Artwork Replacement Gallery
In this tutorial I'm going to replace the picture on a Book of Rass with a picture of an old guy reading.
Understanding proxies is the first step for doing this alteration. Please review How to Make Proxies.
Materials:
* Inkjet printer. I use an HP Envy 120.
* Photoshop or GIMP.
* Fan paint brush. Don’t buy a foam brush they flake.
* Acetone. Nail polish remover is often cheaper than pure acetone, but be sure to look at the ingredients and buy the kind with mostly acetone.
* Any Glossy InkAid or Golden Digital Ground Clear. Make sure you don't buy any Matte InkAids, only Glossy versions work. *Update* The digital ground appears to be discontinued so use the InkAid, its the same stuff.
* FolkArt Glass & Tile Medium.
* Krylon Matte Finish. Do not buy Rustoleum brand finish it is far to thick.
* Removable Double sided tape.
* Acetone resistant tape. Scotch brand tape will not work because the acetone will eat right through it. I buy Everyday Essentials brand at Albertson’s. Any tape that does not disintegrate when rubbed with acetone will work. Sometimes packing tape can work.
1) Blanking
For a proxy we would blank the entire card. In an artwork swap we want to blank just the artwork and replace it with our own artwork. To do this we will use acetone resistant tape.
Place the tape around the artwork and begin rubbing the surface area with acetone. The old artwork will be removed while the tape protects the border around the artwork.
Now remove the tape and ensure that the surface area of the card is clean.
Steps 2, 3 and 4 are exactly the same as they are for proxies.
2) Seal
Spray the entire surface of the card with varnish. Let dry.
3) Prime
Take the FolkArt Glass & Tile Medium apply evenly to the entire card. Let dry.
Take the InkAid apply evenly to the entire card. Let dry.
4) Carrier
Start by creating a template that will outline the card. Print out the template and ensure that a real card fits over the printed template perfectly. This will be our carrier sheet.
We need to ensure that we print only over the blanked area. We will use tape to protect the rest of the card from ink.
Take the card and place it over the border on the carrier sheet. Instead of using double sided tape as we did with proxies we will use regular tape to keep it in place and cover areas we don’t want to get ink on.
5) Printing
Lower the opacity of the art so that you can align it perfectly over the art box in your template. Make sure that the art is wider and longer than the border this way we don’t need to be very accurate when printing. The edges of the picture will be cut off but we will ensure that the whole frame is taken up.
Now hide your template and increase the opacity.
Now go ahead and print. Once the print is finished carefully remove the tape so as not to peel off any of the lower layers.
7) Finish
Spray the whole card with matte varnish to protect the print.
Can't find the FolkArt Glass & Tile Medium in my country. Is there any substitute?
ReplyDeleteThe idea is to use a medium to paint glass? Is that correct?
Thx for the patience to share with us, an gratz for your work.
ReplyDeleteI couldnt really grasp the difference between the Folkart medium and the Golden Clear Ground purpose.
Do you have any idea of any other products that maybe a good substitute?
Does MATTE MEDIUM GOLDEN make any sense, to replace the folkart??
Ty a lot!
DeleteMatte Medium Golden might work, but I've never tested it.
The purpose of the Golden Clear Ground is to provide a special chemical film that the ink can stick to.
The purpose of the Tile Medium, in the context of card alterations, is to do two things:
1) it provides an adhesive layer that prevents the Digital Ground from peeling off the card.
2) it provides a nice porous layer that will absorb excess ink. If you don't have a thick enough layer to absorb ink the print will bleed and look blurry.
If you're working with foils you need the matte property to selectively turn off parts of the card that you don't want to be foil.
So to find a substitute you need a medium that will do those above 2 things. I suspect any clear acrylic based medium will work for acting as a porous layer, however it may not be strong enough to prevent peeling.
I can't tell if the Matte Medium you posted is clear or not? You will want it to be clear if you're doing full artwork alterations. If you're just doing an artwork swap you can actually just use white acrylic paint.
Please post a comment if you find a decent substitute. Thanks!
Ty a lot for your time, I will share my results. Peace!
Deletethat answers my question! i went to multiple stores and had to order the glass and tile medium off amazon. Now i understand how to use it. yay
DeleteHi Reve, great tutorials! Do you know if the cards that undergo this process are still tournament legal? I that cards that have been altered by just being painted over are still tournament legal. Thanks.
ReplyDelete-Shane