Transferring Designs: How to Transfer any Image onto any Surface [Paperback]

Simon Rees (Author), Mick Kelly (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2003

Lazertran is an amazingly versatile paper which enables you to transfer any design or image on to almost any surface - in the easiest way possible! You need no special skills to use this paper - just choose your image, photocopy it on to Lazertran, then simply transfer it on to wood, stone, clay, ceramics, glass, metal, plaster, paper, wax, fabric and more. Create terrific tiles, colourful candles, beautiful bowls, stunning silk scarves, pretty pebbles, lovely lampshades - and a whole range of original items for your home or for friends and family. You can even photocopy feathers, leaves, lace, photographs and more, to create unique pieces of artwork, collages and decoupage. Images can also be transferred on to textured surfaces such as rocks or weathered wood, and on to boxes, trays or frames with awkward angles and edges. This invaluable practical guide offers all artists, craftspeople, textile workers, needlecrafters, and anyone interested in creating their own designs, a step-by-step sequence of projects to enjoy and inspire.

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About the Author

Mick Kelly, studied pottery at Camberwell School of Art and was taught by the legendary Hans Coper and Lucie Rie. He went on to study Fine Art at Goldsmiths and spent the ensuing years successfully exhibiting his work at many international art fairs. Simon Raw-Rees has spent most of his life farming and having various business adventures. Recently, he decided to study Fine Art and returned to university.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Search Press (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1903975204
• ISBN-13: 978-1903975206
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,059,244 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The first book on applying digital images into paintings and objects, October 14, 2008

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LDC "artist, designer, cowboy boot maker, edu... (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Transferring Designs: How to Transfer any Image onto any Surface (Paperback)

This book explains how to use Lazertrans' original transfer paper and then Lazertran's silk transfer paper. This brand (more than four types of paper) works on many artistic surfaces and can also be applied to most other 'stuff' that might take an image. You need to know some Photoshop to alter the image after scanning for this product. It is the first and themost useful image transfer product.

The original Lazertran paper is a thin polymer film which is printed with the colored toner image and then can the film is separated when the paper is floated in warmish water. You can make the film disappear and integrate into oil or encaustic wax paintings. The backing film is easily cleared out with turpentine and clear oil enamel, leaving the image behind like magic - This let's artists of all types apply on the surface or integrate photos or Photoshop images into a painting or mixed media project.

You can also 'bake or heat-set' the image onto ceramics, or on to metal plate for etching. The Lazertran Silk paper holds the toner without the thin film of original Lazertran. Tto release the image onto silk apply heat low iron heat or press onto polymer clay which has not been cured. Later the image is set on polymer clay with 225° heat in an oven. Crafts people are happy with the performance and ease of this product. Fine artists guard it's use as a secret.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Method Explained, June 21, 2010

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This review is from: Transferring Designs: How to Transfer any Image onto any Surface (Paperback)

This book offers the reader some great advise and ideas for using Lazertran tranfer paper. The Lazertran transfer paper is an amazing product with so much versatility that this book will help the reader expand upon.