“You don't make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.” - Ansel Adams

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Attempted to transfer images on to glass tonight. 

Trial one - painted matte gel medium on to glass then pressed down image on to glass...failed.


Trial two - painted matte gel medium on to image then pressed down on to glass...better, but still failed.


After trial two I realized why this process probably doesn't work on a glass medium specifically: glass isn't absorbent, whereas, wood on the other hand is and would probably accept the image transfer much more successfully...am trying out another method with the image printed on plain white paper instead of transparency film, much like how I used gel transfer for my instillation work. After painting gel onto the glass I smoothed the paper image on top the glass...will wait till it dries completely and then will wet the paper and rub off the paper fibers.


If this process is unsuccessful I'm thinking about simply adhering the image on transparent film to the glass rather than trying to transfer the image. Either way, my goal is to show the image on the glass and maintain color and clarity of the image and a smooth surface.

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