Comments on VAharoni: Baking Parchment transfer…inkjet

Cindy, I do not have access to a Kodak printer. Th...

2010-04-18T00:18:22.068-04:00

Cindy,
I do not have access to a Kodak printer. The ones I tried were HP and Canon. Those worked fine when I tried. Please keep in mind the manufacturers of the printers and inks change the formulas frequently and the results may change.
Transfers really are trial and error. Before giving up on your Kodak, I would give it a try. Your results may differ.

The copy shop would refuse to put baking parchment thru their machines. Use of baking parchment will negate any warranties on their machines. This is a home method as we artists 'will try anything'!

Good luck! And let me know how it goes,
Valerie

Hi, I just found your website and read this whole ...

2010-04-17T20:16:24.280-04:00

Hi, I just found your website and read this whole thread. You are so wonderful to be helping other artists with all your knowledge! God Bless You for that!! I was all excited to finally try transfering my artwork into pendants, until I read the one poster that stated her Kodak printer did not work (the printer that uses less expensive inks) thats the printer I have :-( I live in the mountains, no easy access to stores..have to travel about 50 miles one way to do any shopping...sooooo...if this brand of Kodak printer does not work, what is my alternative ? Or does that simply mean I would have to invest in an old fashioned, more expensive ink printer? :-) Somewhere in the thread was mentioned about going to a copy shop, would I have to design my work and burn to a CD for a copy shop to print from? Thank you so much for all this awesome and selfless help, you are so kind!!!! God Bless You! Cindy

Hi, When I print/transfer with my Samsung laser th...

2009-10-26T11:15:16.073-04:00

Hi,
When I print/transfer with my Samsung laser the ink is permanently bonded to the clay. I do nothing to 'seal'. With inkjets each is different and it will depend on the inks the machine uses. As a general rule for inkjets I would seal the image. I use PYM II. It is a fantastic product. There is a link to the information at the top of my blog pages.

I do not, never will, use the polymer clay glazes (or any other). They are water based and interact with many of the surface treatments. And on clay that has not surface treatment, ie only clay...I sand and buff. I do not personally care for the look of a glaze.

That being said, I did purchase as much of the mineral glaze as I could find before it was discontinued. I use it to mix with mica powders. It makes a wonderful metallic paint that is like steel, impermeable to everything!

Valerie

hey valerie.........i got your papers today...yay!...

2009-10-23T18:24:05.398-04:00

hey valerie.........i got your papers today...yay!!!

i forgot to ask the most important question: how do i get the inks permanent on the clay. please tell me that process. ie do let the ink dry on the clay, then bake the clay? i normally paint studio sculpey gloss glaze on my uncured clay and then bake it. can i paint this over the transferred image (which i have not tried yet) before it is baked, or does it have to be baked first, then coated? will there be any reaction with the inks as a result of this or what do you recommend? i have an inkjet printer, but have a kinko's here in town if i HAVE to use the laser printer. pricier. i don't know if i get a notification of this email, but my email address is falkner4000@sbcglobal.net if you could drop me a note and let me know you replied.

thanks valerie!!

Hi Peggie, My Etsy shop can be found at VAharoni L...

2009-10-16T10:30:46.659-04:00

Hi Peggie,
My Etsy shop can be found at VAharoni
Let us know your results!

Valerie

hey valerie! i am brand new to polymer clay and ...

2009-10-16T03:45:49.828-04:00

hey valerie!

i am brand new to polymer clay and am very excited about it. i have been a frustrated artist for years, never finding the perfect medium for me, and i think this is it. i am developing a jewelry line to sell. any info you can pass on is greatly appreciated. ppreciated.

how do i get this parchment paper from you........i may have missed your info on here, how to get to your site on etsy. i can't wait!

thanks so much!

peggie

Hi Susanne, I am so pleased you have positive resu...

2009-10-01T08:12:19.898-04:00

Hi Susanne,
I am so pleased you have positive results!
Not so happy the package took so long to arrive. I sent it priority and thought the transit would have been faster.
If you have a chance post some pictures of your lovlies and link them here. Or send me a link and I will link to you. I enjoy your work and am certain others are more than interested!!

Thanks so much for the comment,
Valerie

Dear Valerie, yeterday your great baking parchmen...

