TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Need to Print and Scan 11x17in Art?
I got a new printer/scanner recently and since there's only one model of this kind of device that I know of, and since it's been working well, I am going to give it a recommendation here! I think it will be useful for anyone who needs to print and scan 11x17 sized reference and art images. For more than a decade I have been using an Epson WorkForce 7510 combo printer/scanner because I needed to…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Rabbit Moon: Painting on copper
August 27, 2024 - This month I thought I'd take y'all through my largest copper painting to date, Rabbit Moon. The first thing I did was to do an exploratory work on Duralar to nail my drawing. Here is a video making that piece. I had the foresight to scan the above work when it was just a line drawing. I had the line art printed in reverse on mylar to the scale of my 18x24 copper sheet. Laying it face down on cleaned copper, I ironed the back of the mylar, and ta-da, it transferred the toner-ink to my surface! You have to do this with a laser printer, inkjet will not work with this method. It will usually not transfer perfect, and I fix the drawing with FW Acrylic ink and embrace the texture of the…
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