This is a really nice effect if you do not want the bulk of the paper and want it to look like the image was actually printed directly on the wood or canvas allowing the wood grain or fabric texture to show through.
Transfer paper for canvases.
Put your paper sketch or printable stencil on top of the transfer paper.
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Using sharpened pencil or mechanical pencil trace over your paper design.
However if you wish to add other three dimensional elements it s fine to continue working.
Just remember which sections of the canvas are already wet or.
4 lift away the tracing paper and printable stencil and yours canvas should now have an outline of your drawing.
1 place the transfer paper onto canvas or wood 2.
If you re using anything called carbon paper make sure it s wax free or there s a small chance it might create problems with your paint adhering to the canvas.
Unlike decoupage where a piece of paper is glued to a surface and top coated image transfer just moves the image.
Transfer the paper onto the canvas.
After the paper is attached give the medium a chance to dry before painting.
Use a thin coat of watered down gel medium to adhere the paper to the canvas.
Paint color fill in.