Encasing printed design. HELP!

[ManthaNoelle]

Hey everyone,

I am not a salon professional, but I am a beginning cosmo. student. I've been working the acrylic on myself before joining school and have been using the L&P method to make jewelry.


I've been trying to get someone at school to answer my question but have never been given an answer


A customer of mine is asking for some jewelry to be made with a picture they have shown me on the internet. I had never encased a print out before, but when I attempted with a print via a laser printer my attempt failed. The ink smeared and it was a mess.


Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease someone help me! I've been reading this forum for awhile just for advice and inspiration for school. I figured if I could get somewhere, it would be here. Is there a certain printer I should use? Or a certain method for applying the L&P?




Thank you all for reading I appreciate it A LOT.

 

[angel fingers]

your problem is caused by the liquid monomer disolving the ink.

you need to sheild the print in some way so that the solvent in the monomer cannot make direct contact with the ink.

if you have a gel system , that would work.
if not then you need to form a barrier of some kind between the print and the l/p acrylic.
maybe laminate the image first. or coat it in a water based varnish before proceeding with the l/p.

 

[ManthaNoelle]

thank you

this is all what I has assumed but someone I spoke to awhile ago insisted you could print something and instantly apply it with L&P.



I clearly disagreed since my attempt went south.
But thank you so much, now my ideas are confirmed and I'll try both.

 

[angel fingers]

thank you

this is all what I has assumed but someone I spoke to awhile ago insisted you could print something and instantly apply it with L&P.



I clearly disagreed since my attempt went south.
But thank you so much, now my ideas are confirmed and I'll try both.

i guess it might be possible, it would all depend on the type of ink that the printer uses.

another thing that 'might' work is to use a fixative on the design.
you can get proper stuff, but when i was at art college we used hair laquer as an alternative. this was really for fixing pencil or pastel designs, but it could be another option for you to try.

i'm told that printing the design on t-shirt tranfer paper keeps it from smudging also.

hope your project works !

 

[loubylou]

I would try covering the image with resin or a nail glue before applying the L&P see if that works, i have no idea if it will its just an idea for you to try,
also if you go the tutorial section on this site one of our geeks has done a tutorial on how to make your own water decals maybe this would work for you ??
just a case of trying things out hun :hug:

 

[doiamailbox]

apply a coat of no cleanse gel or liquid buff on it first, then encase with l&p