How to transfer photos to canvas

In this article we will learn how to transfer pictures or any image printed to canvas. This same technique can be used to transfer images to other media, fabric, wood ...

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We've all seen pictures on canvas but I thought you could do at home and so easily. These paintings, with that look old are phenomenal as vintage touch in any environment, can make them with your own photos or images you find on the net. The only requirement is that the image is printed on plain paper with a laser printer.


The materials you need are:

A canvas on its frame.
Acrylic gel medium.
Brush.
Laser Copy selected image.

Water spray.

Photo # 2: We cover the entire surface of the canvas with acrylic gel, we have to create a thick layer covering the entire canvas. The acrylic gel medium is a product that is used to add to the paint and give certain effects of texture, thickness, finish it. We can get so at any paint store or crafts.

Photo # 3: We print on canvas, with the image on the gel coat, and let dry several hours or even overnight.

Picture # 4: Once the image is dry, spray with water on paper pulverize that has adhered to the canvas, moisten well.

Photo # 5: Then let his fingers rubbing the moistened paper and it gradually falling apart into small particles. Follow to the printed image and on the canvas, this is the critical point of the work. We must continue to remove the paper carefully not to damage the laser printing and fully appreciate.


Photo # 6: As withdraw all paper particles have to apply another layer of acrylic gel to protect the transferred image.

The end result is very authentic, with these imperfections seem an old photo rescued from the trunk of memories of our grandparents. Or we have a whole scrambled to find antiques market ... our faces!, In a photograph on canvas of the nineteenth century.