Vic D
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Or maybe I should have named the thread Transferring Artwork To Wood..
This topic came up in another thread and instead of completely hijacking that thread with this subject I've started a new thread. In the previous thread Matt answered one of my silly questions and we'll start the thread with his answer below.
Originally Posted by Matt Clara
"I think so, yes. I'd scan the artwork, or do a high quality photo reproduction, work it up in Photoshop, and then print it and transfer it. The only catch is the color of the wood comes through and mixes with the color of the print, which is why I've done mostly black and white silhouette images thus far. I printed one color image on some cherry, and it looks a little muddy. I will try more with color and the sitka spruce before long. I need to find a source for a transfer paper similar to the Avery in 11 x 17 size, so I'm a little bit stalled right now. The 8.5 x 11 work well for CBUs, though."
And now my new question... Say, if I had a light figured maple back and I wanted to put one of my works like this one on the lower bout with a oval vignette... think it would work? What I mean is, could it be done in halftones. I think it would look awesome with some tribal inlay around the uke.
This topic came up in another thread and instead of completely hijacking that thread with this subject I've started a new thread. In the previous thread Matt answered one of my silly questions and we'll start the thread with his answer below.
Originally Posted by Matt Clara
"I think so, yes. I'd scan the artwork, or do a high quality photo reproduction, work it up in Photoshop, and then print it and transfer it. The only catch is the color of the wood comes through and mixes with the color of the print, which is why I've done mostly black and white silhouette images thus far. I printed one color image on some cherry, and it looks a little muddy. I will try more with color and the sitka spruce before long. I need to find a source for a transfer paper similar to the Avery in 11 x 17 size, so I'm a little bit stalled right now. The 8.5 x 11 work well for CBUs, though."
And now my new question... Say, if I had a light figured maple back and I wanted to put one of my works like this one on the lower bout with a oval vignette... think it would work? What I mean is, could it be done in halftones. I think it would look awesome with some tribal inlay around the uke.
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