Wednesday, 2 January 2008

Inkjet transfer

OK, this the first post of 2008. I am trying to make an ink jet transfer right now (burnished the image and waiting to sit). It seems to be very confusing. Yesterday I tried it with a Ilford professional photo paper though I never heard that paper works with the ink jet transfer. It didn't work as I expected. Now I am using HP brochure,flyers paper. From Donna Kato's blog I found that Susan Tourney used the paper so did Donna and she says the image transfers very well onto the clay but needs to be coated to protect. I am not really sure if I bought the right paper. Anyway I can see now the image begins to show through the paper. Another half an hour and I will bake it.
Since last week I opened a forum on PCC to know about which printer is suitable for image transferring. I am advised to buy laser printer or HP which works with vivera ink or any ink jet printer that works with pigment ink. I went to Fnack for a later version of HP all-in-one but a shop assistant guy persuaded me to buy Canon multifunctional printer. I really wanted to buy HP as I found people on the forum uses mostly HP. But I bought Canon. He just didn't stop explaining Canon is great and he has the same one at home. I even forgot about the pigment ink. When I came home I found that the printer uses dye ink (also black pigment ink for photo copy). About the quality of the printing is really good. I am satisfied. About the transfer I don't still know. I am just going to put the clay into the oven right now....

I am really disappointed. It didn't work. :( Wrong paper or wrong printer or wrong ink?!

6 Comments:

Blogger Jacob said...

Don't get disappointed. Help is just a click away.

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19 March 2008 03:41  
Anonymous Multifunctional Printer Repair said...

Nice information on inkjet transfer

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19 March 2008 03:43  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

try the back side of the inkjet paper' no need to wait to dry. works magically!

18 July 2008 13:36  
Blogger Tina Holden said...

Inkjet transfers on my blog...http://beadcomber.blogspot.com/2009/03/polymer-clay-inkjet-transfers-that-work.html

I use a Canon...

27 April 2009 15:55  
Blogger Enkhe said...

Thank you very much! You came here at the right time! I am just retrying inkjet transfers. I will check it out when I have time!

28 April 2009 15:47  
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