Polaroid Emulsion Transfer 1#
This is a really intesting technique with which you can transfer or lift the emulsion from a Polaroid and fix it to a number of materials. Regrettably this technique only used to work with 669 film, which is sadly out of production and sells on Ebay for extortionate sums of money. Fortunately The Impossible Project, which bought the patent from Polaroid have started to produce the popular film again, however the results still don’t quite match that of the original.
The basic proceedure is as follows:
1. Set your Polaroid image aside and allow to dry completely. For the absolute best results, let the picture rest for about 24 hours.
2. Heat water to about 180 degrees. Place the picture into the hot water with the image facing up. Allow the picture to remain in the water until the image begins to lift up from the corners of the paper and small bubbles begin to form. This usually takes between 2 and 4 minutes.
3. Remove the picture carefully from the hot water using a pair of tongs. Immediately place the picture into a tray of lukewarm water. Using your forefinger, gently push at the top emulsion layer, starting at the edges and working through to the center until the entire image is lifted off of the paper backing. Remove the backing and throw away. During this process, do your best to remove the jelly-like layer of chemicals from the back of the emulsion layer.
Take the surface on which you’ve chosen to place the emulsion lift and immerse it into the water below the image. Allow the image to rest on its new surface while gently manipulating the emulsion layer to smooth out wrinkles.
Lift the image and its new surface out of the warm water, being careful not to move or tear the fragile emulsion layer. Allow the emulsion transfer to dry overnight.
Make any other alterations once the picture is dry using scratches, color pencils.
Polaroid Emulsion Transfer 2#
— The text used to explain the procedure was sourced from:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2085195_do-polaroid-emulsion-lift.html
— For a video tutorial please check out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqfxEJ85Ez4
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