stumpjumper
Member
Hello everyone. I am new to the site and I'm very excited to see so many artists here
I have been doing ivory scrimshaw on some of my duck calls for awhile. Everyone I do I find that I get more comfortable and better at the craft. However, one thing always kills me....the transfer. I use an old HP Laser Jet 4 Plus to print my transfers. I then use a small piece of tape to hold the image in place on the call. Using nail polish remover I slowly will attempt the transfer (which is difficult as the piece has curvature). I end up with two issues...first is the transfer doesn't always go well...in fact I have a call from Westinghouse micarta that I just cant seem to get a good transfer on. Second is the quality of the transfer itself. The old printer print very pixelated pictures meaning I have alot of work to make everything come alive.
So....I guess I'm asking....is there a better way?
And I figure I should put up a few sample pics of my works....nothing compared to SO MANY of you. Im a call maker first and foremost but I like to add a little flair hence the scrim
STUMP
I have been doing ivory scrimshaw on some of my duck calls for awhile. Everyone I do I find that I get more comfortable and better at the craft. However, one thing always kills me....the transfer. I use an old HP Laser Jet 4 Plus to print my transfers. I then use a small piece of tape to hold the image in place on the call. Using nail polish remover I slowly will attempt the transfer (which is difficult as the piece has curvature). I end up with two issues...first is the transfer doesn't always go well...in fact I have a call from Westinghouse micarta that I just cant seem to get a good transfer on. Second is the quality of the transfer itself. The old printer print very pixelated pictures meaning I have alot of work to make everything come alive.
So....I guess I'm asking....is there a better way?
And I figure I should put up a few sample pics of my works....nothing compared to SO MANY of you. Im a call maker first and foremost but I like to add a little flair hence the scrim
STUMP