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The look of Polaroid Transfers...with PSP 7...?

eddy long

2005-06-24, 7:33 pm

Hello to all,

What we meant to say was that we are trying to achieve,
with PSP 7, the look of a Polaroid Transfer.

A Polaroid Transfer usually has a soft-edge look, with
random colorations that are dependent on the freshness
of the Polaroid film. It often looks very old-fashioned,
with a sepia kind of tone. It is most often based on
transferring the image from a 35mm color slide to
watercolor paper.

Apologies if our first post was not specific enough.

Many thanks to all who responded thus far.

Eddy

Trev

2005-06-24, 7:33 pm

"eddy long" <eddylong@boloney!_NOSPAM_.net> wrote in message
news:42bc969a$1@news.greennet.net...
> Hello to all,
>
> What we meant to say was that we are trying to achieve,
> with PSP 7, the look of a Polaroid Transfer.
>
> A Polaroid Transfer usually has a soft-edge look, with
> random colorations that are dependent on the freshness
> of the Polaroid film. It often looks very old-fashioned,
> with a sepia kind of tone. It is most often based on
> transferring the image from a 35mm color slide to
> watercolor paper.
>
> Apologies if our first post was not specific enough.
>
> Many thanks to all who responded thus far.
>
> Eddy

I though It was based on floating the image off the backing of a SX70 on to
paper often finishing with a wavey distorted image

cho@noho.educomnetws

2005-06-24, 7:33 pm

I have version 6 and I have to think about the edges part. Do you mean the
edges are rough and missing bits here and there?

For the sepia tone I would try this:

I always do a Shift + D of the original and close the original. (call me
paranoid) Then I would go to layers > duplicate. Then colorize (shift + L on
version 6) or under "Colors". Then I find that a hue of around 15 and
saturation around 50 - 60 is good. Then you have the colorzied image over
the orignal. Now go to the layers palette and vary the opacity of the
duplicate image to how much of the colorized you want versus the original.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v.../cobrasepie.jpg (not really sure
if I am answering any of your question sorry and I'm NO EXPERT)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v.../cobrasepie.jpg

Angela M. Cable

2005-06-25, 7:27 pm

Trev wrote:

> I though It was based on floating the image off the backing of a SX70 on to
> paper often finishing with a wavey distorted image

That's an emulsion lift and transfer and I don't believe you can do it
with SX70, you need to use the much older type 669 for either transfer
methods.

A Polaroid transfer is a contact printing method. You expose the 669
either in camera or with an enlarger. You stop development by cutting
the chemical pod off and peeling the print prematurely. You throw out
the print and slap the goopy negative onto prepared watercolor paper.

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