2009-10-01T02:32:01.158-04:00

Dear Valerie,

yeterday your great baking parchment
arrived!
Just tried it on my HP LaserJet 1018 (with
refilled toner!) and it worked sooo great!!!
Although this printer doesn't have that
kind of "straight-through" paper feeding,
the parchment went through without any
crinkling or getting stuck in the printer!!!
(as my own parchment did ;-(

Thank you for providing this great opportunity
to by it at your shop!

Hi Nes, I am so pleased the transfer worked! It se...

2009-09-30T11:59:09.670-04:00

Hi Nes,
I am so pleased the transfer worked! It seems the ink from your printer is not stable on the polymer. That also happened with inkjet prints using inks that are not water proof when I tried. I used a spray sealant compatible with the clay, PYM II (preserve your memories 2). I know the company has begun distributing to Canada, they are US based. I do not know of a similar product in Austria.
Please try getting in touch with Bettina Welker. She is in Germany and has much better knowledge of what is available in the EU. Bettina has also used the technique and the papers I sell extensively.

Common nylon? What is that? Intriguing. It may be performing similiar to wax paper for you. I had no luck with waxed paper, which is what led me to the baking parchment.

Valerie

Hi Valerie, thank you for your answer! I looked in...

2009-09-30T11:46:42.368-04:00

Hi Valerie, thank you for your answer! I looked in wikipedia, it says that most of this papers usually have this silicon coat. Anyhow I am not sure..I will soon buy a laser printer. Oh this hobby gets expensive!

Well I tried this method: I covered a normal sheet of paper with common nylon. Then I printed the image. Next I layed it on my raw clay and gently pressed with my finger.

The image transfered perfectly! No ink was left on the nylon. I was so happy till...I baked the clay. It cooled dawn, and I rubbed a very little bit with my fingertip to check out if it has dried. Oh what a smearing!

what did I make wrong? Shall I let it dry after baking? Will it dry ever? why doesn´t it dried in the oven? I thought it will stay permanent on the clay after baking.

I hope I don´t annoy you, but I cant stop my creativity:)

Nes from Austria

Hi Again, The coating I am referring to is 'silico...

2009-09-27T17:12:22.551-04:00

Hi Again,
The coating I am referring to is 'silicon'. All the parchments I tried had the wording 'vegetable silicon' on the box. It gives the paper a very slick surface.
Also is your paper smooth, or does it have a texture? The ones I tried with a texture did give a much lighter transfer.

As you have seen, the laser printers give the best results. All the inkjet ones I tried did leave some ink on the paper. As you can see above, with some I was even able to get two really good images from one print.

Valerie

Hi Valerie, thank you for your answer. I tried to...

2009-09-26T14:21:47.564-04:00

Hi Valerie, thank you for your answer.

I tried today again. This baking paper, what a coat do you mean? I don´t think it has a coat. It is just transparent/white.

Today it worked better. The only problem I have is, that the ink does not transfers to the clay very good. You can see the image on the clay well, but it is to light(bright). I rubbed with my finger with my nail. I carefully lift one corner to see if it transfered. Yes it did, but the most of the color was on the baking paper left:(

I saw a video with this transfer technique. It was a butterfly but printed with a laser printer. It was so great, there was no ink left on the paper.

maybe the problem is the ink.

thank you

Hi to Austia! The baking paper you used, is it co...

2009-09-25T20:29:27.985-04:00

Hi to Austia!

The baking paper you used, is it coated/treated? Did you use the transfer on the clay?
You say the colors on the paper are very pale, yes...on the paper they will appear pale. The ink is sitting on a translucent/transparent ground. To be vibrant those colors are missing white. Printers do not print white. The paper provides the white. Once the transfer is applied to clay the colors intensify.

If, on the other hand, the transfer to the clay is pale then it may be the Lexmark inks. Or the quality of the parchment paper. I do believe you are the first I've heard from using Lexmark.

Have you seen the new book at beadworx.de? Bettina Welker has a project in her new book using the parchment papers. The same ones she purchased from my Etsy shop. The project may help trouble shoot.

Keep experimenting. Many times it is just a small step that needs adjustment.

Above all have fun with the process
Valerie

hi, unfortunately I had no results. I have a lexm...

