Today we had learned heat transfer printing. I think this lesson is very interesting cos we did lots of handworks. First, of all，, we went outside to get some leaves for print. Then I painted the background in cartridge paper and design what you want to make. so I drew a tree without leaves because I wanna print the leaves into the paper. And also I drew a little smiley face between the tree. It looks quite cute.
After that, I started going to the next step which is using the hair dryer to dry the painting. then I used the heat transfer machine to print it. The heat transfer machine is quite dangerous because the temperature is very high，so we should be careful when we use the heat transfer machine. First, of all，, I put a cloth to cover the sheet because the machine is very hot. Then I put the greaseproof paper on the machine. After that put leaves on the greaseproof paper and puts another cloth to cover the artwork. Then it’s the last step— heat it！during the printing，i can smile leaves are heated. (It’s very hot and danger！)
This is my outcome，it was exactly what I had been hoping for. I am a very pleased with my outcome because there’s nothing going wrong，it means I didn’t make any mistake with my step. In retrospect，now I understand how to use the heat transfer machine and how to print leaves with it. However, when I do this kind of handwork in the future, I’m going to draw some more details before I use this heat transfer machine, that might be more successful I think.
Qichen wu 