--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Andrew Rothman"
wrote:


I find this method to work the best for myself.
It also works equally well with the speedy stamp (pink stuff-firmer)
as well as the Staedler Mars Mastercarve (white- soft stuff)

1. Draw stamp image
2. Scan and make adjustments (darker-more contrast)
3. Print using LASER PRINTER
4. Lay printed paper image side down on the rubber surface.
5. Apply hot iron for 3-5 seconds to the paper to transfer the printed
ink from the paper. Let the rubber cool for a few minutes prior to
carving. Some carvers even place in fridge to harden the rubber.

There are many online tutorials, as well as master carvers on this
list - everyone please feel free to elaborate on your own technique.
You can always do the pencil rubbing transfer, but I find that letters
get muddled by the time you go to carve and the pencil smudges.

Phyto

I can't say it is the best or folks will show up outside with pitchforks and torches, but what
I like to use is the blender pen method. To research the various methods of transfer, a
good stop would be at Silent Doug's mighty list o' links.

http://www.letterboxing.info/links/?id=8

Have fun,
Mark
>
> There are many online tutorials, as well as master carvers on this
> list - everyone please feel free to elaborate on your own technique.
> You can always do the pencil rubbing transfer, but I find that letters
> get muddled by the time you go to carve and the pencil smudges.
>
> Phyto

We have an inkjet printer and after I print the image, I make a photo copy at the darkest setting. This allows the image to have toner on it. Then I put it face down on the rubber and with a warm iron - no steam - I press the image onto the rubber until it transfers. I pull the corner up a few times to see when it's dark enough. I get the clearest image using this method. You need to be careful not to set the iron too hot because if it's too hot, the rubber will melt.

Donutz716

Andrew Rothman wrote:


Hey all! I've just finished scoping out and writing a 4-page poem of
clues to a pair of letterboxes I plan to place here in Cleveland. Now
I'm on to creating the stamp.

I made my design for the stamp on my computer, and bought a block of
"Mastercarve" to work with. Now I'm trying to figure out how to get
the printed image onto the rubber for carving. I've read about going
over the printout with a pencil and tracing paper, but there's got to
be a more direct method of getting ink-jet printed artwork onto the
rubber, right? If I could draw that well with a pencil, I wouldn't
have used the computer to create the artwork. :D

Any tips would be appreciated!
Drew







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Best is what works best for you.

I like the imperfect transfer of the pencil method because it
introduces a little of your own artistry into the process. I like
the look of lines that aren't completely straight, images that don't
look like photos. (Not that I don't like the fabulous images that
do.)

I can't draw either so I copy, size, and print some image, either
from Google images, or digital photos. Then I trace/draw directly
over the image in pencil. At this stage I am making a lot of
decisions and choices as to what lines to use. Then I rub transfer
it onto the rubber.

For better or ill it is transformed from a photo to an
illustration.

Scarab

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Andrew Rothman"
wrote:
>
>
> Hey all! I've just finished scoping out and writing a 4-page poem
of
> clues to a pair of letterboxes I plan to place here in Cleveland.
Now
> I'm on to creating the stamp.
>
> I made my design for the stamp on my computer, and bought a block
of
> "Mastercarve" to work with. Now I'm trying to figure out how to
get
> the printed image onto the rubber for carving. I've read about
going
> over the printout with a pencil and tracing paper, but there's got
to
> be a more direct method of getting ink-jet printed artwork onto the
> rubber, right? If I could draw that well with a pencil, I wouldn't
> have used the computer to create the artwork. :D
>
> Any tips would be appreciated!
> Drew