Hey you two! ( Lisa and Paul)

I am moving to CT so you'll have to come to the dark side when you're back on the east coast. Freaky, huh?

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Tip for reducing smearing of tranferred images From: Paul
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Re: Tip for reducing smearing of tranferred images From: Lisa Lazar
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Re: Tip for reducing smearing of tranferred images From: Paul
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Tip for reducing smearing of tranferred images Posted by: "Paul" pgonyea@earthlink.net paulonthepark Mon Jul 2, 2007 7:56 am (PST) While working on #4 of my Cabinet of Curiosities boxes, I tried
something new. I use the tissue paper transfer method to get my images
onto carving material. After getting a pencil image, I usually use a
fine point Sharpie to darken and sharpen the transfer image. BUT, I
always end up smearing the image while working (both the Sharpie ink &
the pencil smear).

This time, I sprayed my tranferred image with workable fixative, which
I spray lightly on my pastel paintings to "set" the pigment powder in
place. For this purpose, I used a heavier coat on the stamp material.
I found that it helped a lot. Smearing was reduced greatly, but not
totally eliminated.

I'll bet that hair spray would act the same way, though (and it's less
expensive than workable fixative). With hair spray, I'd keep it light
to avoid forming a crust.

Anyone else have other solutions for smearing?

Paul in SF


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Re: Tip for reducing smearing of tranferred images Posted by: "Lisa Lazar" lazar.bauer@earthlink.net lisa_lazar Mon Jul 2, 2007 8:12 am (PST) I do a pencil transfer, and then use a ball-point pen. I try to stay
away from those fixatives, because I feel that I toxed-out on them in
art school.

Lisa


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Re: Tip for reducing smearing of tranferred images Posted by: "Paul" pgonyea@earthlink.net paulonthepark Mon Jul 2, 2007 9:10 am (PST) Lisa wrote: I try to stay away from those fixatives, because I feel
that I toxed-out on them in art school.

I understand that, for sure. When I finish a pastel painting, it gets
a very, very light amount of fixative, because I don't like what it
does to the appearance of the pigment.

Doesn't ball point smear, too? Maybe India ink is an answer...

Paul


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