ABSOLUTE Best Way to Transfer ANY Image or Photo to CANVAS! 

Thanks for such a wonderful endorsement. I'm glad to know that your canvas project came out good. :-)

Just realized I left a response using my other channel's login. LOL! I'd love to see your project if you wouldn't mind sharing it. Use my rixcandoit at gmail address if so. Thanks for supporting the channel!

Have fun!

What is that liquid?

Thanks. I want me to succeed also. But I also want to be thorough. It's a gray line.

Awesome! Thank you!

At 4:52 I mention that it is gel medium.

@@RixCanDoit what do you mean by gel medium? Does it has adhesive property ? What if I substitute it by glue ? Or are they the same?

@@alphafarag1663 Did you do a search on it? When you buy it, it just says "gel medium". Yes you can use glue.

@@imagetransferswithrix Would ModPodge work just as well as the Liquitex with this paper?

@@texfam Just as well? No. Well enough, sure. I recommend Matte Gel Medium for BEST results.

What? Me mess up? Nah.... Seriously though, I've never 'washed off' a canvas. I've painted over them though.

Like most things applied to a surface, you would want to protect it. Sure it will resist wetness for a time, but if you design something to get wet, protect it with a clear coat or other similar finishings. And yes, you can paint over it.

Yes. It is my special transfer paper. It is available at my website. The video description area has the website listed. Using plain printer paper is a drag. You have to rub it off and often part of your image. And it is a mess. My homemade paper peels off like butter with just a little moisture.

If you want to do what I show you in this video, you need the exact paper used. It is specially coated for transfer purposes. Photo paper is not. And yes, Mod Podge or other glues will work just fine as long as you allow it to dry completely.

@@RixCanDoit Thanks!

Thanks. It's normal printing paper that has been COATED for making transfers. It's called RixCanDoIt Quick Transfer Paper. Link in the description area of the video.

Seems like overkill to me. Heat presses use a lot of electricity.

You can let it dry on its own, although it is best to dry quickly. I found drying overnight at times made it more resistant to peel, although it will peel.

Laser Printer. Ink jet not recommended.

You do realize that the wet-rub-rub-wet method is BECAUSE you are using regular printer paper, right? I'm simply demonstrating what the 'transfer paper' does, removing the need to rub-a-tub-tub it to death.

I'm sorry, but I don't understand your question. My demonstration is not on 'standard photocopy paper'. This is a SPECIAL PAPER, a paper that has been coated to allow for easy peel transferring. The link and information are found in the description of the video. If you want to just print on regular paper, you will not be able to transfer as demonstrated in this video. You will be doing the RUB RUB RUB method, exactly what we are avoiding by using my coated paper and a laser printer. If you search my videos on the channel, you will find a video where I do some tricks in order to also use inkjet. Laser is still better, but it is an option.

Thanks for responding. I’m just starting to learn all this and I’ve seen there are opposing views out there about images produced on ink jet copiers-v- laser copiers. However I’m going to watch more of your videos and I will go to town and get my chosen images copied on a laser printer. Cheers!

@@EdinaCloud The way many crafters have been transferring images and what most videos demonstrate is to use regular printer paper, use a laser or ink jet printer, glue it onto something (like wood), dry it, then soak it to death and rub rub rub off the paper exposing the image. This is time-consuming, messy, and often requires re-wetting and rubbing after it dries and you see paper haze on the image. You can keep wetting and rubbing off, and you also risk rubbing off parts of your image. Some will do the initial wetting and rubbing off, and then spray with a clear acrylic spray to make the haze disappear. That does work. This method does have the benefit of being very cheap to do. So there is certainly nothing wrong with that as we all want to keep costs down. With that said, I don't like all the soaking and rubbing, the mess, the time required to wait for drying, and then dealing with the haze and loss of image quality. So I looked for an alternative and found a paper that allowed for easy moisture and peeling off. Unfortunately, he stopped selling it a few years ago and I could not find an alternative I liked. So I spent a lot of time and some money to figure out a better way, and that's how I ended up developing my RixCanDoIt Quick Transfer Paper that is demonstrated in this video (and many others). You print with a Laser (or Inkjet if you use some clever tips I show in another video), glue it with Gel Medium, let it dry or speed dry it (3-4 minutes) with hair dryer or heat gun, just moisten the back and peel off like butter. No more of that crazy soaking, the mess, or rubbing off parts of the image. 🙂

8.5" x 11" - standard letter - No, I haven't done any vase shaped items. The answer is simple though. If you have to manage large curves, you're likely going to have some issues navigating it with a flat piece of paper. There is probably going to be some creasing or overlap trying to flatten an image onto a curved surface. You may have to experiment with doing sections.

Because untreated, you can smear your image or cause premature release. However, I have videos on this channel where I demonstrate spraying the image with Krylon clear or white paint. Either one will provide a barrier to protect the image from excessive gel/glue, allowing you to add it directly on the image/paper if you like. That's the only way I do it these days.

You don't need a heat press. You simply need to use this paper, use just enough Gel Medium (not too dry or too wet), press it well with your Brayer, and then just dry it completely (3-4 minutes with heat gun or hair dryer). Moisten and peel off like butter. No rubby dub dub.

I have not seen any emails from you so I don't know where you are inquiring. At any rate, just go to the website and place an order.

