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Two rows of wood slice ornaments with Christmas themed image transfers on red surface.
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Design Transfer with Graphite

An easy but effective sketch transfer technique that does not require any special tools. Great for text designs and canvas sketches!
Active Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Yield: 1 design
Author: Rachel
Cost: $1

Equipment

  • Image for transferring Printing out to size on printer paper is the easiest way.
  • Soft Graphite Pencil
  • Scissors

Materials

Instructions

  • Print your image to size and cut loosely around the design to remove excess.  If you don’t have carbon or graphite paper, on the backside of the image, color in all of the image with a pencil. (If you have graphite paper, you can just skip laying the graphite.) This works best on a lightbox, but you should be able to see through most printer paper or hold it up to the light.
    Laying graphite for transfer on paper with pencil.
  • Flip the image over and carefully lay it in place onto the surface you want to transfer the design too. Painter's tape can help hold the position. Trace an outline of all the details you want.
    Round wood slice ornament with deer head image next to round paper with same image on yellow surface.
  • The same design can be used to transfer a few more times without needing to reapply. The outline is meant to be slightly faint so that you can use colored pencils, markers, or paints to color in the image as you see fit.
    Two rows of wood slice ornaments with Christmas themed image transfers on red surface.