Ant, you sound so different here! 😄 I'm making my way through your old stuff while I wait for new uploads and I'm having a good chuckle - you're all business in these old ones 🤭 we know better now!
I remember doing this at art school using thinners instead of acetone. I nearly died from the fumes, but I really liked the effects, so I might revisit it, but do it outside.
You could cut the acetone with ethyl alcohol at a 3 part ace 8 part ethyl and apply it as lightly as you can onto the toner directly and then press it into the clean surface you want to transfer the toner too. The toner is like a plastic and pure acetone will dissolve it instantly but the cut solution will soften it and if you printed onto a gloss paper should come off cleanly with little effort and you wouldn't have to inhale so much solvent fumes and wash your hands with the stuff. You could also melt it with a cloths iron onto a metal surface that you have cleaned and sanded. This toner transfer is commonly done by in the electronics hobby for transferring a enchant resist onto a copper clad PCB as toner will not dissolve in ferric chloride but the copper will so you can make a circuit board at home.
Not sure the exact thickness but it was similar to sketchbook paper (what I printed onto) and then regular office paper for the image that was printed.
You can use normal printer paper as well...I've been using it for a while now. Here are a few tips I've learned over the past years: 1) Tape down the image so it doesn't move, otherwise it will smear/blur the transfer (this is especially important when transferring text). 2) You don't need that much acetone at once. You'll get better results by soaking the paper towel in the acetone and then dabbing it on the paper. 3) After applying the acetone, use the back of a spoon to apply gentle pressure over the image/text (improves the transfer quality) 4) Once it dries a bit, you can gently peel off the tape in one corner & check the quality of the transfer. If it's not great, just tape it back down and apply a 2nd round of acetone. 5) After you're done, it's a good idea to seal the transferred image/text with some kind of clear finishing product (mod podge, spray lacquer, polyurethane, etc..) to protect it. Bonus Tip: if lining up the image isn't important and you're positive it won't move around, then apply some acetone to the surface first before putting the paper on it and then follow steps above. This really helps improve the transfer.
It's not that great on fabric, it can work slightly on canvas tote bags etc but it's not the best idea. I think you can print on to a fabric transfer paper tough which is then ironed on, that might be the best way forward.
If you’re just transferring the paper print to another piece of paper why wouldn’t you just print it on that paper? Like I thought this was going to be on a T-shirt like the other video of the haunted house people
that's kind of like asking "why paint a portrait of someone when you could just take their photo?" it's simply just another artistic medium lol. it has many uses. like he said/did in the video, I would assume the most common use is to make collage. you also could print onto other materials like wood, fabric, etc. :)
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Ant, you sound so different here! 😄 I'm making my way through your old stuff while I wait for new uploads and I'm having a good chuckle - you're all business in these old ones 🤭 we know better now!
Oh I took myself farrrr to seriously in my older videos!! 🙈🙈 Plus I was still sooooo uncomfortable! 😆😆 They're awful! I'd skip them all! 😆😆
@@AnthonyCrammen No way, I'm gonna watch them all and enjoy the awkwardness 😂 you're keeping me company while I do my jigsaw lol rock n roll
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I remember doing this at art school using thinners instead of acetone. I nearly died from the fumes, but I really liked the effects, so I might revisit it, but do it outside.
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brilliant that you show the 'fails', which by the way, i really like! :)
Oh well I have plenty of fails in my videos! It's hard not to show them! 😅😅
@@AnthonyCrammen haha well it's real life and that's very inspirational to us TFS!
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You could cut the acetone with ethyl alcohol at a 3 part ace 8 part ethyl and apply it as lightly as you can onto the toner directly and then press it into the clean surface you want to transfer the toner too. The toner is like a plastic and pure acetone will dissolve it instantly but the cut solution will soften it and if you printed onto a gloss paper should come off cleanly with little effort and you wouldn't have to inhale so much solvent fumes and wash your hands with the stuff. You could also melt it with a cloths iron onto a metal surface that you have cleaned and sanded. This toner transfer is commonly done by in the electronics hobby for transferring a enchant resist onto a copper clad PCB as toner will not dissolve in ferric chloride but the copper will so you can make a circuit board at home.
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Questa tecnica è possibile anche su metallo?
What is the lightfastness quality ?
What if you were to put it into a heat press?
Nice video. You should try a spray to apply de acetone
Glad you enjoyed it Jose! Oh I don't think I fancy inhaling acetone! 😅😅
What thickness paper did you use?
Not sure the exact thickness but it was similar to sketchbook paper (what I printed onto) and then regular office paper for the image that was printed.
You can use normal printer paper as well...I've been using it for a while now.
Here are a few tips I've learned over the past years:
1) Tape down the image so it doesn't move, otherwise it will smear/blur the transfer (this is especially important when transferring text).
2) You don't need that much acetone at once. You'll get better results by soaking the paper towel in the acetone and then dabbing it on the paper.
3) After applying the acetone, use the back of a spoon to apply gentle pressure over the image/text (improves the transfer quality)
4) Once it dries a bit, you can gently peel off the tape in one corner & check the quality of the transfer. If it's not great, just tape it back down and apply a 2nd round of acetone.
5) After you're done, it's a good idea to seal the transferred image/text with some kind of clear finishing product (mod podge, spray lacquer, polyurethane, etc..) to protect it.
Bonus Tip: if lining up the image isn't important and you're positive it won't move around, then apply some acetone to the surface first before putting the paper on it and then follow steps above. This really helps improve the transfer.
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What would happen if you use inkjet instead?
It wouldn't transfer, it has something to with the ink I think.
Would it work on clothes?
It's not that great on fabric, it can work slightly on canvas tote bags etc but it's not the best idea. I think you can print on to a fabric transfer paper tough which is then ironed on, that might be the best way forward.
I love the trees! Would this work on wood?
Yep it works on wood! Would be best for lighter coloured woods.
If you’re just transferring the paper print to another piece of paper why wouldn’t you just print it on that paper? Like I thought this was going to be on a T-shirt like the other video of the haunted house people
that's kind of like asking "why paint a portrait of someone when you could just take their photo?" it's simply just another artistic medium lol. it has many uses. like he said/did in the video, I would assume the most common use is to make collage. you also could print onto other materials like wood, fabric, etc. :)