Not to do what I show in this video. Regular paper does not just peel off leaving the image behind. Sure would be nice and cheap if it did. But you can use regular paper if you don't mind having to soak the paper in water (drenched) and rub away the paper. You'll be doing a lot of rubbing, re-wetting, and making a real mess. And you also risk rubbing some of the image off and the quality of the image left behind is going to be duller (although you can spray it or coat it with Mod Podge or similar to give it some richness back). I developed this paper because I do NOT like soaking and rubbing and getting sub-par results. I like to print, glue, and in 3 minutes of drying with heat and a little moisture peel it off like butter. That's just me.

great video BTW

The same? No. I make this from home. There was a similar product (TPTP) made on thinner paper that the inventor stopped selling a couple years ago. That is what led me to invent this paper. I can't do without!

@@imagetransferswithrix thankyou for the reply, that's a shame, out of all the videos I've seen that has come out the very best out of all of them. Do you have a video on how you make the transfer paper, that could be a great video to watch and learn on, i am thinking about making some designs and doing them my self but all the rest don't come out no where near as good, maybe i just need to watch another few hours of videos hahaha

@@kieransselfimprovement8338 The information is not available for publishing. Right now the only way is through the website. If you are in Canada, you can still get it but you'd have to pay much higher shipping. Average shipping to Canada is around $22-24. I have no control over shipping.

The paper does not. Only the image comes off the paper. However, you'll have some kind of film from your glue, whatever glue you are using.

@@imagetransferswithrix okay. Thanks for the fast reply

I haven't named her yet. Thinking of Rebecca. ;-) Gel Medium.

What kind of gel medium specifically?@@imagetransferswithrix

I can ship to anywhere, but I cannot guarantee it will get there. There are shipping issues everywhere. And shipping outside the US is expensive, so you have to consider that. For example, to ship to Canada or Mexico, it is costing around $22-$24 to ship! And the UK is a tad higher than that. If I were buying something with such high shipping, I would buy in quantity to offset the shipping cost. We've done that, although it takes a little more effort to produce quantity for a single order as we make this in-house.

Most of these the transfers are done with our transfer paper, including this one. So I don't understand your comment.

Looking forward to that!

Is what was used plain ink jet paper or some specific kind?

Is that just plain ink jet paper or something particular?

@@rachelswanson6219 It's printer paper that I have coated with a substance that makes it a transfer paper.

Thank you for this video, but oh dear, one year after you made this video you are on 3.42K subscribers! How long will we have to wait before you get at 100K subs? Can't you please consider sharing how we can make the paper so we can do this at home? That will be much appreciated.

You can easily see the difference between a piece of printed paper glued to something and something that has print on it directly. Image transfer is like printing directly onto your substrate. You don't have the "something is glued on top" look or feel, which is evident with gluing paper. There's a definite 'bump' or 'ridge' feel to adding something on top. Give you another example. Would you glue your designs onto wooden furniture and expect a professional look? It would look cheap. But what if you could PRINT onto the surface instead? You get a more professional look. 🙂

@@imagetransferswithrix Thanks so much for the explanation. I have been doing it the way I said as I didn't have any luck with the rubbing method and on white wooden cradleboard so it didn't need to be transparent, but I am doing some on bare wood tomorrow and will be trying your method. I also like to cover mine with 1 layer of resin. Thanks again!

I just looked at the quick transfer paper that you use and I didn't realize before it takes special paper and as I live in Canada it will be very expensive to order due to the shipping etc.and I only have an inkjet printer.. but thanks!

@@KathysArtKreations I hope you noted that "my method" is using my Quick Transfer Paper printed using a Laser printer. This is NOT a rubbing method paper. It's an adhere, dry, moisten and peel like butter method. Covering with resin is a good idea for many projects, as well as using polycoat or other clear coatings. 🙂

@@KathysArtKreations I had just finished replying to your other comment to say exactly what you just discovered. LOL! Yes, shipping to Canada is expensive. It was $22 to $24 to ship there until recently. Now we are able to ship for around $15-17. And yes, that is still expensive but better than before. We do what we can. ;-)

specially coated regular paper. 🙂

@@imagetransferswithrix Wasn't clear from the start, or I missed it. Thanks

No. Details are in the video description area.

@@imagetransferswithrix is this paper available in Australia? I can’t seem to find it

@@debbiehalliday9411 Sorry, but I don't understand your question. You can't find it...where? Did you check the website by using the link found in the description area of this video as I suggested in my previous answer? Anyone can order from there.

LOL! It's not to everyone's taste, that's for sure. I got my money's worth off that canvas. Lots of experimentation. :-)

No. If you look at the table you'll see it remains oriented.

No pain...no gain. :-)

@@imagetransferswithrix You're dealing with the Tik Tok generation :)

@@texfam Don't I know it. ;-)

You do realize that RU-vid allows viewers to watch their videos sped up in order to satisfy their cranky insomniac viewers. 😉

You do realize it was constructive criticism to aid an informative but otherwise boring RU-vidr.@@imagetransferswithrix

@@michaelstrickland5376 You do realize that my response was also constructive in pointing out your options. A boring video is subjective. One size does not fit all.

Funny. If it looks good, and is fast, I don't care who makes it. ;-)

I've tried that before. It doesn't seem to dry any faster though.

Your welcome.

Sure. But it would be ugly. It will look like you just glued a picture printed on photo paper onto canvas rather than having the IMAGE ONLY 'printed' onto the canvas which looks 3249.6% better. Just saying.

@@imagetransferswithrix Yeah I did some research and found out that is the best method, thanks!