tracing paper and a hectograph pencil

[Miss Disaster]

Okay, so it's not a trick, and I'm sure it's been done before me, but I thought I'd share, I did a small flower on top of my big toe last night (which hurt like a biotch!) I didn't even want to waste a spec of spirit master for this tiny thing, so I used a hectograph pencil and drew the flower on it, and viola! Transfered it right on to the ole Fred Flinstone of a toe! heheh. I just didn't know you could do that. Not that I would recommend it for a normal size piece, but it worked for me for the little flower anyways :lol: :wink:

[urmindsi]

I dont own a transparency machine so everything i do is through hectograph pencil and tracing paper, you can use skin markers with tracing paper also,(purple) leaves a more bolder stencil (my opinion) Ive also used clear acetate and engraver with charcoal powder, works ok, but smears quickly.

[Capt. Calzone]

acetate and charcoal .. crazy old school. I've never tried it but from what I've read it can be a nightmare. Urmindsi, have you tried spirit masters hectograph paper? I find them to be a lot more easier than using hectograph pencils.. no sharpening.. no brittle lead chipping away and breaking ... you get nice crisp lines everytime.

[urmindsi]

Yeah, Ive bought 2 types, and havent had much success, thought i could buy it from office depot, (the blue Type) it worked alittle, but not with the results i was looking for, guess Ill buy from a tattoo supplier, from the other post Ive read on this forum , it seems the way to go.

[Capt. Calzone]

Yeah, It's good stuff. the stuff at office supply stores are more like carbon paper and doesn't transfer well. another alternative to spirit masters and hectograph pencils is Hectograph ink. Fill up a good artist pen and you're good to go.
Here's a recipe if you can't find the ink anywhere.. got it from another website I found a long time ago.

Methyl voilet, 2parts
Alcohol, 2 parts
Sugar, 1 part
Glycerine, 4 parts
Water, 24 parts

Dissolve the violet in the alcohol mixed w/ glycerine.
Dissolve sugar in the water then mix both solutions.
finding the Glycerine and Methyl violet at a local store proved to be a bit tricky.