(Sorry! I meant to post this yesterday but actually FORGOT, until the moment my head hit my pillow. Then it was too late.
What you’ll need today:
- Ink-jet transfer paper, cold peel (I use Avery T-Shirt Transfer Paper)
- Photo, scanned into your computer
- Iron
- a sheet of parchment paper (or wax or tissue paper… something that you can iron on)
1. Scan your photo or artwork into your computer and size it to 8×10 or smaller… your choice! Go to your image settings and select “Flip Canvas Horizontal” in Photoshop (other applications, you’re on your own!).
2. Print your image onto the transfer paper. Decide where on your cereal box you would like to transfer your image.
3. Trim. Preheat your iron. I set mine on the highest cotton setting…
4. Place your cereal box down first, painted-side-up; your transfer image second, image-side-down, and the parchment paper on top.
5. Iron according to package instructions (though I usually double the amount of time they recommend, just to make sure it sticks). Let cool completely.
6. Remember it must be cooled COMPLETELY before you peel the paper off!
7. Finished!
Now you can frame it, cut it up and make journal covers, postcards or bookmarks, or give it away. I think that’s what I’ll do!
G I V E A W A Y ! ! !
If you would like me to send you this Cereal Box Transfer Painting, leave a comment by Tuesday, September 30th and I will pick a name randomly on Wednesday, October 1st.
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I would love to own this! So dang cool! Thanks for the wonderful directions!
Wow! These are great! I have to try it, but now I need to eat a box of cereal…maybe I can borrow one from someone…I would love to have one of yours!
I’m going to go pick a cereal box out of recycle, but I’d sure love to have yours!
ox
Very cool transfer painting!!! Lovely and makes me smile!! Thanks Carla-great tutorial!!!
thanks for the tutorial — would love to hang your rxample in my office. cheers.
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pick meeeeeeeeee!
love this!
xox – eb.
That was a fun tutorial! Thanks for sharing it. I really like the photo you used.
I just plain love your art.
Happy days,
Joanie
Wonderful!
Thanks so much for all your tutorials and assignments!
i would love to win thismore than winning the lottery.
helene
of course you have to pick meeeeeee THanks so much for that well laid ot and very visual tutorial. The thing that hangs up us Aussie folk sometimes is when teachers refer to a product by brand name only. Often we dont have that brand here, and if it’s not pictured, I go, “Well I have no clue what that is.” Sharpies for instance, no idea what a sharpie was till I went to Artfest. If someone had said, A permanent, waterproof felt marker, I’d have been right in there with a chance. Wheeeeee.. will post my efforts on the weekend.
great tutorial. And would so love to own it.
Thanks for posting it.
I will be teaching some art…even though I’m not a teacher….at a small Spanish church to young adults…who are begging me to teach them something. Some are dying to just produce and express them selves with art …so I would like to have several ideas to show them and do in class. I do it for free, my payment is the joy of watching them…they are age 17 to 28 years old and more boys than girls….? interesting I thought. I just know in Mexico, many young men make a living with art…more than girls…girls have more of a chance here….I have a small gallery and would love to help them find ways to make money….this blogging and art style is sort of new to me and great fun! Will check your blog again…Sherry Peck….OH…Thanks for the free teaching!
wow, you have a lot of nice people to pick from!! oh i love this cereal box and would love to be amongst them!
What a fabulous idea and beautiful picture. I love that. Thanks for sharing!
Oh how I would love to hang this in my art room! I am going to hopefully sign up for your Junk Mail Artist Book class at Hampton next spring…so I better pray for nothing dramatic to screw up that weekend! It looks like it will be a yummy class. I can’t wait!
Thanks for the great tutorial Carla!
XOXO
Sharon
Carla, your transfer painting is magnificent. I want it, of course, but I think you should pick someone BESIDES me, since right now I have too much art. I love that you chose your flower shadow photo. I love that photo.
I am going to try doing this myself, but I can’t now. Too busy with getting my art ready for the studio tours. Thanks for the tutorial. It was great! You are such a good instructor – and that’s ONLINE!!! Wow!
This is incredible! I’d love to try this! Jamie V in MT
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love the cereal box art idea~cool technique, thanks for posting!
I really admire your work. I noticed your classes when I looked at the Schedule for Hamptons 2009 Art and Soul. I really loveusing junk mail and other items one would trash as a foundation for new art. Ingenious! I would love to own a piece of your art.
The piece is wonderful.
I really admire your work. I noticed your classes when I looked at the Schedule for Hamptons 2009 Art and Soul. I really love the idea of using junk mail and other items one would trash as a foundation for new art. Ingenious! I would love to own a piece of your art.
This is lovely! I admire your work and was so happy to meet you, even briefly, at Art Unraveled.
Oh! Just time enough, I think. This looks great, I will have to try it! And I would like to win it too, if I am the lucky one!!!
Pick me, pick me. Love it!
I love this idea! I did some stuff on cereal boxes in the spring, but I trimmed it up all neat–I love the raw edges and the very graphic quality!
I love your technique, it’s great that you are recycling and creating something beautiful!