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Oh, how fascinating. I was totally unaware of this project. What a shame it never really took off. Would love to see it. Have always wanted to to go to Arizona too. Gee, Lesley, I thought I had a charmed life with all the travel I have been able to do but I think you surpass me!
Great idea!
Good idea - it’s great.
what were you thinking? to 
just lovely. 
No idea, so I googled it and came up with these:A guy down our local markets transfers old Japanese art onto wooden panels. [I think there’s a name for that art form ?]. Anyway depending on image detail, contrast, saturation, etc, the finished pieces can look anywhere from
Who are our printing on different surfaces experts ? rizole ? terse ? ImageArt ? How best to exploit this filter ?
A guy down our local markets transfers old Japanese art onto wooden panels. [I think there’s a name for that art form ?]. Anyway depending on image detail, contrast, saturation, etc, the finished pieces can look anywhere from
Who are our printing on different surfaces experts ? rizole ? terse ? ImageArt ? How best to exploit this filter ?
Are you thinking of decoupage? Where you glue existing paper prints to a surface and then overcoat it with something clear to protect it?
to more flexible (and more expensive) processes like you'll find at DASS Art. I've used DASS Art's stuff to transfer images to glass, aluminum, and brass. (The glass was tricky as hell.)
Now you mention it, I have done printing onto t-shirt transfer paper 15 odd years ago. You just need an inkjet printer and an iron and you get quite good results. I have a clear memory of ironing on 20 or 30 designs onto t-shirts, late into the evening, for a the crew for a local music and dance festival while my wife went through the early contractions of labour with our firstborn.Are you thinking of decoupage? Where you glue existing paper prints to a surface and then overcoat it with something clear to protect it?
You can buy sheets of metal or thin wood that are precoated with an inkjet-receptive goop. You can print on those directly, but they're expensive and you have to have an inkjet printer with a straight-through paper path (because the wood or metal won't bend, at least not without making a mess of your printer).
Most inkjet printing on alternative surfaces is done using transfers, where you print your image on some kind of backing sheet, transfer it to your preferred surface, and then remove the backing sheet. The methods range from that cool homebrew waxed paper process rizole found
The DASS Art-style methods involve printing a reversed image from a pigment inkjet printer on a clear transfer sheet, coating your chosen substrate with a layer of goop, carefully laying the image onto the gooped surface, and then pulling off the transfer sheet backing a bit later (with many supplications to various gods that the image will stick all over and not pull off in spots).
So you could use a print with this Hipsta pack's board texture and transfer the image to a sheet of wood (or you could skip the board texture if you have a panel already made of boards). rizole's waxed paper process is neat because the ink should sink into the wood at least a bit (while the ink in the DASS Art process will sit more on top). I suspect the waxed paper results will also be fainter and more faded, which could be good or bad depending on what you're after.
I haven't done any transfers to wood so far. The transfer to metal have worked out pretty well. The transfers to glass have been disappointing so far -- aside from being tricky, they look the same as just putting an image on a clear sheet behind the glass -- but I plan to work on them some more.
Umm, more than anyone wanted to know, I'm sure.
That is a brilliant story. I can perfectly see this scene in my mind, like one of those quirky indie films I love.I have a clear memory of ironing on 20 or 30 designs onto t-shirts, late into the evening, for a the crew for a local music and dance festival while my wife went through the early contractions of labour with our firstborn.
This is getting my crafty *i want to make those!* juices flowing... or wanting to go to an art class teaching this... or wishing I had a friend nearby who dug this stuff and we could play together...You can buy sheets of metal or thin wood that are precoated with an inkjet-receptive goop. You can print on those directly, but they're expensive and you have to have an inkjet printer with a straight-through paper path (because the wood or metal won't bend, at least not without making a mess of your printer).
Most inkjet printing on alternative surfaces is done using transfers, where you print your image on some kind of backing sheet, transfer it to your preferred surface, and then remove the backing sheet. The methods range from that cool homebrew waxed paper process rizole found
The DASS Art-style methods involve printing a reversed image from a pigment inkjet printer on a clear transfer sheet, coating your chosen substrate with a layer of goop, carefully laying the image onto the gooped surface, and then pulling off the transfer sheet backing a bit later (with many supplications to various gods that the image will stick all over and not pull off in spots).
