Polaroid Black and White Emulsion Transfer (Polaroid Lift) - Please click on image to enlarge....
The color slide image was copied onto to the black and white Polaroid Polapan 100 Instant film using a Vivita Slide Printer. The Polaroid image was processed normally and was left to dry completely. Trim just inside the white border of print. Bring water to boil in a pan and leave the water boiling. Submerge print for 2 minutes. Soak paper in warm water for 2 minutes, squeegee paper and coat with 3:1 acrylic medium to water on part of paper to have image. Separate print backing and image in a warm water bath and transfer it to mylar. Tranfer image to paper. Adjust the final image with the water color brush. Lightly brush excess gel from center to edge. Roll the image with the soft Brayer roller from the center out and let the image to air dry.