Spring is just upon us and what better way to celebrate than to get outside and play! SolarFast is safe for any age and easy to use. Photographers, screen printers, print makers and dyers rejoice: with SolarFast, Jacquard has taken photography out of the darkroom and opened up a whole world of light-powered print making! SolarFast is a light-developed dye that is permanent and archival on any natural fabric or artist paper. This means you can now print continuous-tone photographs in any color, directly onto paper or fabric, without a darkroom, without additional chemicals, without heat setting, without steaming…it’s fast and easy and the results will blow you away! SolarFast is also great for tie dyeing, batik, screen printing, painting, and more—it is always completely soft on fabric, and you never have to worry about setting the colors the way you do with other paints, inks and dyes. You can turn a snap shot, drawing, or found image into a T-shirt or artist print in a matter of minutes.
Print remarkably detailed photograms or shadow prints on paper or fabric by harnessing the power of the sun. Anything you place on the painted surface to block the light will create a print in a matter of minutes, whether that’s a solid object (toys, tools, plants, lace, etc.), a photographic negative (an image digitally printed onto a transparency) or shadow (from folds in the fabric or a 3D object).
SolarFast is also great for painting, tie dyeing, screen printing, stamping, batik and more—no heat setting, chemical or steam fixing necessary. The dye leaves fabric completely soft to the touch. On paper, SolarFast has zero relief and will not affect the texture of the surface whatsoever, making it a powerful tool for mixed-media arts. For Screen Printing applications use the SolarFast Thickener (item # JAJSD1901 MSRP $9.99)
SolarFast dyes are light-sensitive and only develop color and become permanent upon exposure to sunlight (UV). Apply SolarFast to your fabric or paper using a brush. Sponge, brayer or squeegee, while still damp, expose the design to sunlight and watch the color magically appear!
SolarFast is available through MacPherson’s in open stock and a kit (Item # JAJSD9000 MSRP $24.99)
SolarFast Thickener
SolarFast on Paper
The Jacquard Film Marker: creating hand-drawn negatives for SolarFast printing