Re: transfers and gel pens

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Posted by Julie on May 15, 2001 at 17:12:17:

In reply to: Re: transfers posted by Kenzi on May 15, 2001 at 00:01:31:

: They work a heck of a lot better than my usual method of creating a
: distraction (look, a flock of turtles!) while I turn the pages of
the
: book past the knotwork designs!

I would be flipping quickly through those pages too! :-)

:
: What's is especially great about the inkjet method is that you
never
: even have to draw them out; you can print them from a website onto
: your printer and apply. Whew! Though redrawing them would help me
: to learn them. Yeah....some day!

I'll have to try the printer method. Someone once asked me for a
knot and I wiggled out of it somehow.

I use a gel pen to sketch on designs. The one I like is a Sakura
Gelly Roll, made in Japan. It has the letters XPGB on the barrel.
It should cost under $2 at an art supply store.

They're available in a number of colors. (guess which one I get...)
The point is a fine rollerball.

When I draw freehand with the paste, it's like making posters in Jr.
High Scholl: I seem to run out of space before I finish making the
whole design and it's contorted out of shape.

This ink is water soluble and better yet, lemon juice soluble! If I
draw something and don't like it, I "erase" it with lemon juice and a
Q-tip.

In the morning when I remove my paste (and all that Vick's), the ink
is still there, but comes off as I clean with lemon juice.

While I have no info on ingredients and sensitivity reactions, I do
have a certain degree of sensitivity for some of the ingredients we
use for henna, and this has not bothered me (or my local "henna
buddy") in the year or so I've used it.

Happy Henna-ing!

Julie

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: : They work a heck of a lot better than my usual method of creating a : : distraction (look, a flock of turtles!) while I turn the pages of : the : : book past the knotwork designs! : : I would be flipping quickly through those pages too! :-) : : : : : What's is especially great about the inkjet method is that you : never : : even have to draw them out; you can print them from a website onto : : your printer and apply. Whew! Though redrawing them would help me : : to learn them. Yeah....some day! : : I'll have to try the printer method. Someone once asked me for a : knot and I wiggled out of it somehow. : : I use a gel pen to sketch on designs. The one I like is a Sakura : Gelly Roll, made in Japan. It has the letters XPGB on the barrel. : It should cost under $2 at an art supply store. : : They're available in a number of colors. (guess which one I get...) : The point is a fine rollerball. : : When I draw freehand with the paste, it's like making posters in Jr. : High Scholl: I seem to run out of space before I finish making the : whole design and it's contorted out of shape. : : This ink is water soluble and better yet, lemon juice soluble! If I : draw something and don't like it, I "erase" it with lemon juice and a : Q-tip. : : In the morning when I remove my paste (and all that Vick's), the ink : is still there, but comes off as I clean with lemon juice. : : While I have no info on ingredients and sensitivity reactions, I do : have a certain degree of sensitivity for some of the ingredients we : use for henna, and this has not bothered me (or my local "henna : buddy") in the year or so I've used it. : : Happy Henna-ing! : : Julie
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