Digital alchemy : printmaking techniques for fine art, photography, and mixed media / Bonny Pierce Lhotka

Includes index

Accompanying DVD-ROM has over 60 minutes of footage in which Lhotka demonstrates alcohol gel transfer, transferring an image to a wooden surface, and the use of an inkjet printer to make prints

Table Of Contents: Preface Foreword SECTION I BASICS Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Materials Chapter 3 Equipment SECTION II ALCOHOL GEL AND SUPERSAUCE TRANSFERS Chapter 4 Introduction to Gel and SuperSauce Chapter 5 Alcohol Gel Transfer Chapter 6 SuperSauce Transfer to Plastic or Metal Chapter 7 SuperSauce Transfer to Wood Chapter 8 SuperSauce Transfer to Paper or Fabric Chapter 9 Gallery of Work: Alcohol Gel and SuperSauce Transfers SECTION III GELATIN TRANSFERS Chapter 10 Introduction to Gelatin Transfers Chapter 11 White Marble Fresco Transfer Chapter 12 Gelatin Acrylic Paint Transfer Chapter 13 Travertine Tile Transfer Chapter 14 Gelatin Transfer to Metal Chapter 15 Clear Gelatin Transfer to Plastic Sheet Chapter 16 Gallery of Work: Gelatin Transfers SECTION IV DIRECT PRINTING Chapter 17 Introduction to Direct Printing Chapter 18 Direct Printing onto Metal Chapter 19 Direct Printing onto Metal Leaf Chapter 20 Direct Printing onto Custom Substrates Chapter 21 Gallery of Work: Direct Printing SECTION V FINISHING UP AND LOOKING AHEAD Chapter 22 Postcoats and Finishing Chapter 23 New Technology and the Future of Imaging Chapter 24 Gallery of Work: New Technology Index

"In Digital Alchemy, acclaimed printmaker Bonny Pierce Lhotka shows how to turn your standard inkjet printer into a seemingly magical instrument capable of transforming your printed images into true works of art. Using plenty of visuals and straightforward terms, Lhotka walks you step-by-step through over a dozen projects. Forget printing on boring old paper, in Digital Alchemy, you'll learn how to transfer and print images to a variety of surfaces including metal, wood, fabric, stone, and plastic using the techniques Lhotka's spent years developing. If you're a photographer looking for new ways to personalize your work or a digital artist who's ready to take your work to the next level, you'll find all of the tools, techniques, and inspiration you need in this book. Lhotka's enthusiasm for experimenting with unusual printing materials and processes has led her to create new and amazing transfer techniques, including one that resembles a Polaroid transfer on steroids. She also shows you how to make prints using unexpected, everyday materials such as hand sanitizer and gelatin. You'll even learn direct printing, the technique for sending your custom substrate through your printer almost as if it were paper. In addition to the tutorials in the book, you can watch Lhotka in action on the included DVD-ROM, which has over 60 minutes of video footage where you'll learn how to perform an alcohol gel transfer, transfer an image to a wooden surface, use your inkjet printer to achieve remarkable prints, and more."-- Back cover