From: =?Windows-1252?Q?Mathieu_Ren=E9?= <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:02:25 -0500
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] talking portrait


Thanks Brad.


Now, anyone, how does one transfer an image onto a stretch fabric other than 
t-shirt cotton?
Would it work and stay put?
Which specific fabrics would work?



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Brad Shur wrote:

Here's a quick way to do it in 2d, with a photo even, although the size may 
be limited.
-Iron on transfer your image to a piece of stretchy fabric (t-shirt type 
cotton would be stretchy enough)
-Glue that with foamfast 74 to a sheet of 1/4 foam.
-Slit the mouth with a good pair of fabric scissors
-Stretch the painting onto your frame with staples or whatever you like.

Then you can operate the mouth and fill in the inside any way you like. For 
a small mouth, use a clothespin with a fabric pouch glued or sewn in place 
as the inside of the mouth. You could also mount a pull from a string or 
bike cable to make it remotely operable and even place a fixed "inside the 
mouth" image behind with teeth etc.

Most Iron on's are about 8 1/2 by 11, so for a large photo, you could tile 
them together. Or you could paint directly on the fabric for a painted look 
and go as large as you like

B. Shur
Providence PuppetWorks


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