Comments on: Photo Image Transfer onto Polymer Clay Using Toner or Laser Copies

By: Phaedrakat

Phaedrakat — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 22:06:41 +0000

@Rada: Hi Rada, I was just wondering…did you use UV resin (Ultradome, Magic Glos?) for the project you mentioned (the one using Mod Podge?) Or was it another type (ICE resin, EasyCast, Envirotex Lite, etc.?) Thanks, Kat :D

By: pattw

pattw — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 00:47:46 +0000

Rada -thanks for the heads-up. I’ll keep looking for the RIGHT parchment. Isn’t it nice to have so much help with a project ? It really means a lot!

By: Rada

Rada — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 18:09:38 +0000

Just for an update, I didn’t do a transfer, but cut out my image and sealed it with Mod Podge from both sides, attached it to clay and baked. Then used resin over the piece and it came out pretty good. The paper stayed in tact. Still have to do an actual transfer and test out the resin.

@Pattw35, I’ve tried that parchment paper and I’ve had different results. Sometimes the image comes out looking like lots of little dots, instead of lines. I’ve stapled the parchment paper to a regular sheet, so the image would print properly.

By: pattw

pattw — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 17:44:18 +0000

CINDY-thanks for the info. I’ll keep searching for the right parchment paper.

By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Basics Course

Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Basics Course — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 01:41:27 +0000

@pattw35: Hi Patt! You probably missed it since there is so much on this page, but Carrie already mentioned using Reynold’s Parchment and it not working that great for her.

NOTE TO EVERYONE: The easiest way to check a post to see if something is already mentioned is to type your keyword (in this case ‘Reynolds’) into the Find box which will pop up if you press your Ctrl key and your F key at the same time. The feature will highlight the word ‘Reynolds’ each time it appears on the page. All you have to do is press ‘next’ to scroll through them.

Hope that helps and makes sense!

By: pattw35

pattw35 — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:03:51 +0000

Has anyone tried Reynolds parchment paper ? I would love to have feed back. LOL I do have a lot on hand.

By: Rada

Rada — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 04:13:12 +0000

I will start testing as soon as my resin comes in :) This is exciting.

By: Cindy Lietz@PYMII Precious Memories II

Cindy Lietz@PYMII Precious Memories II — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 01:19:27 +0000

Thanks Phaedrakat for helping Rada! My answer to you Rada would be pretty much the same. I do know that Future and PYMII will work on top of the laser image transfers, but I haven’t yet experimented with the UV resin. The only way to really know is to try it on a small sample. Mark it with the date and see how it works over time. Sometimes things look OK to begin with, and then over time a chemical reaction happens and wrecks the piece. Testing is the only thing that will give you the right answer, since I haven’t tried it myself yet. Do come back and let us know how your testing goes. We would all love to know!

By: Phaedrakat

Phaedrakat — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:35:08 +0000

Hi Rada, I don’t have these tutes yet (on my “to buy” list!) but I read the article above…it answers some questions & has links to some other image transfer articles. I found most of what you were looking for: If you’re doing toner/laser transfers, Cindy recommends (at the time she made the tutorial) Future or Varathane as a sealer/fixative.

But if you are doing an inkjet transfer, there’s a chance that the ink could smudge if you use a brush on sealer (sometimes the ink doesn’t completely set, even after baking.) Your best bet for that technique is a product called PYM II (Preserve Your Memories II) which is a spray finish that is safe for polymer clay, metal, paper, all kinds of things. It’s also sold in US scrapbooking stores (under another name, CI SuperSeal.)

But I’m not sure about the resin. Without seeing the tute, I don’t know if there are steps that would keep you from adding resin to the image surface. I can’t “imagine” why it wouldn’t work (on a laser/toner transfer,) but that doesn’t meant it does. So hopefully Cindy, or someone who’s done this before, will add their reply soon! In the meantime, could you answer which type of transfer you’re doing, or if you’re doing both? Also, do you own these tutes, or are you trying to figure them out on your own?
Good luck, and have fun!

By: Rada

Rada — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:14:34 +0000

CIndy, great tips.

I’m not sure if this question was already answered, I tried to go through the search box but didn’t see anything relevant. WIth transfer images, do you just add Future right on top once it’s baked and it won’t smear the image correct? Also, can UV resin be added to an already baked piece or does the image have to be sealed before putting the resin on?

Thank you again for all the great help. You are great!