Today I made a discovery. The phrase work smarter not harder was made for people who can have clear thought. I have had jet lag for a week and now have two weeks to finish my final project, so can’t manage a clear thought. I have been working on a ways to transfer photographic prints to paper without using a silkscreen method. I have tried Dylon Image Maker and it is successful but it will cost me a fortune to print on the area I need to work with. So I have turned my attention to acetone transfer. I was told how the transfer process works and I have watched a demonstration on YouTube but I am still having trouble with the amount of acetone I need to apply.The acetone itself presented a problem at first, but after trying four different types of nail varnish remover I asked at the chemist at my local pharmacy. I was told that they store pure acetone in the flammables cupboard in the back of the shop, and could buy two different sizes. So I bought the biggest bottle because I think I’ll need it.After several attempts at transferring the high contrast photocopy onto quality paper I was happy with the results. However the experiments with the lighter Fabriano paper left me dissatisfied with the results.After watching the demonstration on YouTube I changed from using cotton wool balls to kitchen towel to apply the acetone. This worked much better but the photocopy had to be wet again with acetone to remove it from the Fabriano.It was at this point that I realised that I needed to work smarter not harder, and by using an A4 sheet of images I will cover a larger area quicker than using single images. I just have to put the sheets of photographs together now using Photoshop.
