Creating photo transfers

CreativeA

Hi All,
I heard about these blender pens.. they are for transferring pictures onto wood, paper etc
Has anyone used these or anything similar before?
Can you recommend where to get them?

elven

Ooh, I like the look of this!

I don't think it's great for if you want a perfect, sharp, clean rendition of your picture on some other material, but I like the effect that it gives, like old soft grainy film...

Anyway I just started doing my google thing, and found a nice little blog entry with pictures that will give a better idea about the process:

http://www.thimble.ca/?p=121

And here's a more verbose set of instructions, but with no pictures:

http://www.atlasquest.com/tutorials/carving/transferimage2.html

Unfortunately, I did a search on chartpak blender pen, blender pen, xylene and haven't been able to dig anything up in the vicinity. Some people mention using acetone (nail polish remover - NOT the nice unsmelly friendly to your nails kind, the stinky old fashioned stuff) but I don't think it's as easy, possibly because it isn't in a handy pen, but maybe the acetone doesn't work as well as the xylene. I'm tempted to give it a bash, anyway...

CreativeA

Can you get an empty felt pen somewhere and fill it with the nail polish... hmmm

There's a site where you can but them but it's PayPal only and I can't get my paypal to blinking WORK!!!!!!
http://www.stampandgo.com/cartBLENDERS.html

FinoBlad

When I saw the title I thought you meant this technique;
http://www.polaroid.com/global/printer_friendly.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441759987&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=282574488338439&bmUID=1154696688350

Sorry, back to the pen thing ....>

CreativeA

That's pretty cool too though... I should get a polaroid..
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Anyone know where you'd get a cheap enough one?
Bar eBay or anywhere that only take PayPal.......

FinoBlad

Ebay have lots of polaroid cameras but they are everywhere.

BTW You dont always need paypal on ebay

CreativeA

Tks finoblad willl check it out