The impossible project is a reincarnation of Polaroid. After the chemicals with in Polaroid film where deemed too dangerous to on the European market place the impossible project has tried to replicate the iconic film and fill this gap.
This new film although replicates the process of Polaroid it has it own unique style and tones. Characteristic of the impossible project are;
- washed out colours and tones
- soft focus
- The chemical process is not as stable as that of Polaroid so it can be temperamental resulting in longer developing time.
Emulation lifts The way the impossible project make there film allows you to remove the image from the frame and the apply it to another surface. It gives you a fairly artistic.
To do a emulation lift you will need;
- a craft knife
- a cutting board
- a selection of brushes ranging is sizes and softness
- 2 trays
- soap
- hot water
- paper or tile
directions
1. remove the white boarder of the impossible project film, be especially careful with the top and bottom of the frame as there are chemicals stored there used in the development of the image.
2.once the frame is peeled off you can remove the metallic plate at the back of the image
3.now you will be left with some white powder attached to the emulation layer of the film( I was lucky as most of mine came away with the metal plate) to remove this we are going to start by soaking it in very hot water.
4.with a medium hard brush gently wipe the white powder off. as the emulation layer separates form the acetate front it will start to move acting like tissue in water and looking like jelly.
5.once the emulation layer has been separated from the transparency and the white powered has been removed we need to transfer it to a second tray with clean hot water. this is to ensure we don't get any of the powered on our final outcome.
6. the emulation layer will need flipping, this can be down with a the brushes.
7. place your paper into the tray under the emulation layer, position the emulation, it can be moved later so it doesn't need to be perfect.
8. remove the paper and emulation, using a soft brush genitally move the emulation in to position
9. let the emulation layer dry
10. apply a varnish to layer to seal it on to the paper
This process give a quirky look to your image it can be used to create unique personalised cards or tiles. you are never going to get a perfect image but that goes with the characteristic of the film
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