alexf
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I have some uninteresting looking beech and decided to play around with making decorative plates using photographs. Here is my first attempt.
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That looks good to me 
Can you let us know how you put the photo on :?:
:lol:
Can you let us know how you put the photo on :?:
:lol:
Ad de Crom
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Very very pretty.
Just like Blister, how do you put the picture on this platter.
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Just like Blister, how do you put the picture on this platter.
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Richard Findley
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Hi Alex,
That looks really good! I too am wondering how you got it into your printer :wink: :lol:
Richard
That looks really good! I too am wondering how you got it into your printer :wink: :lol:
Richard
johnny.t.
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Nice Alex, but like everyone else I'm wondering how on earth you did it?
JT
JT
Gitface
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Hi
I'm going to have a guess that you used the heat transfer paper that is used
for appling pictures to t-shirts and fabric.
Something like this
Mark............
I'm going to have a guess that you used the heat transfer paper that is used
for appling pictures to t-shirts and fabric.
Something like this
Mark............
alexf
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I used waterslide decals for model making.
http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/madab...11QQ_sidZ700147361QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em322
If you paint turpentine (pure gum turpentine, not white spirit) on to the wood the transfer melts into the wood and when dry coat it with 4 or 5 coats of melamine laquer it gives a nice finish.
http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/madab...11QQ_sidZ700147361QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em322
If you paint turpentine (pure gum turpentine, not white spirit) on to the wood the transfer melts into the wood and when dry coat it with 4 or 5 coats of melamine laquer it gives a nice finish.
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Thats a really great idea ! and a cracking end-result ! nice one !
Lons
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There is a way to put picture on to wood using acrylic varnish:
The pic needs to be of a type with rich colours if possible which can easily be transfered although I have done it with black & white. A magazine pic is ideal.
It should NOT have writing on it as it will be reversed!
You just paint on a thin layer of acrylic varnish (I used Liquitex artists matt) but I assume any will do. Stick on the picture face down and let it dry then gently wash off the paper leaving the print behind.
Give the whole item an overall coat of finish and there you have it!
I used to make jigsaws by this method which was mooted by the manufacvturer of "Liquitex"- Binney & Smith.
Try it on scrap ply or mdf and no liability accepted if it goes t*** up. :lol:
The pic needs to be of a type with rich colours if possible which can easily be transfered although I have done it with black & white. A magazine pic is ideal.
It should NOT have writing on it as it will be reversed!
You just paint on a thin layer of acrylic varnish (I used Liquitex artists matt) but I assume any will do. Stick on the picture face down and let it dry then gently wash off the paper leaving the print behind.
Give the whole item an overall coat of finish and there you have it!
I used to make jigsaws by this method which was mooted by the manufacvturer of "Liquitex"- Binney & Smith.
Try it on scrap ply or mdf and no liability accepted if it goes t*** up. :lol:
