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Impossible Workshop19th April 2012

Central Campus, Sandwell College

Axel FlaigDelivering the Instant Impossible Film Workshop

Introduction to FE & HE Students

Level 3 & Level 5 learners

Cut around the window frame, ensuring that you lift the silver seal- work slowly & carefully and try to keep the polaroid window frame in tact

Separating the emulsion from the frame

Peel the acetate (image) away from the frame

You can use the Polaroid window mount & use it as a frame

You are left with the image fixed onto an acetate type material

Clean away any remaining chemicals left on the plastic edges (acetate)

Any dried chemicals will contaminate the image

Place the image into a tray of hot water

To help with the lift, submerge the soap and agitate around the tray (a

few swirls around the tray will suffice)

Use the RED BRUSH to assist lifting the emulsion off the plastic

Top up with more hot water to assist with lift

Gently use the RED BRUSH to tease & lift the emulsion

The hot water will help lift the emulsion away from the plastic

The emulsion is very fragile (like wet tissue paper). This part of the the lift

can take up to an hour

Take your time!

You will need to be patient, take your time on this par of an emulsion lift, the backing

paper will come away first

Students trying to separate the emulsion from the plastic

Using the Impossible box set of brushes specially designed for emulsion lifts & transfers will make

this task easier

Gently tease the emulsion off the plastic

The emulsion will detach itself away from the plastic

Lift the emulsion using the edge of a brush, try & lift the emulsion from the corner to prevent

tearing it

Clean off any chemicals that are still on the

emulsion, tease them away using a gentle

brush. Once you have done that, choose a

material to transfer your emulsion onto.

Different materials can be used to display your emulsion

Watercolor paper, acetate, tiles or wood

A piece of wood was used with this lift, you can stretch, crease, ripple & manipulate the emulsion to your own artistic taste.

Impossible lift and transfer onto wood