I have found 5 inkjet films that work well for the process of transferring images to various surfaces, using DASS Super Sauce, Hand Sanitizer Gel* (aka Purell type hand sanitizer gel) and acrylic gel medium. All these films print well and will transfer the Ultrachrome & K3 pigmented inks with PHOTO BLACK for the Epson printers & the HP Vivera inks. I do not do anything to the films I use them straight out of the box. Different inks may have different results. You have to print the images onto the film on a printer without pizza wheels at a high resolution such as 1440 dpi. The Epson inks do not dry hard onto the surface of these films so the prints need to be handled carefully until you transfer the images. This information is not always up to date but these resources are listed to the best of my ability to share my information with you. *Alcohol Gel is defined by me as Purell type hand sanitizer gel. I've used many store brands and the Purell brand waterless and colorless gels. They dry without leaving a perceptible residue and work well for transfering the inkjet prints to paper and wood and some cloth. DP Media / Private Label Series# 1500 avalable in sheets & rolls & the InteliCoat DMCF4EN avalable in rolls both from D & P Media for Print, Inc. Lawrence, MA. (fast turnaround) http://www.dpmedia.com/ (877) 437-6334 , tell them Mary Taylor sent you. Or to find a supplier nearer you go to the InteliCoat website http://www.magicinkjet.com DASS film sold by Digital Art Studio Seminars. Available in sheets and rolls, works very well. inkAID inkjet transfer film. Available in sheets and rolls, works very well. Inkpress CLEAR FILM Available in sheets various sizes. letter size sheets Sku# CF851120 Transfers with hand sanitizer gel & with the DASS SuperSauce™ Kimoto Silkjet SC4 by Kimoto Tech it is designed for dye based inkjet printers for making silk screen negatives. You can find other distributors by going through the Kimoto Tech website and contacting the Kimoto dealer near you. The source I've purchased from is Professional Graphics Systems It is listed as a DYE Ink Only 4 mil film sold in sheets and rolls. It works with the pigmented inks for transfer processes. The ink does not dry permanantly on the surface of the film. Below are 3 images showing DMCF4EN with printed image and then transferred to wet cream colored Folio paper. Notice the AFTER photo on the right, the clear film is now shown with just specks of ink left after the transfer is complete. |