Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:48 am
#27034
Hey Guys I wanted to share this with the carvers, that Carve a bunch of pumpkins each year, and have to do a lot of carving in just a few days.
Over the past week or so, I was experimenting with different products, to spray over the transfer after using the Saral Transfer paper, I wanted to lock on the Pattern, Where it could be transferred and sprayed, then carved days or weeks later.
Sure you could use a ballpoint pen and go over the lines.
But that's tracing it twice, And knew there had to be a better way,
I tried Many different things - And found the thing that does work.
And it Works Really Well, After the Stuff Dries, You can Take a Wet towel or sponge and Rub Hard, and the Pattern Stays Put on the Kin.
Here's What You Do: First when you Get your piece of transfer Paper from the Roll.
To help avoid smudging, wipe the Saral Transfer Paper lightly with a tissue to remove any excess coating or dust.
Then Tape the transfer Paper to the kin.
Tape Pattern over transfer paper, Then Trace Pattern. - LOL
After you remove the Pattern/Transfer Paper.................
Spray it with Dick Blick "Matte Fixative" ($5.24 a Can)
You Hold it 12 inches away and Put a light coat on it.
It Dries in just a few minutes. After it Dries your pattern is there to stay.
I only tested this on Blue Saral Transfer Paper, And it worked Like a Charm.
I added the Fixative to the Stoneykins Store.
Make sure you get the MATTE Finish Not the Gloss.
Unless of course you want a really Shiny Pumpkin get the gloss.
Now if For Some Reason, you change your mind on the design that you locked on the Kin, The next Post will tell you how to remove the Fixative and Stencil .
Quick and Simple.
I will emphasize that if Anyone makes a mistake with the Transfer.
Messed up Lines, To Much Smudging etc....
Please Use Common Sense and Don't Seal the transfer on with the Fixative.
Use a Wet Paper Towel, remove stencil, And Do OVER!
Over the past week or so, I was experimenting with different products, to spray over the transfer after using the Saral Transfer paper, I wanted to lock on the Pattern, Where it could be transferred and sprayed, then carved days or weeks later.
Sure you could use a ballpoint pen and go over the lines.
But that's tracing it twice, And knew there had to be a better way,
I tried Many different things - And found the thing that does work.
And it Works Really Well, After the Stuff Dries, You can Take a Wet towel or sponge and Rub Hard, and the Pattern Stays Put on the Kin.
Here's What You Do: First when you Get your piece of transfer Paper from the Roll.
To help avoid smudging, wipe the Saral Transfer Paper lightly with a tissue to remove any excess coating or dust.
Then Tape the transfer Paper to the kin.
Tape Pattern over transfer paper, Then Trace Pattern. - LOL
After you remove the Pattern/Transfer Paper.................
Spray it with Dick Blick "Matte Fixative" ($5.24 a Can)
You Hold it 12 inches away and Put a light coat on it.
It Dries in just a few minutes. After it Dries your pattern is there to stay.
I only tested this on Blue Saral Transfer Paper, And it worked Like a Charm.
I added the Fixative to the Stoneykins Store.
Make sure you get the MATTE Finish Not the Gloss.
Unless of course you want a really Shiny Pumpkin get the gloss.
Now if For Some Reason, you change your mind on the design that you locked on the Kin, The next Post will tell you how to remove the Fixative and Stencil .
Quick and Simple.
I will emphasize that if Anyone makes a mistake with the Transfer.
Messed up Lines, To Much Smudging etc....
Please Use Common Sense and Don't Seal the transfer on with the Fixative.
Use a Wet Paper Towel, remove stencil, And Do OVER!
Last edited by St0ney on Sat Sep 26, 2009 11:02 am, edited 6 times in total.
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