TUTORIAL: SEVEN IMAGE TRANSFER METHODS FOR TONER, MAGAZINE OR INKJET IMAGES — Denise J Herman

Here's a collection of posts that focus on the nuts and bolts of art journaling: supplies, techniques, processes, and tutorials too. Have you tried image transfers in your art journal? An image transfer is basically a process of lifting the toner of a printed image—the ink—and applying it to another surface. The image itself gets transferred—but it's usually a more transparent image than the original, which makes for great layering. You'll find tutorials all over the internet for different methods to make an image transfer—but it's difficult to know which process is "best". As it turns out, it depends on what kind of image you want to transfer and for what effect. Below you'll find instructions for seven different ways to make an image transfer using: gel mediums, solvents, acrylic gesso or paint, packing tape, acrylic skins, or specialty printer papers. You can do an image transfer on all kinds of surfaces (depending on the transfer method), including wood, canvas, fabric, glass—and p

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