Reegesc Posted June 20, 2015 Author Report Posted June 20, 2015 "You could have "God" embroidered on your bunnet." I see your point. Had the google search all wrong. Apologies. That is very cool. Quote
Members LumpenDoodle2 Posted June 20, 2015 Members Report Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) "never thought to take any photos" .....ah, of course, you're an artist. Were you able to mimimc gold foil? No artist, just a busy bunny who keeps forgetting she has a camera. :-)Never tried mimicking gold, as I've never had the time to play about with the medium, and I just have a bog standard A3 printer. The ink medium has advanced a lot even in the last year or two, so the potential for mimicking gold foil on leather via a printer is feasable. I do what I can to try out stuff, and if someone buys it. One up for me. :-() Edited June 20, 2015 by LumpenDoodle2 Quote “Equality? Political correctness gone mad, I tell you, gone mad!!!! Next they'll be wanting the vote!!!!! “. Anger and intolerance are the enemy of correct understanding
Northmount Posted June 20, 2015 Report Posted June 20, 2015 Here is another thread about printing on leather. Tom Quote
Members impulse Posted June 23, 2015 Members Report Posted June 23, 2015 I had to experiment after reading this post. Being an Aussie I have easy access to kangaroo leather, so gave it a try. Kangaroo is very thin (0.5 to 0.6mm) whilst being moderately stiff. It works a treat! The roo for making lace is a natural, veg tanned leather and takes the ink well. Lois Quote
Members Panpan75 Posted June 23, 2015 Members Report Posted June 23, 2015 Very interesting topic. One day when I have some time I will definitely have to try this. I was a graphic designer for 12 years and I think putting together leatherwork and graphic design is awesome. Quote
Reegesc Posted June 23, 2015 Author Report Posted June 23, 2015 @Impulse -- Thanks for the Roo tip. I'm ordering some now. Post a pic when you get a chance. Quote
Members Jimdad Posted July 4, 2015 Members Report Posted July 4, 2015 I have a bit of experience "exceeding manufacturer specifications" on printers, and may have a few useful tips: 1) Highest quality settings make the printer feed slower, which often helps reduce feed slips. 2) Tape or very lightly paste a piece of normal printer paper to the back. The rollers are made to grip paper, so this often solves grip problems 3) The manual feed option, if present on your printer, will make a straight path that also may reduce slip/grip problems 4) Some printers will have screws that can be used to adjust the height of the rollers-- not that they're made for that (though some are, but usually on very high end printers only). Instead it may be what actually secures the roller bar, but you can insert a washer in between to the height, making it much easier to feed very thick stock. 5) When all else fails, there are a variety of methods to transfer images to other materials: A bunch of techniques exist for this depending on printer type, though for inkjet the easiest might be printer to a transparency, "painting" your target with clear gel-medium, such as liquitex sells, and then burnishing your transparancy onto it. This will keep color vibrancy pretty nicely also since the ink isn't absorbed into the leather. Heat transfer JetPro soft-set works nicely, but image quality is a little less than normal printer paper, and you will definitely need to coat it afterwards to protect it or else normal wear & tear have it peeling off. Quote
Reegesc Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Posted July 5, 2015 @Jimdad -- excellent tips. Thank you Quote
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