Monday, July 3, 2017

Transfer Printed Photos to Wood Using Parchment Paper

Here's an exciting new discovery in DIY photo transfers. Anyone who has done photo transfers using regular copy paper knows the rubbing-away process is the most time consuming part. Well, it turns out that parchment paper makes the process a lot easier!



What I found is that while this paper may not peel off in one sheet, I was able to peel away larger sections, instead of having to rub away each area as I would with regular paper. The paper I used was the Worthy Liners Parchment Paper, because they come in 8.5 x 11 size, ready to print. If you've ever used thinner papers, you may know some printers don't like to feed them through cleanly. If that's the case, you can tape the paper down onto a normal sheet of paper. OR some have used a temporary spray adhesive which allows them to attach the parchment onto normal paper to print, then remove the parchment after printing. In addition, you may want to adjust your printer's settings to "thin gsm" or "thin grain" paper. This paper seems to have given me cleaner results, because it is less likely to pull the toner away from the wood during the paper removal process. You can download the dragonly image from The Graphics Fairy by clicking HERE.

2 comments:

  1. Just discovered your tutorials thru Graphics Fairy! Qustion...was this an ink jet print on parchment paper? Also have you tried wax paper?

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  2. My mom had the idea to try tracing paper. She brought me some and I tried it and it works great! Peels off in one solid sheet. It is Strathmore tracing paper, smooth surface, 25lb.

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