Important to remember that the image will be reversed on the canvas. So if your photo/image has lettering, etc. you must print it on the paper using the REVERSED or MIRROR option so it will transfer correctly.

AH!!! I went to a specialist for canvas printing. It costed me over $500. I'm having regrets now. I wish I had seen this before but thank you very much! This looks simple yet perfectly done.

My dad did this 30 yrs ago. So happy you posted this as I've lost his step by step thanks! Blessings

Thanks Christy, this has been so helpful and as I am changing my working medium from pastels to acrylics and include pictures on my canvas.

Yes, you want the gel to be wet when you applying the printed paper of the photo. We even recommend placing the gel onto the photo as well before placing down onto the wet canvas to ensure a good transfer. When it's completely dry, use a wet soft sponge to gently peel the paper off of the canvas to reveal the transfer.

Thanks for keeping it simple and not tossing out a bunch of "brand names"

Thank you for this tutorial! I've got lots of art projects in my head and want to use this way of transferring photos onto canvas!

oh wow, im so excited to see this! I grew up in Lake tapps/Bonney Lake area. Bought so many craft items and had many pics custom framed! I now live in Maui, Hi I was suprised to see a ben franklin at the maui mall..triple the price of my hometown BF, I guess because were in Maui!

Very helpful, thank you very much. I liked that you showed the "mistakes"

That was amazing,I had no idea one could do that,thank you very much for this fascinating video. And the fact you made mistakes shows how genuine you are in not trying to cover them up.

@michelledempsey3707

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant 💯

@junethompson4751

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I've had that gel medium for quite sometime to use for transfers, now I can do all the canvas projects I've wanted to do for quite sometime. I'm going to try this on a board & see what happens. Hopefully it will turn out .

I am totally loving the sponge idea vs. a spray bottle!!!!

Great job Christy! Can’t wait to try this.

Thank You for this economical way of transferring photos to canvases You’re awesome

Yes, you are correct! That is something we forgot to mention. Any images with text, numbers, etc. should be printed in reverse. Not all images needs to though, just depends on if it's applicable and preference.

What a great Christmas present idea.We are going to attempt this project this weekend.

at first I thought you were going to do decoupage, but you did a transfer. pretty cool. Thank you

Awesome video! Excellent instructions! What size paper did you use for this? It looks larger than the 8.5 x 11 standard paper.

What a cool project...going to do one of each of my grandchildren

@123onlyoneme

3 жыл бұрын

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Awesome process. Thanks for posting.

wow this gets my artistic juices flowing, going to try this in the future!

I did two photo transfers recently - one directly onto wood, the second one transferred to a piece of canvas then glued onto wood. The first one worked okay. On the second one, I used too much gel medium. The resulting picture had a wax-like surface. One last note. A picture done this way will be the reverse of the original picture. A person in my art group forgot about this when she printed her picture, so the photo transfer was reversed. So, if there are any words or numbers in the photo, remember to print the image in reverse before applying the medium. Last note: I originally tried this transfer technique with packing tape and small images. I didn't have to reverse the image in that case.

Acrylic Gel Mediums have a range of opacity and thickness, its a transparent acrylic paint (no color added). Traditionally this used to make your existing acrylic paint last longer. But you can also use it, depending on the thickness, to create depth and texture in your artwork. It also works well as a semi-permanent bonding agent, hence the ability to transfer ink from material to material. This medium is water based so be careful on how much water and pressure is used. I have also tried to remove a painting from stretcher bars and flatten it using a machine that uses heat and vacuum and this caused the acrylic texture to flatten the image. :\

@heathert4315

10 жыл бұрын

I would recommend maybe a thin glazing on the finished artwork, or thinning out the gel medium since you can obviously see her brush strokes in the final image. beware that using a glazing can cause an attraction of dust over time.

Very good demo. Clear and concise. Thankyou

Thanks for this video. I had been searching for a way to do this but everything I came across sounded more complicated than necessary. This is a very simple way to accomplish what I was looking to do.

Fabulous thank you for putting this up! I will definitely be trying this :) xx

I totally love this .Thank you for all this information .now I have some ideas for my Duran Duran posters. :)

Very cool, looks fun, and creative. Thanks

thanks. it was the best demo. I had doubts about the inkjet printing. it was cool to watch the mistakes we could all make. thank you a lot

you can do the same thing with mod podge and pretty much any flat surface. One time I drew a wolf, scanned it in and transferred it onto a piece of wood.

@nohaali4288

7 жыл бұрын

The original one (Sealer, glue and varnish) or the one specially for photo transferring ??

@sumithkks3852

7 жыл бұрын

richard fravor a

@nealwarrenjr5724

7 жыл бұрын

Transferring photos to wood using alcrilic

@fadelmaulanaalqadria5365

7 жыл бұрын

can i use inkjet printed photo? i have tried this method on Wood, but only laser printed photo would work

@BobsonofZeus

6 жыл бұрын

Rick Fravor It gave your wood some bark.

