For this project, we started off by taking our previous projects and sizing them appropriately. We then printed these photos. After that, we used water colors to paint a blank sheet of paper however we wanted. Once our paint had dried, we started the actual printing process. We cut our picture with a small border (1/2 to 1 inch) of white paper around it. Then, we applied mod podge to the areas with ink on it. Then we placed our photo face down onto our water colors (side with ink facing down).
After that, we used a squeegee. With the squeegee, we applied light pressure to the entire image and tried to squeeze our all of the bubbles and places with too much mod podge. We had to be very careful to not get the excess mod podge on the back of our image, or else it would make later steps much much difficult. Once we successfully squeezed out the extra mod podge, we left it to dry over night. The next day, we used a small amount of water to wet our image. We then started to rub away the white paper, which left behind the ink on our water color paper. After rubbing away the paper for a decent amount of time, our transfer print was complete.
This project was a pretty enjoyable experience for me. It kind of reminded me of old art projects we used to do, but much more complex. For me, the most difficult part was probably the water coloring. It has been a long time since I've done anything with paint, so I wasn't too familiar with the process, which made it kind of difficult for me. I thought I did a very good job at the actual printing process. I used mod podge and the squeegee effectively so I could get the best possible results. I also kind of struggled with rubbing away the wet paper because it was hard to find a good balance of how much pressure to apply. As a whole, I really enjoyed learning how to create a transfer print during the making of this project.
After that, we used a squeegee. With the squeegee, we applied light pressure to the entire image and tried to squeeze our all of the bubbles and places with too much mod podge. We had to be very careful to not get the excess mod podge on the back of our image, or else it would make later steps much much difficult. Once we successfully squeezed out the extra mod podge, we left it to dry over night. The next day, we used a small amount of water to wet our image. We then started to rub away the white paper, which left behind the ink on our water color paper. After rubbing away the paper for a decent amount of time, our transfer print was complete.
This project was a pretty enjoyable experience for me. It kind of reminded me of old art projects we used to do, but much more complex. For me, the most difficult part was probably the water coloring. It has been a long time since I've done anything with paint, so I wasn't too familiar with the process, which made it kind of difficult for me. I thought I did a very good job at the actual printing process. I used mod podge and the squeegee effectively so I could get the best possible results. I also kind of struggled with rubbing away the wet paper because it was hard to find a good balance of how much pressure to apply. As a whole, I really enjoyed learning how to create a transfer print during the making of this project.
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