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Acrylic Transfers part 2

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Uploaded by on Jun 27, 2008

Finalizing the acrylic transfer started in part 1. This is the cleanup stage and lifting stage.

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  • Why do you use distilled water? What are the benefits of t?

  • @libeano88

    tap water can have chemicals that might be detrimental to the archival qualities of acrylic paint or pigments. Well water may contain minerals that might react with the pigments and yellow over time (iron and sulphur are the first to come to mind). Distilled water has had these things removed and is in a more pure state.

  • Hi, I just got materials to try this process and I picked up Golden's matte medium. However, I want to produce an plastic sheet, like you're doing here. Do I need a gel medium or will my matte medium produce the sheet like you have here?

  • @MsPatreesh

    Matt medium has a matting powder added (acrylics are inherently clear and glossy), these matting materials may cause the "skin" to be cloudy. If you can live with that, this process will work.

  • Great video! Thanks for sharing! How do you recycle the gel medium? Thanx!

  • It really isn't recycled. It is isolated and contained. Once dry most consider the material inert. I have also been playing with the idea of cutting up the excess and using it as a "confetti" in some work. Mixed with more medium, it can be an interesting affect.

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  • @48hlc48 Ok cool, very interesting!

  • I would not suggest using this for stained glass work. The surface is to delicate to tolerate the heat, the abuse and the surface will eventually separate from the glass.

  • I have a question: say I'm doing stained glass and I want to leave the acrylic image on the glass. Do I just let the transfer dry completely on the glass, or do I have to find another way to seal my transferred image onto the glass? Is there a specific way to dry the image onto the glass other than letting it just sit for an extended period of time? Thanks! Once again, awesome and explicit tutorial!

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