For more art journaling ideas and techniques, we have an amazing deal for you on some of our favorite products.įor a limited time, we’re offering Expanded Art Journaling: Beyond the 2-Dimensional Page, a bundle of art journaling expertise and inspiration are available including PAGES 2011 download, Seth Apter’s book The Pulse of Mixed Media and his video Easy Mixed Media Techniques for the Art Journal, plus several other top mixed-media videos and books. Therefore, your art journal is a great place to experiment with different image transferring techniques. Image transfers are, by nature, imperfect. Note: This is a very simple, no-mess process but it is important to do it in a well-ventilated area as the xylene in the blender pen is toxic, Seth says. During the process, I lifted the corner of the paper periodically, careful not to move the image, to see when the transfer was complete. When you begin to see the image appear on the backside of the copy paper you know it is transferring. Using the heavy tip from the blender pen, I then repeatedly burnished the back side of the photocopy. Next I laid the photocopied image on the journal page, toner side down.ģ. It is also important to remember that the transferred image will be the mirror image of your original copy.Ģ. Images printed on an inkjet printer will not transfer. I first photocopied the image that I decided to use, as you need a toner copy for this process to work. “The image of the feet, anchoring this page about balance in my art journal, is an image transfer that was made using a Chartpak blender pen,” says Seth, who outlines his steps for us.ġ. Seth Apter used a toner transfer method with a blender pen Contrast that with Seth Apter’s journal page, which puts the image transfer front and center-even though Seth used one of the same techniques as Dea, a toner transfer method. There is also a subtle blender pen transfer of a map in the background, laid down over the background layers and before any surface layers were created.īecause of the layering, Dea’s image transfers have a subtle effect on this piece of artwork. The piece also contains a ‘quick and dirty’ gel medium transfer method Dea printed some text in reverse and then transferred it onto the surface of the piece as a final layer. The door image is a gel medium transfer or ‘skin’ she created from a photo she had taken of a doorway. “I worked the piece in multiple layers, journaling in indelible ink onto tissue paper, and then layering in image transfers,” says Dea. In the first, Dea Fischer uses three kinds of image transfers to create her spread in the round robin project “The Dictionary of Sorrows.” Here are two examples of journal art using image transfer techniques. You can use everything from a water-based inkjet image transfer to photo transfers using an emulsion transfer technique. There are many ways to make image transfers. Image transfers can give your journal pages depth and interest whether you use them in layered backgrounds or as focal points.ĭea Fischer used three image transfer techniques in her ‘Dictionary of Sorrows’ journal page spread. When finished painting, peel off the washi tape and let dry.Whether you make journal pages to create art, to experiment, or a little of both, it’s fun to make image transfer techniques part of the mix. Paint inside the washi tape with acrylic paint. Step 2: Paint CorkĬreate shapes on the cork using washi tape. It’s easier to transfer the image through the light paper. Photos will transfer with this technique.Īnother note: make sure the shapes are printed on light weight copy paper. The images that work best are dark and thick lines. Note: if you use your own image be aware that you will need to mirror the image. Why can’t you use an inkjet printer? The reaction occurs because of the toner, used in a laser printer or copy machine, and the Xylene in the blender pen. Toner based copy machines will also work, but the image will not be as clear as a laser printer. You can head to a local print shop to do this. Use a laser printer to print your shapes. laser printed shapes ( here’s a free printable you can use).Please note: this transfer process works best on materials that can absorb the toner. If you like the pins featured on the cork boards you can find them in my shop. Grab a laser printed image, something to transfer the image onto, and the blender pen. Transferring images with a blender pen is such a fun technique. Today you’ll see how I made my DIY Colorblocked Cork Boards with Blender Pen Image Transfer. This is day 3 of my image transfer DIYs! I started with a wood block photo transfer, then yesterday was my packing tape image transfer.
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