I made these in the first couple years that I found polymer clay. This first transfer started as a black and white laser printout of the image. It was colored with pencils and then coated with a layer of TLS. After baking, the paper was peeled off and the transfer was placed onto a base of white clay. The transfer was given a frame which was touched up with Pearlex powder. It was then re-baked again and Futured.
These transfers were similar but the backing had gold or silver leaf. You can see what a different effect it gives.
This last image shows one of my very first transfers – photocopy and colored pencils on Sculpey III white clay. Most of my SculpeyIII pieces have since suffered damage so I can testify to it’s brittleness. The opaque clay gives quite a different look than the TLS.
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