So you could use a print with this Hipsta pack's board texture and transfer the image to a sheet of wood (or you could skip the board texture if you have a panel already made of boards). rizole's waxed paper process is neat because the ink should sink into the wood at least a bit (while the ink in the DASS Art process will sit more on top). I suspect the waxed paper results will also be fainter and more faded, which could be good or bad depending on what you're after.
I haven't done any transfers to wood yet. The transfers to metal have worked out pretty well. The transfers to glass have been disappointing so far -- aside from being tricky, they look the same as just putting an image on a clear sheet behind the glass -- but I plan to work on them some more.
Umm, more than anyone wanted to know, I'm sure.
Oh that’s gorgeous.
I’ve printed onto Perspex using a ‘goop’ - InkAid. It worked really well and surprising it showed no signs of being easily rubbed off although I would probably add a protective sealer if I was going to display it. I also intended to print onto metal but never got around to it. I have an A2 printer which prints flat.Are you thinking of decoupage? Where you glue existing paper prints to a surface and then overcoat it with something clear to protect it?
You can buy sheets of metal or thin wood that are precoated with an inkjet-receptive goop. You can print on those directly, but they're expensive and you have to have an inkjet printer with a straight-through paper path (because the wood or metal won't bend, at least not without making a mess of your printer).
Most inkjet printing on alternative surfaces is done using transfers, where you print your image on some kind of backing sheet, transfer it to your preferred surface, and then remove the backing sheet. The methods range from that cool homebrew waxed paper process rizole found
The DASS Art-style methods involve printing a reversed image from a pigment inkjet printer on a clear transfer sheet, coating your chosen substrate with a layer of goop, carefully laying the image onto the gooped surface, and then pulling off the transfer sheet backing a bit later (with many supplications to various gods that the image will stick all over and not pull off in spots).
So you could use a print with this Hipsta pack's board texture and transfer the image to a sheet of wood (or you could skip the board texture if you have a panel already made of boards). rizole's waxed paper process is neat because the ink should sink into the wood at least a bit (while the ink in the DASS Art process will sit more on top). I suspect the waxed paper results will also be fainter and more faded, which could be good or bad depending on what you're after.
I haven't done any transfers to wood yet. The transfers to metal have worked out pretty well. The transfers to glass have been disappointing so far -- aside from being tricky, they look the same as just putting an image on a clear sheet behind the glass -- but I plan to work on them some more.
Umm, more than anyone wanted to know, I'm sure.
Yup, been there done that too.Now you mention it, I have done printing onto t-shirt transfer paper 15 odd years ago. You just need an inkjet printer and an iron and you get quite good results. I have a clear memory of ironing on 20 or 30 designs onto t-shirts, late into the evening, for a the crew for a local music and dance festival while my wife went through the early contractions of labour with our firstborn.
Kids love them.
Are you thinking of decoupage? Where you glue existing paper prints to a surface and then overcoat it with something clear to protect it?
You can buy sheets of metal or thin wood that are precoated with an inkjet-receptive goop. You can print on those directly, but they're expensive and you have to have an inkjet printer with a straight-through paper path (because the wood or metal won't bend, at least not without making a mess of your printer).
Most inkjet printing on alternative surfaces is done using transfers, where you print your image on some kind of backing sheet, transfer it to your preferred surface, and then remove the backing sheet. The methods range from that cool homebrew waxed paper process rizole found
The DASS Art-style methods involve printing a reversed image from a pigment inkjet printer on a clear transfer sheet, coating your chosen substrate with a layer of goop, carefully laying the image onto the gooped surface, and then pulling off the transfer sheet backing a bit later (with many supplications to various gods that the image will stick all over and not pull off in spots).
So you could use a print with this Hipsta pack's board texture and transfer the image to a sheet of wood (or you could skip the board texture if you have a panel already made of boards). rizole's waxed paper process is neat because the ink should sink into the wood at least a bit (while the ink in the DASS Art process will sit more on top). I suspect the waxed paper results will also be fainter and more faded, which could be good or bad depending on what you're after.
I haven't done any transfers to wood yet. The transfers to metal have worked out pretty well. The transfers to glass have been disappointing so far -- aside from being tricky, they look the same as just putting an image on a clear sheet behind the glass -- but I plan to work on them some more.
Umm, more than anyone wanted to know, I'm sure.
These are great!!
Great pics but would still prefer the grunge without the lines.
Fantastic Larry. I love the old buildings - they work perfectly with the combo.
Particularly like this last one, but its a shame Hipsta release a Pak that we all agree has to be virtually turned off !
