:23 pm
- This is a great collection of different transfers...there is one transfer method that seems to be missing...the Tilano Transfer. It's a very easy laser toner transfer...take a look at the website www.tilano.net. There are videos on the site that show how it works.
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- Joan4 Joan4 Aug 11, 2009 @ 8:57 am
- Blessed by a SquidAngel!
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- Laniann Laniann Jul 22, 2009 @ 10:51 am
- Thank you for sharing all this information. Astarte's Mega-Zine is great. 5*s
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