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Here is a breakdown of how I transferred the images.<br> | Here is a breakdown of how I transferred the images.<br> | ||
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1. Clean the rock | 1. Clean the rock | ||
2. Gesso is not necessary for the transfer here, it just adds tooth and depth. You can use watered down white paint. Let it dry. | 2. Gesso is not necessary for the transfer here, it just adds tooth and depth. | ||
3. Use a Transfer gel or "Splendid Blender" pen by | You can use watered down white paint. Let it dry. | ||
4. Make a laser, toner based copy of the image you want to use. Ink jet copies don't work. | 3. Use a Transfer gel or "Splendid Blender" pen by Charpak. | ||
5. Place the copy face down on the rock. | Other blender pens don't have the same chemical composition, and won't work. | ||
6. Rub the Transfer gel or pen over the image, while keeping the paper stable. If it slides around, you'll get a blurry image. Press hard till the image transfers. | Check out "Splendid Transfer" on my sidebar for more info on the pen. | ||
7. Make sure you have lots of ventilation when using the Transfer gel or pen. | 4. Make a laser, toner based copy of the image you want to use. Ink jet copies don't work. | ||
5. Place the copy face down on the rock. | |||
6. Rub the Transfer gel or pen over the image, while keeping the paper stable. | |||
If it slides around, you'll get a blurry image. Press hard till the image transfers. | |||
7. Make sure you have lots of ventilation when using the Transfer gel or pen. | |||
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