Photo Image Transfer Canvas Mod Podge Craft

Following on from my post, Photo Canvas Mod Podge Craft, I looked at other Pinterest pins to see about getting a better, more realistic photo canvas effect, instead of just using proper photographs.

I learnt about image transfer from copies. There are lots of pins and blogs on photo image transfer canvas Mod Podge crafts.

This is the method I used to transfer the photograph.

• I chose the picture I wanted to use
• opened it with Photoshop
• Resized image to 7cm x 7cm. Image > Image Size > change width & height to 7cm. I need to untick constrain proportions.
• I then flipped the photograph so it was a mirror image. In Photoshop, Image > Rotate Canvas > Flip Canvas Horizontal.
• On some pictures I increased colour / saturation too.
• I printed the photograph using my home inkjet print.
• I cut the photograph out.

•  Next I applied a layer of Mod Podge to the canvas, I think this can be done either way round on to canvas or to photograph.

• I then laid the image of the canvas, ink side down.

There are two options now.

1. Leave to set for 5 minutes or so and carefully peel off the paper whilst Mod Podge wet.
2. Leave to dry overnight.

• I preferred the result from leaving over night, ink seems to soak in more.

 

•  Next, get a small dish / tub of water and wet the canvas. The image will start to show through the back of the photograph again.
• Gently, rub the paper off. Wear gloves if possible, otherwise expect an ink stained finger!

 

• Keep going, it takes patience at this point, but carefully! This one I was a bit heavy handed on!

• I broke all the rules of the Pinterest pins next, I rinsed the canvas under a slowly running tap. Most posts stay that coating in another couple of layers of Mod Podge will deal with the bits of paper left. But hey, I'm a craft rebel!
• I left to dry for several hours, before coating with a couple of layers of Mod Podge.

My next couple of attempts were a lot better, but it's still a bit hit and miss, due to my heavy-handedness. 
Some have been good enough to give as presents, some went straight in the bin! ha!

I bought my canvases from Poundland.

Photo Canvas Mod Podge Craft

I have a large photo canvas of Kiki from her trip to Olympics, and love the look of it. 

I really like canvas prints, but they are so expensive. 

I found a few pins on Pinterest about using Mod Podge to transfer images.

The first one I tried was using actual photographs. I bought some mini canvases from Pound Shop, 4 in a pack 7cm x 7cm.

I trimmed some pictures to size and put a layer of Mod Podge on each canvas, I then laid the photograph, image size up, once it had dried I added some extra layers of Mod Podge to seal.

*note* I had no Matt Mod Podge so I used Sparkle Mod Podge. Same thing but glittery. Be warned, if you haven't used it before, it is very glittery.

The angle and light on the photograph affect the amount of sparkle. I would recommend Matt Mod Podge!