If I understand correctly, I can basically come up with a with a black and white
line design on my computer, reverse it image, print it on regular printer paper,
place it face down on a rubber surface such as a large eraser or stamp
making material, rub the paper with acetone *acetate?* (nail polish remover)
and that should leave a good imprint on the material. Then I would use an
Exacto knife to cut away everything that is not a part of the design.
Is this about right? Did I miss anything important? Will what I just described
work?
Also, Where can I get a good-sized piece of suitable rubber material (about 3"
x 4")? I can glue and mount it to a suitable piece of wood. I just need the
material.
Thanks for all your help.
Kurt
Hand-made Stamps
8 messages in this thread |
Started on 2005-08-16
Hand-made Stamps
From: Kurt (tabulator32@mac.com) |
Date: 2005-08-16 04:27:08 UTC
Re: [LbNA] Hand-made Stamps
From: Pam (mindizney@cox.net) |
Date: 2005-08-16 06:44:36 UTC-04:00
If you want it to look like the original image, don't reverse the image! You're automatically reversing the image when you place it upside down on the carving medium.
I've never used the acetone method... seems too complicated. I either make a photo copy of the image, then iron it onto the carving medium, never really allowing the iron to stay on the medium more than a second at a time (my monster mash Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde box was done this way). That way the carving medium won't melt onto the iron!
I also use a pencil transfer method on all of my simpler carvings (my Disney boxes use pencil transfer method). THen turn it over onto the carving medium and rub with the back of my speedball tool (I find that fingers or erasers do not do as good a job as my carving tool), which transfers the pencil to the medium. I find that this is easier than iron transfer, in that I can do it anywhere! Carve at school, carve at work during breaks etc... ;-)
Music Woman
>
> From: "Kurt"
> Date: 2005/08/16 Tue AM 12:27:08 EDT
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [LbNA] Hand-made Stamps
>
>
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I've never used the acetone method... seems too complicated. I either make a photo copy of the image, then iron it onto the carving medium, never really allowing the iron to stay on the medium more than a second at a time (my monster mash Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde box was done this way). That way the carving medium won't melt onto the iron!
I also use a pencil transfer method on all of my simpler carvings (my Disney boxes use pencil transfer method). THen turn it over onto the carving medium and rub with the back of my speedball tool (I find that fingers or erasers do not do as good a job as my carving tool), which transfers the pencil to the medium. I find that this is easier than iron transfer, in that I can do it anywhere! Carve at school, carve at work during breaks etc... ;-)
Music Woman
>
> From: "Kurt"
> Date: 2005/08/16 Tue AM 12:27:08 EDT
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [LbNA] Hand-made Stamps
>
>
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Re: [LbNA] Hand-made Stamps
From: Kurt Copeland (tabulator32@mac.com) |
Date: 2005-08-16 06:19:56 UTC-05:00
That makes sense. I didn't really think about it the first time. I
don't know how I came up with having to reverse the image.
Thanks for the information!
Kurt
On Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at 05:44 AM, Pam wrote:
> If you want it to look like the original image, don't reverse the
> image! You're automatically reversing the image when you place it
> upside down on the carving medium.
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don't know how I came up with having to reverse the image.
Thanks for the information!
Kurt
On Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at 05:44 AM, Pam wrote:
> If you want it to look like the original image, don't reverse the
> image! You're automatically reversing the image when you place it
> upside down on the carving medium.
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Re: [LbNA] Hand-made Stamps
From: Eibhlin/Aisling (eibhlinm@gmail.com) |
Date: 2005-08-16 09:40:59 UTC-05:00
Hi,
Acetone works only on laser copies and photocopies.
Inkjet ink is water based, and some people have success spritzing the
back of the image with water. However, that can be tricky, and if
your rubber has a somewhat oily surface--many do--the image won't
transfer.
Ironing gets mixed reviews among people who try it. You'll either
love it or hate it, and it may vary with how fresh your original
images are, and the medium you're using for the stamp.
Pencil remains one of my favorite ways to transfer an image.
I like Speedball lino/block cutting tools for carving stamps, but
Xacto knives are also enormously popular. If you can try both tools
in a class, you may find that one works great and the other feels
awkward.
