| Reasons for Transferring Images | | | | If you cover a laser printed image with clear packing |
| Image transfers are usually needed in cases when | | | | tape soak the tape and printed image in water you |
| the artist wants to display an image on something | | | | can rub the paper away from the image and the |
| that can't be printed or stamped onto, or the surface | | | | tape revealing a transparent sticker with the image |
| won't hold ink permanently. For example, very few | | | | on it. There is very little image loss with any of these |
| rubber stamping inks will be permanent on glass and | | | | methods. This method is limited by the width of the |
| curved surfaces can be tricky or impossible to stamp. | | | | tape and the texture of the item you're transferring |
| Transfers can be made onto nearly any type of | | | | the image to. Tape transfers don't work well with |
| surface including cloth, wood, canvas and much more. | | | | cloth, canvas or items that tape don't strongly |
| The image transfer product to use depends on the | | | | adhere to. They also have a glossy look which may |
| desired look, the medium that the original image is | | | | not be what the artist is wanting. |
| printed in and the item receiving the transferred | | | | Gel Mediums |
| image. | | | | There are many transfer products on the market |
| What Images Can be Transferred | | | | and this article only covers a few. Houston Arts |
| Images from glossy magazines or brocures and laser | | | | Omni-Gel and JudiKins Transfer Medium both work in |
| jet printed images are very easy to transfer with | | | | a similar fashion. The medium is brushed onto the |
| several different products. Images from ink jet | | | | image and allowed to dry. The artist has some |
| printers are harder to transfer cleanly but a fuzzy | | | | control over the final texture of the transferred |
| mirror image can be transferred to paper using | | | | image when when applying the medium. Once dry the |
| Stewart Superior Transfer Ink. There are also ink jet | | | | image is soaked in water for a few minutes until the |
| iron-on products made for transfering images to | | | | paper the image was printed onto is thoroughly wet. |
| clothing. If the artist needs a clean transfer, a color | | | | The artist can then rub the paper away from the |
| photocopy of the image can be made and used. | | | | image, leaving just the ink attached to the medium. |
| Image transfer products | | | | The transferred image can be adhered to the |
| Tape Transfer | | | | artwork by using the same medium as an adhesive. |