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Ordinary carbon paper is not to be used for tattoo transfer. Carbon paper will smear, distorting the image. In addition, carbon is not a good substance to put under the ski which will happen during the creation of the tatoo.

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How do you use A4 spirit master tattoo paper?

I guess you r trying to use it to apply flash or a line drawing to be tattooed. The sheets have a three page system you can use it in the following ways. 1) Place the design on the top of the carbon paper ( the non transfer side ) and tape it firm then trace around the design with a firm lead pencil or fine point biro which will transfer the drawing to the tracing paper underneath which is the third sheet in the set. Apply to skin. 2) print the design onto an ordinary a4 sheet of paper, place the drawing onto the carbon paper drawing side facing u ( transfer side up on carbon paper ) and draw around the design you printed. This is a good method as you can c where u have drawn. You will also be able to lift the drawing up to the light a c any missed lines. With this method it doese not matter if either paper moves unlike the first method. Once complete transfere to skin. 3) Pop into a thermo fax or impact printer and waala easy peezy. Hope this helped.


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Carbon Paper?

Carbon paper is a thin paper coated with carbon or a similar pigment on one side. It is used to make copies of handwritten or typed documents by placing it between the original and a blank sheet of paper and applying pressure while writing or typing. The pressure causes the carbon coating to transfer the text onto the blank sheet underneath.


When was carbon paper invented?

Carbon paper is thin paper coated with a mixture of wax and pigment, that is used between two sheets of ordinary paper to make one or more copies of an original document.The exact origin of carbon paper is somewhat uncertain. The first documented use of the term "carbonated paper" was in 1806, when an Englishman, named Ralph Wedgwood, issued a patent for his "Stylographic Writer." However, Pellegrino Turri had invented a typewriting machine in Italy by at least 1808, and since "black paper" was essential for the operation of his machine, he must have perfected his form of carbon paper at virtually the same time as Wedgwood, if not before. Interestingly, both men invented their "carbon paper" as a means to an end; they were both trying to help blind people write through the use of a machine, and the "black paper" was really just a substitute for ink.


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What kind of paper was once used to make copies?

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