Just remember that you don't need to carve very deeply to remove enough rubber.
I carve on everything from Speedball "pink stuff" and related
products, to Mars erasers, to... well, whatever looks like it might
hold an image.
I hope this helps!
Cheerfully,
Ais
http://www.aisling.net/
Acetone works only on laser copies and photocopies.
Inkjet ink is water based, and some people have success spritzing the
back of the image with water. However, that can be tricky, and if
your rubber has a somewhat oily surface--many do--the image won't
transfer.
Ironing gets mixed reviews among people who try it. You'll either
love it or hate it, and it may vary with how fresh your original
images are, and the medium you're using for the stamp.
Pencil remains one of my favorite ways to transfer an image.
I like Speedball lino/block cutting tools for carving stamps, but
Xacto knives are also enormously popular. If you can try both tools
in a class, you may find that one works great and the other feels
awkward.
Just remember that you don't need to carve very deeply to remove enough rubber.
I carve on everything from Speedball "pink stuff" and related
products, to Mars erasers, to... well, whatever looks like it might
hold an image.
I hope this helps!
Cheerfully,
Ais
http://www.aisling.net/
RE: [LbNA] Hand-made Stamps
From: Mosey (PonyExpressMail@comcast.net) |
Date: 2005-08-16 09:51:08 UTC-05:00
I use acetone successfully with inkjet copies on Mastercarve. I haven't
tried any other carving medium yet, tho I just bought a small variety of
other things to try.
I spread nail polish remover (the kind containing acetone) with a q-tip,
then press over it with the edge of a hard ruler. I don't appreciate the
smell of the stuff but it works for me.
~~ Mosey ~~
-----Original Message-----
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Eibhlin/Aisling
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 9:41 AM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Hand-made Stamps
Hi,
Acetone works only on laser copies and photocopies.
Inkjet ink is water based, and some people have success spritzing the
back of the image with water. However, that can be tricky, and if
your rubber has a somewhat oily surface--many do--the image won't
transfer.
Ironing gets mixed reviews among people who try it. You'll either
love it or hate it, and it may vary with how fresh your original
images are, and the medium you're using for the stamp.
Pencil remains one of my favorite ways to transfer an image.
I like Speedball lino/block cutting tools for carving stamps, but
Xacto knives are also enormously popular. If you can try both tools
in a class, you may find that one works great and the other feels
awkward.
Just remember that you don't need to carve very deeply to remove enough
rubber.
I carve on everything from Speedball "pink stuff" and related
products, to Mars erasers, to... well, whatever looks like it might
hold an image.
I hope this helps!
Cheerfully,
Ais
http://www.aisling.net/
Yahoo! Groups Links
tried any other carving medium yet, tho I just bought a small variety of
other things to try.
I spread nail polish remover (the kind containing acetone) with a q-tip,
then press over it with the edge of a hard ruler. I don't appreciate the
smell of the stuff but it works for me.
~~ Mosey ~~
-----Original Message-----
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Eibhlin/Aisling
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 9:41 AM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Hand-made Stamps
Hi,
Acetone works only on laser copies and photocopies.
Inkjet ink is water based, and some people have success spritzing the
back of the image with water. However, that can be tricky, and if
your rubber has a somewhat oily surface--many do--the image won't
transfer.
Ironing gets mixed reviews among people who try it. You'll either
love it or hate it, and it may vary with how fresh your original
images are, and the medium you're using for the stamp.
Pencil remains one of my favorite ways to transfer an image.
I like Speedball lino/block cutting tools for carving stamps, but
Xacto knives are also enormously popular. If you can try both tools
in a class, you may find that one works great and the other feels
awkward.
Just remember that you don't need to carve very deeply to remove enough
rubber.
I carve on everything from Speedball "pink stuff" and related
products, to Mars erasers, to... well, whatever looks like it might
hold an image.
I hope this helps!
