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How To Transfer an Image To a Canvas

Published on October 11, 2012, in Crafts, Decorating, DIY, Photography.

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

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david

October 13, 2012 at 10:32 pm

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

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Elsa Castellanos

October 14, 2012 at 12:04 am

I love this!!!!

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Andrea

October 25, 2012 at 5:45 pm

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!

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Michele

October 29, 2012 at 11:54 am

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?

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Shirley

November 7, 2012 at 11:44 am

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

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Michele

November 22, 2012 at 3:44 pm

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!

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Michele

November 22, 2012 at 3:48 pm

Are you using an inkjet or laser copy?

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Lana

December 17, 2012 at 6:40 pm

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.

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Donna Russell

December 18, 2012 at 2:39 pm

Oh so love this idea!

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Ashlynne

December 28, 2012 at 7:05 am

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

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Heather

February 17, 2013 at 5:00 am

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

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- PinLaVie
  
  February 17, 2013 at 8:07 pm
  
  I just added a video..I hope you find it useful.
  
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Amy

April 27, 2013 at 3:58 am

Did you use regular copy paper or photo paper?

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- PinLaVie
  
  April 28, 2013 at 8:03 pm
  
  You’ll have to print the image on an overhead transparency.
  
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