We’ve explored lots and lots of fun collage techniques over the years. I figured it was past time to compile some of the methods. This post doesn’t include all the techniques like image transfers and making background papers…those posts have been compiled elsewhere!

Collage and Quilt Techniques

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Collage and quilt techniques

We’ve gone over a LOT of different methods for doing image transfers over the several years that I’ve been with you, and I like to recompile the list every so often.

From transfers using polymer medium to fail-proof kits, all the image transfer links are here. 

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Image transfer methods

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Tilano kit winners!

***FREE STUFF ALERT***FREE STUFF ALERT***

Remember that I talked about the image transfer kit from Tilano last week?   It’s exactly what you want when your transfer needs to be perfect…no raggedy edges or partial prints.  Well, the good folks at Tilano have offered us FOUR FREE KITS as giveaways!!  This includes two of the Transfer kits and two of the Ornamento kits!

Fabulous, huh?

All you have to do to qualify to win is to leave a comment on this post, completing this statement: “Transferring images is like…”

Whether you feel that transferring images is like a walk in the park or a trip to the dentist, I want to hear about it!  

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Tilano’s Transfer Kit GIVEAWAY!!

Don’t forget that there are lots of other methods for doing image transfers here on Layers Upon Layers.  You can always find an up-to-date list in the Pages section in the right-hand sidebar, but here’s the list again, with the new Tilano transfer kit added

Polymer medium transfer film

Paper image transfers – plain and photo paper

Fabric image transfers – t-shirt and transparencies

Contact paper transfers (aka Packing tape transfers)

Caulk image transfers

Polaroid image transfers

Digital Polaroid image transfer

Contact printing

New digital ground products from Golden’s

Waxed paper transfer

Tilano transfer kit

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Image transfer methods

 There are times when you want a perfect image transfer.  I know that seems almost like heresy coming from me, the queen of the imperfect (and proud of it!) transfer.  Most of the methods that I teach here result in somewhat, shall we say, unpredictable images.  And that’s the beauty of the whole image transfer process.  If you wanted it perfect, you’d just cut it out and stick it down!

However, even I have to admit that there may be times when cutting it out and sticking it down will not give you the look you’re after.  You really do want an image transfer, you just want it to be a really really good one!

Here’s one answer: The Transfer Kit, by Tilano.  I played with a kit recently that Randy Orr, the founder, sent to me to try out.  If you follow the directions, the results are pretty much fool proof.  Whew!

The kit contains special transfer paper and acrylic medium that work together to transfer your image perfectly every time.  One thing to note is that you must use either toner copies or laser prints.  Inkjets will not work with this transfer paper.  Although color copies (again, toner or laser) work, I only had access to a black and white when I did my first test, and it came out great as well.  Below, you can see my results, where I applied the transfer to painted and collaged canvas: 

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Tilano’s Transfer Kit

We’ve explored lots and lots of fun collage techniques here on Layers Upon Layers. I figured it was past time to compile some of the methods. This post doesn’t include all fo the techniques like image transfers and making background papers…those posts have been compiled elsewhere! You can always find an up-to-date list in the Pages section of the right-hand sidebar.
A photographic collage

More examples of photographic collages

Paper quilting

Collage embellished with embroidery

Paper clay collage

Frottage collage

Digital collage with scanned background

Encased collage

Small art quilt with fish

Digital mixed media collage

Simple collage with an image transfer

Packing tape transfer collage

Monochromatic art quilt

Mixed media collage with embroidery

A geometric collage

An organic collage

A layered digital collage

Abstract collages

Waxed paper transfer collage

More on abstract collages

Mixed media piece with watercolor background

Fabric collage with digital images

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Collage techniques

We’ve gone over a LOT of different methods for doing image transfers here on Layers Upon Layers, and I thought it might be handy to compile a list all in one place! You can always find an up-to-date list in the Pages section in the right-hand sidebar.

Polymer medium transfer film

Paper image transfers – plain and photo paper

Fabric image transfers – t-shirt and transparencies

Contact paper transfers (aka Packing tape transfers)

Caulk image transfers

Polaroid image transfers

Digital Polaroid image transfer

Contact printing

New digital ground products from Golden’s

Waxed paper transfer

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Image transfer methods

I was recently sent a sample pack of several new Golden products. The first three that I’ve had a chance to play with are the new digital grounds. These products are made to enhance the quality of work done using inkjet prints onto all kinds of surfaces.

It boggles the mind what wonderful possibilities this may open up for artists who like doing image transfers or who like working with non-standard materials. Instead of being limited to toner copies for image transfers, inkjets will now work just fine…including on non-absorbent surfaces! Instead of being limited to pre-coated papers, artists can now create their own, out of just about anything!

Original Image

Transfered Image

Testing them out, I treated a piece of waxed paper to use for an image transfer. It took awhile to treat the surface: the ground tended to want to bead up, but as I patiently stroked it over the waxed paper with a foam brush, it began to spread out and form a film. Then I printed out an image…it was magical! Although the image was still moist, it stayed in place with no running or streaking until I was ready to make the transfer onto a piece of paper that I had spread with a thin layer of matte medium.

Amazing!

Here’s some of the info from the Golden’s website; you can visit them for much more in-depth information.

The Three Grounds
Digital Ground White (Matte) is a porous, opaque, white ground, for use on a multitude of surfaces. Like other porous ink-jet coatings, it allows prints to dry extremely rapidly, making it the safest choice for use with unmodified desktop printers that still have ‘pizza wheels’ or ejection rollers. It is also an ideal starting point for the first-time user looking for the most trouble free application on a wide range of materials.

Digital Ground Clear (Gloss) is a clear ground with a gloss sheen for use on most absorbent surfaces, allowing the underlying material to show through. Similar to other swellable ink-jet receptive coatings, prints dry much more slowly, which can sometimes present problems for desktop printers that have ejection rollers or ‘pizza wheels’. While there are rarely if any problems when used on very porous surfaces like paper, we do not recommend using relatively non-porous substrates coated with the Digital Ground Clear on a desktop printer unless the printer’s ‘pizza wheels’ or ejection rollers have been removed. However, such modifications of your printer are at the users risk and may negatively affect printer performance, void printer warranty, etc.

Digital Ground for Non-Porous Surfaces is similar to the Clear described above but optimized for increased adhesion and performance on non-porous surfaces such as aluminum or plastic. We do not recommend using the Digital Ground for Non-Porous Surfaces on a desktop printer unless the printer’s ‘pizza wheels’ or ejection rollers have been removed. As before, such modifications of your printer are at the users risk and may negatively affect printer performance, void printer warranty, etc.

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New digital ground products from Golden

We’ve explored lots and lots of fun collage techniques here on Layers Upon Layers. I figured it was past time to compile some of the methods. This post doesn’t include all fo the techniques like image transfers and making background papers…those posts have been compiled elsewhere! You can always find an up-to-date list in the Pages section of the right-hand sidebar.
A photographic collage

More examples of photographic collages

Paper quilting

Collage embellished with embroidery

Paper clay collage

Frottage collage

Digital collage with scanned background

Encased collage

Small art quilt with fish

Digital mixed media collage

Simple collage with an image transfer

Packing tape transfer collage

Monochromatic art quilt

Mixed media collage with embroidery

A geometric collage

An organic collage

A layered digital collage

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Collage techniques