Cheerfully,
Ais
http://www.aisling.net/
Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: Hand-made Stamps
From: Rick in Boca (rick_in_boca@bigfoot.com) |
Date: 2005-08-16 19:52:51 UTC
I had been using the pencil-trace method but last night I tried the
iron-on method, on some Speedball Speedy-Cut (in case it got ruined).
The image didn't transfer, so I assume it is because of the laser
printer. It is one of those large Canon printer/copiers. What I
probably should be using is a small desktop printer.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Pam wrote:
> If you want it to look like the original image, don't reverse the
image! You're automatically reversing the image when you place it
upside down on the carving medium.
>
> I've never used the acetone method... seems too complicated. I
either make a photo copy of the image, then iron it onto the carving
medium, never really allowing the iron to stay on the medium more
than a second at a time (my monster mash Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde box
was done this way). That way the carving medium won't melt onto the
iron!
>
> I also use a pencil transfer method on all of my simpler carvings
(my Disney boxes use pencil transfer method). THen turn it over onto
the carving medium and rub with the back of my speedball tool (I find
that fingers or erasers do not do as good a job as my carving tool),
which transfers the pencil to the medium. I find that this is easier
than iron transfer, in that I can do it anywhere! Carve at school,
carve at work during breaks etc... ;-)
>
> Music Woman
>
>
> >
> > From: "Kurt"
> > Date: 2005/08/16 Tue AM 12:27:08 EDT
> > To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [LbNA] Hand-made Stamps
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
iron-on method, on some Speedball Speedy-Cut (in case it got ruined).
The image didn't transfer, so I assume it is because of the laser
printer. It is one of those large Canon printer/copiers. What I
probably should be using is a small desktop printer.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Pam
> If you want it to look like the original image, don't reverse the
image! You're automatically reversing the image when you place it
upside down on the carving medium.
>
> I've never used the acetone method... seems too complicated. I
either make a photo copy of the image, then iron it onto the carving
medium, never really allowing the iron to stay on the medium more
than a second at a time (my monster mash Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde box
was done this way). That way the carving medium won't melt onto the
iron!
>
> I also use a pencil transfer method on all of my simpler carvings
(my Disney boxes use pencil transfer method). THen turn it over onto
the carving medium and rub with the back of my speedball tool (I find
that fingers or erasers do not do as good a job as my carving tool),
which transfers the pencil to the medium. I find that this is easier
than iron transfer, in that I can do it anywhere! Carve at school,
carve at work during breaks etc... ;-)
>
> Music Woman
>
>
> >
> > From: "Kurt"
> > Date: 2005/08/16 Tue AM 12:27:08 EDT
> > To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [LbNA] Hand-made Stamps
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [LbNA] Re: Hand-made Stamps
From: Pam (mindizney@cox.net) |
Date: 2005-08-16 18:00:15 UTC-04:00
You need to find a copier. Any home printer will not work. I go to the local pharmacy where they have a slightly older copier, and I have fairly good results.
Good luck!
Music Woman
>
> From: "Rick in Boca"
> Date: 2005/08/16 Tue PM 03:52:51 EDT
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [LbNA] Re: Hand-made Stamps
>
>
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Good luck!
Music Woman
>
> From: "Rick in Boca"
> Date: 2005/08/16 Tue PM 03:52:51 EDT
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [LbNA] Re: Hand-made Stamps
>
>
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Re: Hand-made Stamps
From: cahillymom (acahilly@prodigy.net) |
Date: 2005-08-16 23:58:00 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Rick in Boca"
wrote:
> The image didn't transfer, so I assume it is because of the laser
> printer. It is one of those large Canon printer/copiers. What I
> probably should be using is a small desktop printer.
Here's the simple test:
If the copier/printer takes a cartridge of TONER (powder) when being
refilled, ironing will transfer the image.
If the copier/printer takes INK (liquid), it will not transfer with
ironing.
Aud
> The image didn't transfer, so I assume it is because of the laser
> printer. It is one of those large Canon printer/copiers. What I
> probably should be using is a small desktop printer.
Here's the simple test:
If the copier/printer takes a cartridge of TONER (powder) when being
refilled, ironing will transfer the image.
If the copier/printer takes INK (liquid), it will not transfer with
ironing.
Aud