Are you talking about transfers or glue ons?
There are lots of ways to do transfers- some require lazer printouts, etc.
Being I too like this kind of art I use PPA (perfect paper adhesive/matte/by USArtquest) to glue on and to seal over lots of pics and 'stuff' on collages. (like Mod Podge)
Here is another favorite of mine: Golden acrylic gel mediums. Put cutout, or ink jet image on waxed or freezer paper and brush the gel over the face of your cutout varying the brush strokes ie: backward/side to side/up and down etc. Put down good thick coats (a foam brush does this well) Let dry. Wash your brush if you want to keep it(!)
Let the gel coated image dry thoroughly- one to several days (touch LIGHTLY to test the dryness) Now soak the image in a basin of water and carefully begin to rub (roll) off the paper on the back of the image. Gently or you will tear the image!
Rinse to remove paper residue and allow to dry.
OK you got me going here.. Here's another: Using Omni-Gel and Magazine pics (glossy) Put down a piece of waxed or freezer paper Apply a first thin coat of Omni-Gel� directly to the image with a nylon brush. Work vertically (up and down), and cover the entire surface plus a little overage past the transfer area, always brushing up and down. Let dry. Note: The thickness of your layers of Omni-Gel. along with temperature & humidity will determine how long each layer of Omni-Gel� will need to dry. The Omni-Gel is completely translucent when it is dry. (it also comes with directions ;)) Apply a second thin coat with nylon brush horizontally or side to side of the first coat. Let dry. Apply a final coat of Omni-Gel going diagonally -top to bottom or at an angle). Let dry completely- overnight is better but at least 6 hours. Trim away extra paper from image leaving a 1/4" border. Place the transfer, image gloss side up, in cold water for about 20 minutes. Take transfer image from water and place image side down on plastic tray. Make sure image is smoothed down and is in contact with tray. If it�s not, the image can and will stretch while removing the paper. Use your finger to roll away the paper from the back of the image- Keep image moist while removing the paper. When most of the paper is gone, use a lint free towel to gently wipe off the rest.
Place on flat surface and allow to dry.
To mount use Omni-Gel� as a glue and paint a thin layer on the flat surface receiving the transfer. For a brush stroke effect, place the Omni-Gel� coated side up, for smoother effect, place Omni-Gel� coated side down.
Press surfaces together eliminating all air bubbles. Use your fingers If there are bubbles you cannot remove prick gently with the sharp tip of a needle and gently smooth.
I personally prefer the acrylic gel medium- it creates a sharper image and is fun to experiment with- like placing half the gelled image on a patterned paper before it is dry) so the image picks up all sorts of interesting things (I like stripes!)
Good luck I hope this is the kind of technique you were looking for.
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