Comments on: New digital ground products from Golden http://www.blisstree.com/articles/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden-150/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:47:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Cyndi http://www.blisstree.com/articles/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden-150/comment-page-1/#comment-89620 Cyndi Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:40:26 +0000 http://www.layersuponlayers.com/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden/#comment-89620 Hey Lisa! You'll find there's always some sort of "seam" around a transfer...I haven't yet found a method that doesn't leave one. What you need to do is go in and work around the edges with more acrylic medium or caulk (depending upon what you used in the first place) to texture and fade the line. Also, add more collage papers, paints, glazes, or whatever else is needed to de-emphasize the line. These digital grounds that I'm reviewing here will not solve the seam problem. I wish there were a method that was completely seamless, but the best I've found is using an inkjet transparency to make the transfer. But even with those, I usually have to work around them a bit more :-) Hey Lisa! You’ll find there’s always some sort of “seam” around a transfer…I haven’t yet found a method that doesn’t leave one. What you need to do is go in and work around the edges with more acrylic medium or caulk (depending upon what you used in the first place) to texture and fade the line. Also, add more collage papers, paints, glazes, or whatever else is needed to de-emphasize the line. These digital grounds that I’m reviewing here will not solve the seam problem. I wish there were a method that was completely seamless, but the best I’ve found is using an inkjet transparency to make the transfer. But even with those, I usually have to work around them a bit more :-)

]]> By: Lisa http://www.blisstree.com/articles/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden-150/comment-page-1/#comment-89625 Lisa Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:27:11 +0000 http://www.layersuponlayers.com/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden/#comment-89625 Hi, i am trying to transfer pictures and words etc. to canvas.I am having trouble getting a seamless like i havent just stuck something on look (if you know what i mean) The image doesnt have to be perfect, infact i like the imperfections. What would you suggest as a first try? I dont want to go out and buy stuff only to find its not the right technique. Thanks very much Hi, i am trying to transfer pictures and words etc. to canvas.I am having trouble getting a seamless like i havent just stuck something on look (if you know what i mean) The image doesnt have to be perfect, infact i like the imperfections. What would you suggest as a first try? I dont want to go out and buy stuff only to find its not the right technique.

Thanks very much

]]> By: Image transfer methods http://www.blisstree.com/articles/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden-150/comment-page-1/#comment-89498 Image transfer methods Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:37:32 +0000 http://www.layersuponlayers.com/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden/#comment-89498 [...] New digital ground products from Golden’s [...] [...] New digital ground products from Golden’s [...]

]]> By: Sacred Suzie http://www.blisstree.com/articles/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden-150/comment-page-1/#comment-88602 Sacred Suzie Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:53:46 +0000 http://www.layersuponlayers.com/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden/#comment-88602 You bet! I would be happy to share. Now I just have to find a place that sells this product, LOL. I will think positively like you and make sure I do have success so I can share it here. You bet! I would be happy to share. Now I just have to find a place that sells this product, LOL. I will think positively like you and make sure I do have success so I can share it here.

]]> By: Cyndi http://www.blisstree.com/articles/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden-150/comment-page-1/#comment-88592 Cyndi Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:02:29 +0000 http://www.layersuponlayers.com/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden/#comment-88592 Suzie, I'd love to see some of your images if you'd like to share once you've had some success with other methods! Notice that I'm very sure you're *going* to have success :-) Suzie, I’d love to see some of your images if you’d like to share once you’ve had some success with other methods! Notice that I’m very sure you’re *going* to have success :-)

]]> By: Sacred Suzie http://www.blisstree.com/articles/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden-150/comment-page-1/#comment-88599 Sacred Suzie Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:03:49 +0000 http://www.layersuponlayers.com/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden/#comment-88599 Hi Cyndi, thank you so much for your quick response. That is so cool, how you do this and I'm so excited that inkjet printers can be used in this way. So few places use toner these days, my library doesn't. So now I have an alternative that doesn't always have to be packing tape. Thank you for the link too, I love reading about your transfer techniques. Hi Cyndi, thank you so much for your quick response. That is so cool, how you do this and I’m so excited that inkjet printers can be used in this way. So few places use toner these days, my library doesn’t. So now I have an alternative that doesn’t always have to be packing tape. Thank you for the link too, I love reading about your transfer techniques.

