An acrylic transfer basically takes the ink from a photocopied surface and makes it a part of the acrylic on a new surface.
Transfer image to acrylic sheet.
Lacquer after it transfers and dries a bit.
Hey graphics fairy readers it s heather from thicketworks with my breakdown of three different image transfer results with one versatile transfer medium.
This is a two part tutorial showing how to blow up your image really big using a free program and an easy cheap transfer method so that you can paint your image on large or small pieces of furniture walls or signs.
The image transfer will be ruined if you attempt to remove the paper before the gel has fully dried.
2 photo prints on paper transfer medium and heat transfer this is a method similar to the earlier method but here the special gel medium acrylic gel medium is applied on the print you have and then it is kept on the fabric and rubbed.
The resulting effect is a dream like or mysterious work of art.
It has special qualities that other mediums i ve tried don t possess.
Additional applications of media can be applied over the image for further embellishment if so desired since the image is now essentially embedded into.
The acrylic skin with the image is then decoupaged to the support surface.
If you live in a humid climate the gel may require more than 24 hours to dry.
They throw it out.
No need to mirror text.
Get the discarded free backing paper they use when vinyl lettering jobs are done.
Acrylic gel medium brush dish or tray water scissors in case trimming is necessary an image to transfer notes on the gel.
Print image on regular printer paper.
2 gel transfer mediums with acrylic skin method acrylic skin method.
Whether using retarder to increase smoothness mixing in acrylic pigment.
The beauty of this technique lies in the nature of the acrylic you can adjust and modify the gel to suit your needs.
Cut it into eg a4 sheets to simply print thru your inkjet lay on surface eg wood calender block etc and press.
The trick is getting a good transfer sheet.
The image is first transferred to a skin created by layering the gel medium.
If you haven t heard of 1gel it s a transfer and decoupage medium all in one.
Answer go to a vinyl signwriter.
The basic materials list is pleasantly short.
Follow these directions to ensure the image transfers properly.