Topic: Solvent transfer prints

[kentish cob]

Reading about the Photocopy club, elsewhere on the forum, reminded me of some solvent transfer prints I made a few years ago, so I dug 'em out and scanned a few for you.
Made by taking a bog-standard toner photocopy of the original print and placing it face down on artists paper, then rub firmly with a suitable solvent to transfer the image.
Quite artistic, aren't they? I quite like 'em..!

[Francois]

Solvent prints are as easy as it gets and do have that special texture. You just have to remember to flip the image in the photocopy machine.

It's also a project designed for well ventilated areas...

What did you use for yours?

I did some with some Grumbacher Grumtine. It says it smells less than other solvents... not to my nose!

[kentish cob]

I used a scotch / 3M solvent, can't remember whether it was no.1 or no.2.
Agreed about the well ventilated area though. It's heady stuff, and extremely flammable too..! It was a product we used to use at work, so I "liberated" a little bit to help get the garden incinerator going!
No longer allowed to use it in these health and safety conscious days, but being the stores supervisor, I've got some locked away, just in case I get the urge for some more transfer prints.
With regards to these prints, I'm surprised at how well they last. These must be at least 10 years old and don't appear to have suffered any fading at all.

[Francois]

Photocopies don't usually fade since the toner is applied on the surface. But I've had problems with old photocopies sticking together though...