a "general" charcole pencil works great and is under a $1. n/t

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Posted by jennifer on August 28, 2001 at 05:21:09:

In reply to: PERFECT, cheap, safe, easy transfer! posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on August 27, 2001 at 15:56:12:

: Every so often someone asks about transfers.
: I don't use them, myself, but I know of one that is PERFECT.
:
: Stabilo aquarellable watercolor pencils are cheap, easy, safe, make
: perfect transfers, and you can use plain paper and plain water!
:
: Get Stabilo aquarellable (watercolor) pencils from an art store. I
: have a CarbOthello here, *****, 1400/645. This is a pencil made
to
: sketch with, then brush water over, for watercolor effect. It's
just
: chalk in a waterbased medium. Very safe. $1.60. This one happens
to
: be henna colored.
:
: To make a transfer .... print (on plain paper, nothing fancy)
(xerox
: or otherwise) whatever pattern you want to transfer (for instance
: something you found in the rabbit hole or a Dover book). Trace
over
: the pattern with your Stabilo pencil. Wet (with water) your skin
: where the pattern is to go. Put the pattern, Stabilo side down onto
: your skin and hold it there, pressing, for a moment. Absolutely
: PERFECT transfer! And, with the henna colored pencil, you have
some
: notion what it'll look like! The paper can be re-penciled and re-
used
: several times. The pencil on the skin wipes away with water in one
: swipe.
:
: We used these at Ozzfest and Pennsic to sketch out patterns on
people
: so they could see if they liked what they were going to get, and to
: line up knotwork fast for perfect symmetry. To draw straight on
people
: with these, just moisten them with water (either the person or the
: pencil)!

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: : Every so often someone asks about transfers. : : I don't use them, myself, but I know of one that is PERFECT. : : : : Stabilo aquarellable watercolor pencils are cheap, easy, safe, make : : perfect transfers, and you can use plain paper and plain water! : : : : Get Stabilo aquarellable (watercolor) pencils from an art store. I : : have a CarbOthello here, *****, 1400/645. This is a pencil made : to : : sketch with, then brush water over, for watercolor effect. It's : just : : chalk in a waterbased medium. Very safe. $1.60. This one happens : to : : be henna colored. : : : : To make a transfer .... print (on plain paper, nothing fancy) : (xerox : : or otherwise) whatever pattern you want to transfer (for instance : : something you found in the rabbit hole or a Dover book). Trace : over : : the pattern with your Stabilo pencil. Wet (with water) your skin : : where the pattern is to go. Put the pattern, Stabilo side down onto : : your skin and hold it there, pressing, for a moment. Absolutely : : PERFECT transfer! And, with the henna colored pencil, you have : some : : notion what it'll look like! The paper can be re-penciled and re- : used : : several times. The pencil on the skin wipes away with water in one : : swipe. : : : : We used these at Ozzfest and Pennsic to sketch out patterns on : people : : so they could see if they liked what they were going to get, and to : : line up knotwork fast for perfect symmetry. To draw straight on : people : : with these, just moisten them with water (either the person or the : : pencil)!
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