Steps II
Uploaded: December 03, 2003
Polaroid Image Transfer, handcolored
Stephanie L. Kopcik February 02, 2004
Beautiful, very surreal feeling to this image.... #93827ALLEN O. HOWARD March 27, 2006
Absolutely beautiful! Ghost like painting look. #2581803Kathleen T. Carr March 28, 2006
Thank you so much, Stephanie and Allen! I love transferring images onto watercolor paper by using Polaroid films, and handcoloring to give a less literal and more subjective interpretation to my work. I teach courses in the Polaroid processes, through BetterPhoto and in person, if you are interested in learning how to do it.Kathleen #2582786
Kathleen T. Carr April 09, 2006
Des, thank you! This Polaroid transfer started out as a 35mm color slide that I exposed onto peel-apart Polaroid film. Instead of letting the film develop fully, I peeled the negative off of the print early and placed the negative on watercolor paper to develop. After removing the negative, I handcolored the image with pastel pencils. You can also make Polaroid transfers with 4x5 photo or digital prints. I've just started a Polaroid Image and Emulsion Transfer course on April 5 with BetterPhoto.Kathleen #2626837
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