Submerge in lukewarm water and soak 10-1 5 minutes. Cut around dam and remove image from glass palette.When medium is completely clear, it is dry. Spread around with soft brush if need be, while wet. Pour Liquitex Gloss Medium & Varnish over image.You are building a dam to contain the poured acrylic medium. Tape around image with masking tape in 4-5 successive layers so that a ridge is built up around image.If surface is not level poured acrylic medium will run toward lower edge and when dry will be thicker at that edge. Pouring Method: Use a carpenters level to make sure the glass palette surface is level.Thin layers, about 1/1 6, may be difficult to handle. The thickness of the coating can vary according to your desired effect. Coat successive layers in different directions, horizontal then vertical then horizontal, etc. Repeat steps #1 & #2 until the Gloss Medium & Varnish coating is thick enough so that you can peel it off the glass without tearing 5-12 coats will give you a thickness of 1/1 6"-l /8".When dry, medium will be completely clear. While wet, medium will appear slightly cloudy. Allow to dry 20 minutes to one hour, depending upon environment.For minimal brush marks, thin with 5-10% Liquitex Flow-Aid Water mixture (1 part Flow-Aid to 20 parts water). Brushing Method: Using a 1/2"-2" wide, soft brush, coat image with Liquitex Gloss Medium & Varnish.Image may be taped to glass palette instead of using spray adhesive, however a taped image will not lay flat once coating is begun. Position copy, image side up onto glass palette and press flat.Place copy image side down onto scrap paper and spray back of image with a coat of a spray adhesive.Since it can be unclear beforehand which image will and will not transfer, a Xerox of the original image is recommended. Obtain a Xerox of your selected image either in black & white or color. Some images such as photographs and coated magazine images will not transfer. Some images such as newspaper, laser print, some magazine photos will transfer directly without the need of a Xerox. Select image of your choice: newspaper, magazine, photograph or computer laser print (not ink jet). Using Liquitex Gloss Medium & Varnish Directions: - Selecting The Image You are left with a transparent to translucent image that is imbedded within acrylic medium. After the medium has dried, it is soaked in water and the paper is removed from the back of the image. The medium is brush, poured or troweled over the image to be transferred. ![]() It can be done with a number of Liquitex Mediums depending upon desired effect. This process allows artists to transfer black & white and colored images generated from magazines, newspapers, photographs and laser printers onto any surface that will accept acrylic paint. Artool Freehand Airbrush Mini & Nano Series Templates.
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