I do all three methods wax paper photo transfer to wood printer paper photo transfer to wood and photo paper ceramic tile coasters.
Transfer image to tile coaster.
Make sure the image resolution is at least 200 dots per inch.
Trim toner copy print to tile size.
Smooth out the paper with your fingers or a credit card pushing any air bubbles to the edges.
Flip your photo onto the gel medium while it is still wet and press the photo firmly onto the tile.
Using just nail polish remover you can take any picture and transfer it to a tile.
Wipe away excess gel medium.
Using your photo editing software resize your photos to the dimensions you want on your tiles.
You could also have the transfer prints made at a copy shop.
Print the images on the t shirt transfer paper following the manufacturer s instructions.
Transferring photos to tiles is really easy it takes just one beauty product that most of you will have at home.
Spread medium on tile and to the design side of image.
Flip your image horizontal so that you basically have a mirror image.
This is a fantastic way to make your kitchen tiles completely original or have special coasters that make wonderful gifts.
If you don t do this your images will show up backwards on the tile so flip horizontal to get them in mirror image.
Cut out your t shirt transfers and when using the light colored transfers flip them onto your tiles with the photo part facing the tiles.
You want them to be no wider than 4 and no taller than 4 if you want the full image to be on the tile.
Use pressure over the transfers keeping the iron in place for about a minute.
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Watch me run through making each type of coaster in this time lapse video.
When the ink is dry apply a thin coat of gel medium to your tile with one of your sponges.