2009-09-25T17:21:11.993-04:00

hi,

unfortunately I had no results. I have a lexmark inkjet printer. This baking paper is the paper you put in the oven, so cookies don´t stick on the baking tray, isn´t it?

the colors on the paper was very pale. I am so sad. I hoped this will work, becouse I can´t get any results with the t shirt transfer paper :..((

greetings from austria

hummingbirds213, That is an interesting idea. What...

2009-09-09T19:16:13.802-04:00

hummingbirds213,
That is an interesting idea. What substance is the surface of the printing block. Will it 'grab' the ink?
The ink comes off the parchment quite easily. With the laser printers the ink is powdery so would need to be applied to something that grabs it.

If you give it a go, please post your results!

Valerie

Hi, can you also use this technique on trasfering ...

2009-09-09T12:20:48.811-04:00

Hi, can you also use this technique on trasfering image to a printing block to make a rubber stamps? Thanks.

River (what a great artists name!), I am always s...

2009-07-20T21:19:31.573-04:00

River (what a great artists name!),

I am always so happy when another has the same 'eureka' moment I had!

Have fun and thanks for the lovely note,
Valerie

Just received your paper for transfers - OMG this ...

2009-07-20T17:20:20.192-04:00

Just received your paper for transfers - OMG this stuff is genius,
perfect transfer - it has changed my life.
ok, so that's a bit dramatic, but seriously I'm thrilled to find this
paper.

Thank you for spreading the word, and the paper ;-)

peace,
River
www.polymer-clay-art.com

Gretchen the baking parchment is fantastic! I am s...

2009-06-23T12:04:50.490-04:00

Gretchen the baking parchment is fantastic! I am so happy it worked for you. I am at work and am not sure which 'color' it is. I do know there are more than just the two. I'd be interested in knowing your results with heavier grades and multiple prints!

I usually just use it once thru the printer...I have a couple of boxes! Also I really do not make many transfers. Funny that. Just happened onto the baking parchment idea and not being one that transfers often.

Valerie

Hello Valerie - I have children that own a resta...

2009-06-23T11:56:30.542-04:00

Hello Valerie -

I have children that own a restaurant and I picked up some baking parchment from them this morning. It worked. It's a beautiful transfer! It still isn't the thickness to go through more than once, so think I should try some of the Bak-O-Matic (trade grade) Possibly it is thicker? Do you get the Red or Green Bak-O-Matic? It is a possibility that if it was thicker it could be reused and run through again. Have you tried that?

Hi Gretchen, Is the paper baking parchment? What b...

2009-06-22T21:40:40.894-04:00

Hi Gretchen,
Is the paper baking parchment? What brand? I only tested a few and all did work. Some better than others. The one I use presently is the one sold to the trade. It comes in a box of 1000 sheets and is coated. (Genuine vegetable parchment silicone pan liners.) It also comes in a variety of paper weights. You need to be certain that the one you choose is heavy enough for the printer feeder to grab the sheet.

Hope this helps,
Valerie

I have 100% unbleached parchment paper and can't g...

2009-06-22T20:44:39.081-04:00

I have 100% unbleached parchment paper and can't get it to go through my HP Laserjet printer. Any suggestions?

Thanks to Cindy Lietz (Your Polymer Clay Tutor) fo...

2009-04-17T22:14:00.000-04:00

Thanks to Cindy Lietz (Your Polymer Clay Tutor) for sending a link to this. And thank you Valerie for this very informative article. I am going to give it a try. I have a rather old HP printer, and have always used my Xerox photocopier for transferring, but if the color inkjet printer works, I am all for it! Thanks for the great tip!@

this sounds like a very interesting technique...we...

2009-04-17T22:12:00.000-04:00

this sounds like a very interesting technique...well worth the effort. Thanks to Cindy Lietz for sending the link and thanks to you Valerie for your efforts and for posting all the very good information. I am going to give it a try in a few days!

Thanks for the info!!So far the results are saying...

2009-03-03T22:02:00.000-05:00

Thanks for the info!!
So far the results are saying that Canon (and now) Kodak printers are not effective with parchment paper for transfers.

Every bit of feedback is important and I thank everyone who takes the time to leave a comment with their results (+ or -).

Valerie