I love this! Thank you so much!!

Always wanted to know how this was done, so thanks for sharing.

Excellent tutorial. Jus one question though. Can u paint the base n then use the medium to image transfer?

Very, very, very good and detailed tutorial that finally makes sense!! :) Thanks for sharing!!

What the actual! you just changed my life forever! ha YAY thank you

Beautiful demostation. What kind of gloss is food.? I have spray gloss which I use for ceramic tile coasters. Or any gloss. Need your help.

Very informative. Thanks so much for sharing this.

YES, indeed. Preferably use the MATTE finish version, because it provides more tooth to adhesion. Gloss will encourage the removal of the image (because of the amount of slide/gloss, naturally). I've worked my way through many matte mediums to do transfers. Watch out for heavy-body matte gels (like Liquitex Ultra Heavy matte) because the buckling of the paper due to moisture will leave an impression on dried canvas. Also, I have done this on large canvases to great effect-- 24"x36 and over.

Great technique, thanks! I was wondering though, could you do this with a background already painted (in acrylic) on the canvas, put the gel medium on top of that, then transfer a print of black silhouettes on top of it, leaving the painted background visible? Just wondering if the gel or process in general would disturb the acrylic paint too much, thanks!

This is a great technique to incorporate to my mixed media collages. Thank U.

this is so amazing!! can't wait to try this. . . now to find somewhere with an inkjet printer ...

My picture is smaller than the canvas size. Should I paint a frame before or after transferring the photo onto the canvas? I am worried the gel will mess up the acrylic paint frame....

Thanks for sharing! I can't believe I didn't know about this. As a professional artist this will really help me. I could print my art on canvas' and make a good profit.

This is awesome. I got a couple of canvases as free gifts at Michael's a last year and had NO idea what to do with them as I'm not a painter. Now I know! Thanks.

This is so cool 😎 Thank you very much for this idea!!! I'm going to try it.

Best tutorial ever on this technique. Thank you!

@55estella

3 жыл бұрын

What’s. The staff you brush the canvas with

Regular white printing paper. You can also use white copy paper as well. Yes, the image will be transferred in reverse, so you can always flip your image on your computer first to print so that it transfers the way you like (especially if there are words/letters, etc.).

This is great. I tried and it worked! :) Thank you!

Hi thank you so much for this very great and informative tutorial video. I was just wondering which kind of photo paper works best for this type of DIY art on canvas? 🙂

Yes, it will be reversed when you transfer it so you would need to flip the image (if necessary) before you transfer it (but, it's not required).

I am thinking I am finding a new use for my rolling pin ;) Great video

@ginettelilavois4254

7 жыл бұрын

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@connylarsen4944

7 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Taylor

Thanks for sharing, great idea.

THANK YOU for a Great video. Simple and effective.

We have used Mod Podge to do a photo transfer, but there is now a Mod Podge Photo Transfer formula available. You may want to test the Mod Podge on a small area to see if the image transfers before moving forward with your project.

Thank you for an amazing video. The process has been explained extremely well. I have a quick question… Can I use oil paints to enhance the printer transfer on the canvas?

@BFranklinCrafts

3 жыл бұрын

I believe so, but we have not tried that technique.

Hi, Amazing technique. How long does the picture last on the canvas ?

Very good, informative. Learning this craft.. Thank you

Thank you!!🙏🏾🙏🏾👍🏾💕😍😍

TIP: Use a plastic credit/debit or ID card to smooth out air bubbles evenly.

@A.r.u.k.u

5 жыл бұрын

Or ruler

@sylviac.6778

4 жыл бұрын

@@A.r.u.k.u Yeah, she needs needs a squeegee, a wallpaper smoothing tool made out of Teflon would help.

@eleanorprendergast1495

3 жыл бұрын

Giorno Giovanna g hug xx SF b Id V

i never knew it was this easy, thank you for your video

Wow that is just so Amazing thank you for sharing I am going to try and have a go at this again thank you.

Thank you! everything went perfect! (:

I dont think that there is a problem with the way of printing . I've tried with a regular print in one of my videos and it came out very good!!

super cool, thanks for sharing!

Super great idea !

noticed most people are asking about gel medium.... you can find it anywhere you can find acrylic paint (like for actual painting, not craft paint). comes in glossy, matte, semi gloss, etc. all work for this, just choose what you prefer the finish to look like. mod podge doesn't work the same since it's glue and gel medium has a different use entirely.

@christyfuller2366

6 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Can you apply mod podge matte to finish it off instead of that gloss you used?

@sherenanicholas3175

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

I do love that idea thank for taking time show your video

Beautiful job thank you for sharing

On a large canvas you must seal the canvas first with an Acrylic sealer, otherwise when applying the gel medium it will soak into the canvas too quick and dry before you can apply the image for transfer.

