How Do You Use Photo Transfer Paper In Glass Fusing?
Photo transfer paper enables glass artists to add photographic and other designs to their fused glass creations. This tutorial will demonstrate how to use photo transfer paper in your fused glass art. Select your image. Note that images with light and dark contrast are the most successful, especially in small project. Photos can be difficult to use if there is not sufficient contrast. Most photos will need to be edited in photoshop to increase the contrast before they can be printed onto the laser water-slide decal paper. The photo transfer paper will produce a sepia image. Print the image out on a laser printer that uses a carbon based toner with a high level of black iron oxide, such as a Hewlett Packard Laser Printer. Toners with low levels of black iron oxide will burn off in the firing process. Follow the paper manufacturer’s instructions to fix the paper onto the glass. Place the image in warm water and soak the back paper off. Place the transfer paper onto the glass, squeegee it
