Coarse grit 60 or 80 g sandpaper 3.
Transfer image to painted wood laser printer.
Fast easy low mess.
If you don t have one at home you can get prints made at any copy store for a few cents.
Printable mirror image of what you want to transfer 6.
Regular printer paper is all you need but the printer must be a laser printer.
Apply image face down.
This is a two part tutorial showing how to blow up your image really big using a free program and an easy cheap transfer method so that you can paint your image on large or small pieces of furniture walls or signs.
I had split the wood to show the difference between laser inkjet versions.
There are several different methods for transferring print to wood each with its own pros and cons.
Use mirror image for anything with text.
I could barely see the image through the white mod podge when i was done.
Great for painted wood pieces or natural wood.
Cover the wood slice in a good layer of regular mod podge lay over the photo onto the mod podge and press to get out all the bubbles and wrinkles.
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Whatever side you will be applying the photo to should not be stained or painted.
Freezer paper much more printer friendly than wax paper 5.
Print image on regular paper or special paper tom palissade image transfer paper with laser printer.
Gently press out bubbles and wrinkles.
If using tom s paper it will peel off.
Image transfers will work best on a piece that has been previously painted.
Dampen and gently rub off paper.
A piece of raw unfinished wood lighter woods work better 2.
The key is picking the right method for the end result you re looking for.
I could then apply the image to the piece of wood.
Apply layer of acrylic polyurethane to wood.
Step 2 select an image to transfer.
Let it dry for at least one hour before proceeding but overnight is best.
1 how to transfer typography onto furniture.
I liked this photo transfer to wood the best.
The photos for this are printed with a laser printer.
All i did next was to paint a thick but not too thick layer of mod podge image transfer onto the image itself.
Inkjet printer do not try this with a laser printer 7.
These gorgeous graphics fairy images were used for this comparison.
Heat transfer a clothes iron or woodburning tool can transfer laserjet print to wood.
Paper cutter or scissors and a ruler 4.
A spoon or your favorite burnishing tool for this demo the images were transferred onto wood that had been painted that s it.
Shabby graphic pink cabbage rose.
Here s a simple collage which you can download here.
Shake and stir your paint and apply at least one coat to your piece.