Oct 11

How To Transfer an Image To a Canvas

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Love dreamy, stylized wall art? Create an affordable version of pricey canvas prints using transparencies and a gel medium.        

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  1. david says:
    13 Oct 18:32

    Hi I had a questions, do I need sugar or was that just a saying?

  2. Elsa Castellanos says:
    13 Oct 20:04

    I love this!!!!

  3. Andrea says:
    25 Oct 13:45

    You can also do this with watercolor paper as well. :) Bumping up the saturation is really important, I've wasted tons of materials figuring out how much to bump the saturation...All I have to say is more IS more!

  4. Michele says:
    29 Oct 07:54

    Ok, so I love this idea, but what exactly is "gel medium"? I'm sure I can ask at a craft store, but didn't know if there were some brands or other words I could use in case I get a blank stare from someone if I have to ask? :)

  5. Shirley says:
    07 Nov 06:44

    I don't know what gel medium is either, I looked on the shelves at Spotlight maybe we don't have it in Australia

  6. Michele says:
    22 Nov 10:44

    Gel medium can be found in the art supply section of your craft store, Michaels, Joann Fabrics and Crafts, Hobby Lobby. Art supply stores carry it Too. There are three kinds, soft, medium, and heavy. When I do these, I use soft. Hope this was a help to you. Happy crafting!

  7. Michele says:
    22 Nov 10:48

    Are you using an inkjet or laser copy?

  8. Lana says:
    17 Dec 13:40

    I just did this technique this past weekend and I used gel medium in matte finish and printed everything at Fedex Kinko's on laser jet paper. It came out beautifully and was cheap. Of course there are all kinds of things you can do to tweak the look..such as scruff up the canvas, paint the canvas edges or apply scrapbook paper to the edges.

  9. Donna Russell says:
    18 Dec 07:39

    Oh so love this idea!

  10. Ashlynne says:
    28 Dec 00:05

    Could you paint the entire canvas a color before applying the picture?

  11. Heather says:
    16 Feb 22:00

    Do you have a video that shows how to do this??

  12. PinLaVie says:
    17 Feb 13:07

    I just added a video..I hope you find it useful.

  13. Amy says:
    26 Apr 21:58

    Did you use regular copy paper or photo paper?

  14. PinLaVie says:
    28 Apr 14:03

    You'll have to print the image on an overhead transparency.

  15. Jennifer says:
    16 Jul 22:46

    I can't find your instructions. It goes to a you tube site with a bunch of videos. Which one is yours?

  16. Pinlavie says:
    18 Jul 23:01

    The video is a step by step tutorial on how to tranfer an image to a canvas. The original source doesn't have so many details.

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