15 February 2017

Technique #11 inkjet transfers and stamping



This is one of the coolest techniques I know and I LOVE, love, love the images. This is similar to solvent transfers on fabric but this is easier and without smell.

I have added "Stamping" as a technique here even though I have been doing a lot of stamping along with each technique for the day. Stamping is a big technique both in paper as well as fabric.


This is a print of a magpie printed on the shiny side of a piece of freezer paper. The shiny side is the plastic coated side. This can only be done with an inkjet and not a lazer printer. You can see the wet ink sitting on the surface of the freezer paper.



I use a small finger pump sprayer to get the spread wet with water. You don't need it dripping but you want an overall wet surface.



I laid the print ink side down on the paper and used a bone folder to "press" the ink onto the damp paper.


I love the texture and soft visual quality of these prints.


I thought I needed a bit "more" and decided to add some lettering using stamps and printers ink.







Done and dried. Such a lovely image.


OK, so I couldn't stop. This was a beautiful sunrise over the ocean. Note to self: Use brightly colored pictures with minimal black


This is a picture my brother took at the shoreline. This is where I do my morning meditation.

6 comments:

  1. Hi Beth! This is wonderful! So many fun things to do!! I'm wondering about source for printing ink...are you using the same sort of ink here as in your February 3 post? Where do you get the printing ink? Thanks!

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    1. This is from the post below:
      It's just a plain old computer printer. Mine is a cheap Epson. Any Inkjet will do. Give it a try. Dampen the paper evenly - not too wet - just damp. It's really magic!!

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  2. oh, O DO like these. duh? So ink jet is the one where we go buy refills? ;^) I just spent $61 for a double dose of black!

    I really must stop my blog catchup and try this!

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    1. It's just a plain old computer printer. Mine is a cheap Epson. Any Inkjet will do. Give it a try. Dampen the paper evenly - not too wet - just damp. It's really magic!!

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