Help with reflections

[DaisyMae]

How do I do reflections of images on water or mountains or something like that? I have seen samples with the tree stamps that look so cool. How do you do that?

[Dakota Stamper]

Stamp the image onto a window sheet, turn it around and match it up to your image already stamped on your cardstock. Lay the window sheet down and use your hand, a bone folder or a brayer to transfer your image.

[labullard]

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Originally Posted by Dakota Stamper

Stamp the image onto a window sheet, turn it around and match it up to your image already stamped on your cardstock. Lay the window sheet down and use your hand, a bone folder or a brayer to transfer your image.

This is my favorite way to do reflections also. WAY easier than using a palette stamp or brayer.

Linda

[jgrabe]

What A neat idea!!! I am going to try doing it that way so much eaiser.

[scgustaf]

Does the reflection turn out lighter this way? Do you use staz on ink?
I use a shadow stamp to fit the image - (The Shape of Things ~ retired SU).
~ stamp the image onto the shadow stamp
~ turn the CS upside down
~ huff a bit on the image and stamp off the shadow stamp on the CS where you want the reflection to be on the lower part of the CS
~ reink the imagestamp and stamp this bolder image right side up directly from the image stamp this time - lining up with the reflection
This works awesome with the lady dangling her feet from a boat in "Summer by the Sea" by SU.
It accomplishes the same thing as using the brayer, but I think it is easier, and only one thing to clean. If you have an image you want reflected which is larger than your shadow stamp, you will have to resort to the brayer.
Have fun!

[Sianne]

I have seen it where you stamp it "dark" with stazon on the acetate then do a stamped off image on the paper underneath upside down. Did that make any sense??? That way it looks more like a reflection when your done.

[labullard]

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Originally Posted by Sianne

I have seen it where you stamp it "dark" with stazon on the acetate then do a stamped off image on the paper underneath upside down. Did that make any sense??? That way it looks more like a reflection when your done.

What I do to keep the reflection a little more subtle than the regular image is use Going Gray on the acetate. I keep a special piece of acetate that I use for this technique over and over again. I stamp the image on the acetate, then turn it over and lay it down in position for the reflection and rub all over it with my fingers. You can see exactly where you want to place it, and it doesn't matter if you stamp the reflection before or after the regular image - whatever suits the project best. Here's a card I made doing it this way:

Gallery at Splitcoaststampers

HTH.

Linda

[miggie]

I'm really sorry but I just don't get it. LABULLARD - when you say you rub your fingers all over it, you mean the stamped image on the acetate, but do you glue that piece to the card so it looks like reflection in water??? Same thing with the window sheet, I guess I will have to try it and maybe that will help. I will try this weekend. Thanks

[labullard]

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Originally Posted by miggie

I'm really sorry but I just don't get it. LABULLARD - when you say you rub your fingers all over it, you mean the stamped image on the acetate, but do you glue that piece to the card so it looks like reflection in water??? Thanks

LOL - OK, Miggie, let me try this again. After I stamp the image onto the window sheet with Going Gray, I flip it over and place it where I want the reflection to be then rub all over the back of it so the ink is tranferred from the window sheet onto the paper. Then when you lift off the window sheet, there's your reverse image in a little lighter color just where you want it. If you don't have a stamp positioner, then you should definitely stamp your regular image first, because you can see through the window sheet exactly where to place the reflection image. Try a test and see if it makes sense, and please let me know how it works for you. Good luck!

Linda