I was recently sent a sample pack of several new Golden products. The first three that I’ve had a chance to play with are the new digital grounds. These products are made to enhance the quality of work done using inkjet prints onto all kinds of surfaces.
It boggles the mind what wonderful possibilities […]
We’ve explored lots and lots of fun collage techniques here on Layers Upon Layers. I figured it was past time to compile some of the methods. This post doesn’t include all fo the techniques like image transfers and making background papers…those posts have been compiled elsewhere! You can always find an up-to-date list […]
We’ve gone over a LOT of different methods for doing image transfers here on Layers Upon Layers, and I thought it might be handy to compile a list all in one place! You can always find an up-to-date list in the Pages section in the right-hand sidebar.
Polymer medium transfer film
Paper image transfers - plain and […]
Patti and I have been exchanging comments about how to best get a plain paper or photo paper image transfer to work properly. One of the conclusions Patti came to is that it’s not an exact science by any means! It can take a lot of experimenting and a lot of tries to end up […]
The tremendously talented (and generous) Holly F Dupre has created a PDF book that you can read to learn about the techniques that she uses to create stunning and ethereal images like these:
Tags: image-transfers, Photography, polaroid, tutorials
Welcome to Technique Tuesday!
Paint a small canvas with the acrylic color of your choice.
Cut or tear out pictures from a glossy magazine or catalog. Apply packing tape and burnish well. (more details on making packing tape transfers can be found at this tutorial.
Cut the transfers to the sizes you need and arrange them on your […]
Make Art Monday!
We’ve been doing some forum challenges just for fun at WetCanvas, in the Mixed Media forum. This piece illustrates the challenge we did for September: using packing tape (or contact paper) transfers in a collage. We keep it pretty simple, but still try to make it fun for as many people as possible.
Think […]
Technique Tuesday
Last week I talked about a couple of my favorite methods for transfering images from one paper to another. Today I want to look at transfering to fabric instead. There are two methods that I use more than any other, and I want to start by showing you side-by-side what the final […]
Make Art Monday
Frost at Midnight
Tomorrow, for Technique Tuesday, I’ll be sharing my two favorite methods for transfering images to fabric.
Tags: Collage, Fabric & Fiber, image-transfers, Mixed Media, paper arts
Technique Tuesday!
Yesterday I showed you a collage piece from one of my art journals that used a ghostly-looking image transfer of a young woman. Some people ask why anyone would want to use a transfer rather than simply collage the actual picture or a copy of it into the work. The usual reason […]
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