11. Mixed Media Decals

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No matter how large a printer I own or rent, it never seems big enough for some of the work I want to do. At those times, I often break my images into smaller components and print them as tiles. Doing that recently reminded me of the collage processes I used in my earlier work, and I decided to investigate bringing those techniques into the digital age.

This new approach works really well if you want to make big art but only have access to a smaller printer. It also works well if you want to attach your art to something else, including other art, without having to do a transfer. Using the decals in this chapter, you’ll be ...

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