More Distressed/Damage Zink Photos

I generally like to spray a protective coating on my Zink photos. I have used clear acrylic and kamar varnish. Yesterday I decided to try lacquer.  I sprayed the lacquer on and wnt away. When I came back the coloring of the print had completely changed. From the brown that was printed to a nice blue. A pleasant surprise.

The top is the original coloring and the bottom is after spray lacquer was applied. Printed on Polaroid POGO. Interesting.

Distressed/Damaged Zink Photos

I have been printing a lot of images on 2x3 Zink paper recently. I remember from

years ago when the Polaroid POGO first came out there was a video about how to

distress/alter the Zink prints. I decided to give it a go. I used household ammonia.

I used an eyedropper to put a few drops on the paper then spread it around with my

finger. The ammonia begins to eat through the top layer. You can sort of control the

destruction by running water on the photo. Be careful - the force of the water could

wash off more than you meant. You can also just dab the photo with a paper towel to

mop off the extra ammonia. I let the photos dry over night and then spray with

acrylic spray. Sometimes I use kamar varnish spray which is a little more glossy.

Examples below.

Polaroid Zink Photo Paper Manipulations

I love all kinds of art and interesting ways of doing things. Check out these manipulations of Zink photo paper Zink. Kinda neat.