{"id":4177,"date":"2020-12-23T18:03:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T23:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ursula-smith.com\/?p=4177"},"modified":"2020-12-23T18:03:31","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T23:03:31","slug":"laser-transfer-method-gelli-arts-plate-tweak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ursula-smith.com\/mixed-media\/laser-transfer-method-gelli-arts-plate-tweak\/","title":{"rendered":"Laser Transfer Method Gelli Arts Plate- Tweak"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few weeks ago, I posted a write up and video of how I do Laser Transfers with the Gelli Arts plate. I’ve been doing a lot of them lately and I tweaked my original method a little bit. I did not video this but I will explain the update shortly. In the meantime, if you did not see the original post, you can view that first here<\/a>. It also describes what I do with the leftovers. I have tried a new brand of wipes for that technique and will update that below as well.<\/p>\n

The tweaks I made to the process are pretty simple…<\/p>\n

Tweak number 1<\/strong>: I decided to just not go over the transfer with another coat of paint. Instead, I roll the paint of my choice onto the Gelli Arts Printing Plate and lay a piece of cardstock on top and rub the back to pick up the paint just as if I was doing a straight print. Then I set that aside for a minute.<\/p>\n

Tweak Number 2<\/strong>: I then do the Laser transfer part almost the same way, except that when I put out the paint I am going to use on the plate, I add a small drop of Alcohol Ink. In my case, I was using Amsterdam Paint which is much heavier than the Golden Fluid Acrylics that I normally use. So, the alcohol ink thinned it down and I feel like it made for a better print. So this step may or may not be necessary depending on the paint that you are using, but it might be worth a try if you are having trouble with transfers.<\/p>\n

Now instead of coming over the transfer with additional paint, potentially messing up the transfer, I use the painted card stock I set aside from tweak number 1 and just lay that on top of the transfer on the Gelli Arts plate and rub\/brayer to pick up the paint from the transfer.<\/p>\n

Here are a couple of transfers using this method:<\/p>\n

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Charcoal Girl Transfer 1-1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Charcoal Girl Transfer 1-3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I decided that I liked the design with the mirror, although the girl was not transferred as completely as the image above, so I brought them into Photoshop and cut out the girl from the mirror and used the other girl in the layer underneath.<\/p>\n

Here is how it turned out:<\/p>\n

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Charcoal Girl Transfer Combine 1-2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I also tweaked the mirror layer to try a different color although I think I like the original one better:<\/p>\n

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Charcoal Girl Transfer Combine 1-1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And finally, I haven’t done anything but “clean” the leftover print, but here she is waiting to be enhanced with inks, paints etc…<\/p>\n

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Charcoal Girl Transfer Leftover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hope you are having fun with your transfers! Enjoy!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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