]]> By: Cyndi http://www.blisstree.com/articles/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden-150/comment-page-1/#comment-88639 Cyndi Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:32:00 +0000 http://www.layersuponlayers.com/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden/#comment-88639 Hi Suzie! I used the digital ground on the paper, because I was actually printing out on waxed paper, which doesn't take the ink jet image well otherwise. It makes a great transfer afterwards. Just apply a thin coat of medium to your receiving paper and slap the image down on top of it. Burnish and peel off the waxed paper, and the image (usually!) transfers pretty well :-) I've got all kinds of transfer tutorials at this link: http://www.layersuponlayers.com/image-transfer-methods/ Hi Suzie! I used the digital ground on the paper, because I was actually printing out on waxed paper, which doesn’t take the ink jet image well otherwise. It makes a great transfer afterwards. Just apply a thin coat of medium to your receiving paper and slap the image down on top of it. Burnish and peel off the waxed paper, and the image (usually!) transfers pretty well :-)

I’ve got all kinds of transfer tutorials at this link:
http://www.layersuponlayers.com/image-transfer-methods/

]]> By: Sacred Suzie http://www.blisstree.com/articles/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden-150/comment-page-1/#comment-88638 Sacred Suzie Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:27:10 +0000 http://www.layersuponlayers.com/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden/#comment-88638 I just wrote about my frustration with image transfer <a href="http://suziesacredspace.blogspot.com/2008/09/halloween-pendants-here-i-come.html">on my blog</a> and that the closest I have come to any success is using the packing tape method. I am so happy to hear about these new products. I'm amazed that you put it on the paper first and THEN put it through your printer. So what do you do after that? You put it against the background you are transferring it to and add acrylic medium to it? Sorry, I'm having trouble figuring all this out too. I just wrote about my frustration with image transfer on my blog and that the closest I have come to any success is using the packing tape method. I am so happy to hear about these new products. I’m amazed that you put it on the paper first and THEN put it through your printer.

So what do you do after that? You put it against the background you are transferring it to and add acrylic medium to it?

Sorry, I’m having trouble figuring all this out too.

]]> By: Cyndi http://www.blisstree.com/articles/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden-150/comment-page-1/#comment-88580 Cyndi Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:32:51 +0000 http://www.layersuponlayers.com/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden/#comment-88580 Hmmm...for that effect, I would probably try doing a transparency transfer, again *not* using Digital Ground, because you want a faint image. I usually use transparencies to transfer onto fabric, but it works on paper as well. There's a link on this page: http://www.layersuponlayers.com/image-transfer-methods/ Hmmm…for that effect, I would probably try doing a transparency transfer, again *not* using Digital Ground, because you want a faint image. I usually use transparencies to transfer onto fabric, but it works on paper as well. There’s a link on this page:
http://www.layersuponlayers.com/image-transfer-methods/

]]> By: Cindi http://www.blisstree.com/articles/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden-150/comment-page-1/#comment-88622 Cindi Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:16:49 +0000 http://www.layersuponlayers.com/new-digital-ground-products-from-golden/#comment-88622 Oh - I see. I was hoping that there was a way to do a 'transfer' where I have text from a book and I can somehow, with some medium create a 'skin' of my image (let's say a dog's face) that would be completely transparent, very, very thin and I could 'peel' and adhere it to the book text. Do you know of any medium/material I could use to create this type of effect. Greatly appreciate for your responses! Cindi Oh – I see. I was hoping that there was a way to do a ‘transfer’ where I have text from a book and I can somehow, with some medium create a ’skin’ of my image (let’s say a dog’s face) that would be completely transparent, very, very thin and I could ‘peel’ and adhere it to the book text.
Do you know of any medium/material I could use to create this type of effect. Greatly appreciate for your responses!

Cindi

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