Yes, Mod Podge Photo Transfer Medium. It's a new formula they released this year.

Great tutorial thank you so. much!!!

this is a great tutorial! thank you

It's a gel medium. Here, we used Claudine Hellmuth's Studio Multi-Medium in Matte.

@BFranklinCrafts

3 жыл бұрын

@@emsguide9247 Mod Podge does not work as well

Thanks for sharing your video on image transfer, I enjoyed watching it. I have a suggestion to make, try using a putty knife to distribute the gel evenly across the canvas; It's available at any hardware store.

@noelwoolridge9300

6 жыл бұрын

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Thanks for sharing. ☺️👍🏻 God bless you ma’am.🙏🏻

Thank you 🙏

I'd like to add that these images are not lightfast, so adding a layer of gel with UV protection (Golden has this product) or a UV varnish on top of the image as a final layer will keep the inks color lasting longer.

@gailradley8841

10 жыл бұрын

Use Kodak Inkjet paper and they will be lightfast - or any other printer that uses PIGMENT inks.

Can you use a gloss photo for this?

A great video. Thank you for sharing.

Very nice and helpful video. All thanks.

Once the image is transferred on, it is permanent, but we recommend hand washing any fabrics with photo transfers.

This is a great little demonstration .Thumbs up ;0) Alan Kingwell

@41Ned

10 жыл бұрын

Good Tips Thanks for sharing Ned

Interesting. It was pretty clear to me. Is there any need to intensify the colours for better transfer. Could it be done on a Tee Shirt. cheers

This is really neat! This will be awesome to do

Thank you creating thought, I will try it on regular computer paper as Staples printed it on a photo type paper

Funny to see a similar Art Techniques that I came up with 45 Years Ago. I was taking the film image off of a Photograph Paper and applying it to Custom Cars or a Motorcycle Tank and Fender then applying acrylic clear to the product.....Shows you that a good idea never goes out of style...........

If you're using Claudine Hellmuth Studio Multi-Medium in Matte, it is also a sealer/finisher. So you would apply a thin coat of that when the canvas is completely dry. You can also use Mod Podge to seal the canvas or any other sealer.

I absolutely love this video/tutorial. I watched it one time being careful to listen and even pause the video where I was wanting to take notes as not to forget any of the steps or materials needed. I highly suggest this to anyone that has questions about this project because when I was finished watching the video and reading all of the questions and comments made I DID NOT have any additional questions and I pretty much know how to go about this from start to finish. :)

Hi Great explaination. I tried this for the first time in a small canvas but my picture was not clear. After 24 houurs i started peeling the paper but the colour is also coming out. Kindly explain me what mistake i had done. Thank u very much.

@CustomizeYoLife

3 жыл бұрын

I know this is very old but I'm having the same problem right now. Did you find the answer to your question. if so could you please share with me?

@amandaparish9794

3 жыл бұрын

I know this is even older by now, but did either of you happen to find a solution?😬😊🙏

Supplies needed are a canvas, foam brush, and Claudine Hellmuth Studio Multi-Medium in Matte, and a sponge. The photos must be printed on regular copy or print paper from an inkjet printer.

@bipashachakraborty995

4 жыл бұрын

Some ppl saying it won't work with a inkjet printer printout why is that?

@blondelebanese9922

3 жыл бұрын

Bipasha Chakraborty I think it's bc if you it seems other methods of transfer with an inkjet printed image, it will smear the image. Unlike a laser printed image which is safe to get wet with water or medium, the inkjet image is very delicate. But it is easily transferred if you are very careful....not everyone can afford a laser printer after all.

Hi, thats a great tutorial, thank you very much, can you tell me if you wanted to transfer text to an already painted canvas, could you apply the medium directly onto the paper then stick it to the canvas?

Great work! Ths. To buy "gel medium " you just ask for gel medium? And the photo should be in photocopy paper? Thanks for letting us know.

No, we haven't. Have you? If so, how did it turn out? We did it this way to allow anyone to create an artistic work of art.

@melodyjean8762

3 жыл бұрын

Can you paint these pictures on the canvas before putting a sealer on it?

can we use mod podge instead of gel medium?

@sandrap3089

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@Danica_Fajardo

4 жыл бұрын

What kind of mod podge po?

Wow thank you so much for sharing

Excellent tutorial thank you very much

that so cool,I love it, something I can afford! its like when you wanna bake but you dont want to buy 25 ingredients !0! :-0

A sponge would probably work better when applying the medium to the canvas. Also, a brayer would help to smooth out the paper and eliminate bubbles.

@donnacriscione

5 жыл бұрын

What is a brayer?

Thank you!! I hope to use this to transfer my digital art onto a canvas ^.^ SUPER useful!!

@christyfuller2366

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can!

Super video! Gonna try this. TFS!!