Re: transfers - acrylic emulsion
Bruce McCaughey (dcav@unixg.ubc.ca)
Tue, 19 Nov 1996 20:38:21 -0800
>Bruce, How do those numerous coats of acrylic look on top of the laser
>print? Does it get very shiny? Is the effect better than a solvent
>transfer? (I realize that might be a matter of opinion, but wondered what
>you think.)
>Thanks,
>Judy
It is not a matter of better of worse, but different. The solvent transfers
are rougher in that the image doesn't usually completely transfer(at least
the solvent transfers I've seen and done). The STs tend to look like rubbing
while the acrylic transfers completely transfers the image to the paper and
look more like the original picture. The advantage of the ATs is that the
image is not a mirror image (egami rorrim) and fine details are not lost.
As for the surface it depends on the acrylic medium you use and how you
apply it. There is a matt and a gloss acrylic that can be used. If you want
a smooth surface you can dilute it and use a sponge brush which will produce
a surface similar to a photograph. If you use the acrylic medium straight
and use a inexpensive bristle brush the result can have texture like an oil
painting. Both methods are simple and inexpensive to try out but a lot
harder to master.