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rocket-child β Translucent Paper Tutorial
Published: 2013-08-23 05:40:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 3360; Favourites: 103; Downloads: 21
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I've been doing some screen printing for one of my projects at uni and one of the things you need to do before hand is to make the paper translucent before you expose it on the screen, so I thought that I'd share that technique.Its an interesting process, which I think could be useful even if you don't do screen printing, so enjoy.
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that ' s really useful.. i'll try it immidiately
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thanks, glad that its helpful^^
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aw nice trck :3
thankyou, now i cant make backgroud in other paper :3
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This is exactly what I needed seeing as I don't have a light box. Thank you so much for this!
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My mother taught me this trick years ago 
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Cool. I just learnt it recentlyΒ
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Very clear instructions. It looks from the pictures that you used a ink-jet printer. Have you tried it with a laser printer?
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I haven't tried it with an ink jet yet, however I think the same technique would still work. Just make sure the ink is dry before you oil it
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Interesting.
Does it stay sticky/oily at all? Or when it dries completely does that mean the paper will lose its transparency?
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When it drys its not as oily and the paper still stays translucent, however it takes on a smooth texture, kind of like baking paper
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Ah, okay. Curious.
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Oil doesn't dry... It's why with oil paintings, you have to seal it, or gravity will have it's way with it.
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Actually oil paintings do dry... Have you ever painted with oils? If the paint is relatively tacky on the surface gravity won't do anything (although I wouldn't leave one standing and in the open air either). Also you can't seal anything that's wet so what you're saying makes no sense...
Decided to just google the answer and it appears the paper will dry... eventually. I was just asking because they'd already tried it. My search results imply it will dry. I'm also wondering how long it takes because with oil paintings it can take months.
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Actually I have, several times. And traditionally you seal it with a varnish. Just because you google something, doesn't make it so.
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Than you'd know they do dry and you seal them only after they have. Also you don't have to seal a painting. It's just for extra protection, it's not necessary. Just to clarify I didn't google this, I know this from personally working with oils. I meant I'd tried to google the above tutorial but couldn't get a clear answer so that's why I asked the OP who had personally tried it.
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No. They (oil paints) cure by oxidation. And oil (the substance) doesn't dry. Buy baby oil, and leave the lid off of it... it won't evaporate unless there is a drastic temperature change. The only reason why oil on the paper seems "dry" after you apply it, is because the excess oil is absorbed into another object, like a towel, or the pores in a table, and even then there is a residue left behind. A solvent, like soap, can help with the removal of this... but it most certainly won't evaporate. It's why in the streets, you see oil embedded into parking spots, or where ever a car leaked oil. Sure it might be washed away, but it doesn't evaporate.
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Yes, but it feels dry. I'm not speaking about what happens at the molecular level here. The way you worded your original comment made it seem like you thought oil paints stayed all sticky and gooey and you had to varnish and seal them or gravity would distort them...
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Lol gravity can distort them if there's too much oil in the pigment mix... it's happened. Not to me, but to others who left their paintings on the easel, and it was a goo pile when they returned to it. They way I was taught, we put linseed oil on it, to help with the curing speed. My instructor called it "sealing the painting" because that's essentially what you are doing. Sealing it from becoming the pile of goop on the floor lol. I mistakenly put "varnish" in one of my previous replies, I should have. Varnishing is the last step, and you are correct that it's not necessary. It's been over 10 years since I've painted with oils. But that's the reason for my word usage for "seal"
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Aaahh. Okay. Now what you were saying makes since. Usually sealing means varnish.
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wouldn't it be easier to just print it onto translucent paper or acetate?
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Depends on what effect you want, besides this way is cheaper and I already broke the library photocopier by putting tracing paper into it. Β
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