Thanks for the inspiration, DP. Love yr enthusiasm & attention 2detail. Landed here while searching 4ideas on how2 digitally adapt a photograph taken last year into an image somewht resembling woodblock print. This is intriguing tho. My experience is limited but think I'd enjoy the mix of old & new school physical/mental processes involved in carving & blocking out prints.
I use Citristrip (from the paint dept). It has a citrus scent and is biodegradable. After you've placed your toner copy print side down on your block - paint the Citristrip over the back of the copy (you can see it soak thru the paper). Then burnish. It works on wood an Lino.
Have you tried transferring onto a piece of wood using a print from your printer? I've had better luck with some printers versus others, so it might be worth ruling out the toner copy as the culprit. I also make sure the copy is as dark as possible. If not, you could try heat transferring it instead of the blender marker, and seeing if that works. I haven't done it in a very long time, but I found this video that shows the process in detail, on your material. It can make the speedy carve get hard though, so I'd do a test first and see if it's going to work for you! ruclips.net/video/2wIEAVGVujQ/видео.html
I use oil of Wintergreen to do my transfers. It smells like ben gay muscle cream. It transfers very well and it does not dry too fast as other solvents do. Because the smell is strong, I do it on a well ventilated area.
You should be able to iron a laser print or toner copy onto the wood. The heat and pressure will melt the black image and transfer it to the wood. No chemicals.
I've heard of people using matte medium to transfer toner images for woodblock carvings. You put am even coat of matte medium on the block, place the image face down and burnish. After it's dried, you wet the paper and rub off the paper to reveal the toner stuck to the matte medium. I forget if you place it when it's set or tacky though. Probably can find it on RUclips. No smell but a bit of time best done when you are stressed or just watching tv. Personally,I think the ease of acetone is worth the smell.
+My Panda Paints Thanks, I remember coming across that at one point, but never tried it! I also like the ease of the stronger chemicals. However for my next video I used tea tree oil, and it worked OK. not nearly as good as stronger chemicals though..and tea tree oil is a STRONG smell!
+Diode Press Works on wood but not on soft vinyl "lino". Paint the paper and leave for a minute or so as the paper will stretch in one direction and cause wrinkles if you paint the wood. Shrinking when dry might tear lino from a block.
Maybe you, or someone, can help me? I'm having trouble with the acetone method. I've got a toner printer at home, and the exact same blender pen, but I'm trying to transfer onto the soft speedy carve stuff. I let the it soak, burnish it, but it's just not transferring.
I don't know what the alternative for the 'blender marker' technique would be, however I use isopropanol Alcohol to refill my blender markers, as Copic, Chartpak (as used in the video) Letraset, Shin Han and the rest are all basically alcohol based markers. Q - When is the next video coming? *Subscribed
utubecomment21 Thanks for watching! From the many suggestions, Wintergreen oil seems to be a common product for this. I need to give it a try! The next video will be up this weekend (currently editing). Thanks!
I used the inkjet transfer method and let it dry for a while, but the ink keeps getting ruined when I brush on the india ink/water mix. What can i do to prevent this?
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I just tried printing with an inkjet printer onto label release paper and transferring onto speedycarve . It worked awesomely!
Awesome! I've been using this method a lot recently, and works most of the time!
Thanks for the inspiration, DP. Love yr enthusiasm & attention 2detail. Landed here while searching 4ideas on how2 digitally adapt a photograph taken last year into an image somewht resembling woodblock print. This is intriguing tho. My experience is limited but think I'd enjoy the mix of old & new school physical/mental processes involved in carving & blocking out prints.
So simple you got my attention thanks
I use Citristrip (from the paint dept). It has a citrus scent and is biodegradable. After you've placed your toner copy print side down on your block - paint the Citristrip over the back of the copy (you can see it soak thru the paper). Then burnish. It works on wood an Lino.
Janet Hickey cool, I'll have to give that a try too. Thanks!
Does it work with the soft speedy carve stuff?
Have you tried transferring onto a piece of wood using a print from your printer? I've had better luck with some printers versus others, so it might be worth ruling out the toner copy as the culprit. I also make sure the copy is as dark as possible.
If not, you could try heat transferring it instead of the blender marker, and seeing if that works. I haven't done it in a very long time, but I found this video that shows the process in detail, on your material. It can make the speedy carve get hard though, so I'd do a test first and see if it's going to work for you! ruclips.net/video/2wIEAVGVujQ/видео.html
Just got started with block printing and haven't moved to wood yet. Soon though. Thanks for the video! I'll definitely try this technique.
These are such helpful videos!!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
+Jessica Nguyen Manh Quy Thanks for watching!
Cool stuff. Thanks. Looking forward to the next videos in the series.
Keith Peters Thanks!
I use oil of Wintergreen to do my transfers. It smells like ben gay muscle cream.
It transfers very well and it does not dry too fast as other solvents do. Because the smell is strong, I do it on a well ventilated area.
gloria escobar Thanks, Wintergreen seems like a popular one, I'll definitely give it a try next time.
You should be able to iron a laser print or toner copy onto the wood. The heat and pressure will melt the black image and transfer it to the wood. No chemicals.
Nice video. Very helpful.
+tfl1963 Thanks for watching!
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I've heard of people using matte medium to transfer toner images for woodblock carvings. You put am even coat of matte medium on the block, place the image face down and burnish. After it's dried, you wet the paper and rub off the paper to reveal the toner stuck to the matte medium. I forget if you place it when it's set or tacky though. Probably can find it on RUclips. No smell but a bit of time best done when you are stressed or just watching tv. Personally,I think the ease of acetone is worth the smell.
+My Panda Paints Thanks, I remember coming across that at one point, but never tried it! I also like the ease of the stronger chemicals. However for my next video I used tea tree oil, and it worked OK. not nearly as good as stronger chemicals though..and tea tree oil is a STRONG smell!
+Diode Press Works on wood but not on soft vinyl "lino". Paint the paper and leave for a minute or so as the paper will stretch in one direction and cause wrinkles if you paint the wood. Shrinking when dry might tear lino from a block.
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Maybe you, or someone, can help me? I'm having trouble with the acetone method. I've got a toner printer at home, and the exact same blender pen, but I'm trying to transfer onto the soft speedy carve stuff. I let the it soak, burnish it, but it's just not transferring.
I don't know what the alternative for the 'blender marker' technique would be, however I use isopropanol Alcohol to refill my blender markers, as Copic, Chartpak (as used in the video) Letraset, Shin Han and the rest are all basically alcohol based markers.
Q - When is the next video coming?
*Subscribed
utubecomment21 Thanks for watching! From the many suggestions, Wintergreen oil seems to be a common product for this. I need to give it a try!
The next video will be up this weekend (currently editing). Thanks!
Look forward to seeing the next video
Does the blending marker technique work to transfer to linoleum?
Use tracing paper. Very easy to see what you’re doing.
I used the inkjet transfer method and let it dry for a while, but the ink keeps getting ruined when I brush on the india ink/water mix. What can i do to prevent this?
wintergreen or tea tree oil
Shane Chick Nice, I'll give it a try!