Step by step making photowood

Photowood is a photo on wood, is a unique new creative work, where we can create a photo or image on wood media.

Don't think that making photowood is complicated. Photowood can be done by everyone, because the tools and materials are very simple, easy to obtain and at an affordable price.

But most importantly, in order to produce something of high value from a photowood is a picture or design that will be printed on the wood media. Ah, it was thought only recently, design matters can ask for friends. The important thing is to know how to first make the following photowood:

Making photowood, which is meant here, is printing a design or photo that we print from a computer or from your favorite gadget to be transferred to a wood media. So don't think we need print that can print on wood. Here are the tools and materials for making photowood

Tools and Materials for photowood :

1. Brush or foam, or cloth to apply white glue. 
2. Wood media, wood used must be of good quality, smooth, flat, and not holey. The size adjusts the photo paper. 
3. Photo or design of the image printed on photo paper, for thin photo paper only. If you want to try, you can use 80 gram HVS paper. 
4. White glue, the cheapest option is on Fox glue, then Mod Podge or you can also magic gloos gell)

The step of making photowood

Apply white glue to the surface of the wood and photograph it evenly using a brush. The smeared photo is the front, not the back of the photo.

After the wood glue is evenly distributed in the wood and photo media, attach the photo to the wood media until it is completely attached to the entire surface, so that there are no cavities or air bubbles. Because if there is an air cavity between photo and wood, the result will not be maximal.

After everything is flat, wait around 3 or 4 hours, until the glue dries completely.

After the glue dries, then is to remove the photo paper from the wood media. By first wetting the photo, then peel it slowly, until the photo paper is peeled off. If successful, the photo that was on the photo paper will switch to the wood media. then the photo surface brush, so that the photo is stronger in the wood,

For more maximum results, you can paint with aerosol paint or pilox clear or clear colors.

It's not easy, please try making photo wood yourself at home. You can use photo wood for a birthday gift, farewell or it can also be a business field.