Use a brush not a scalpel to move the decal off the paper.. microsol red and blue are the best. Good to see you using them. The blue one can be used to remove the decal instead of water the red softens the decal to conform to very uneven surfaces. Use a brush to apply in all cases.
Been looking for a simple and easy guide to making my own decals for my miniatures, this is perfect. Simple and well explained without having to sit through a long video. Thank you!
Glad you found it useful. You may also like my follow-up with a method for making decals with white backgrounds for darker surfaces: ruclips.net/video/nNOTgvWWnAk/видео.htmlsi=TEpnGNZPWzqdFrV3
Very useful. If I may share a trick of my own, you can use a word processor for the images if you don't have anything else available. They typically let you scale images with the accuracy of a millimeter or tenth of a millimeter, and will actually print the correct size.
I do 1/24 and 1/25 model cars and trucks. I haven't been brave enough to try printing my own decals, but I've found the Tamiya clear gloss acrylic brushes on nicely (I don't have an airbrush, nor is my home suitable for one - if I spray something, I use "rattle cans" on a large cardboard out on the porch) and most decals accept this nicely - then I can start wet sanding and buffing to bring out a mirror shine and not damage the decals. Beware of enamels or lacquers - they cure too hot for the decals and damage them. And beware "rattle can" clear - they're normally enamel. I use needle-fine tweezers to handle the decal; be careful that you don't put too much pressure on it, and handle by the edge. MicroSol helps enormously, but use it carefully - I've found that if I put a large drop on a decal (say, a dashboard gauge) and leave it until it dries, it can all but dissolve the decal! Use enough to let it set in the surface detail (if not smooth), the dry it before the decal becomes too soft and starts to melt.
Excellent decal advice! I do my airbrushing on our kitchen table, very well protected with newspaper and only use acrylics inside. Anything else I will try to do in the back yard (weather permitting). Perhaps one day you will try and print your own. Start small - even if it does mean wasting some decal paper.
True enough. In this video I really wanted to focus on the application process and differences between inkjet and laser. However, I do address colour printing - with white backgrounds for darker surfaces - in another one: ruclips.net/video/nNOTgvWWnAk/видео.htmlsi=zw0VBRbCLbEfiMzx which I hope you’ll find useful.
@@paterpracticus Yes that is more balanced. The quailty of the result is dependent on several things such as matching the background colour, the opaqueness of the print and the whiteness of the film.
My family recently got an ink-tank printer and I was wondering if I could use it to mass-print waterslide markings for my army builds. This video has helped a ton with that! Cheers buddy!
Excellent. Make sure your decals are completely sealed before applying. I used an airbrushed clear acrylic varnish, but you can use a spray can - just make sure you build up thin layers gradually, letting them dry in between, to prevent the ink spreading. Good-luck!
@@EternallyDisappointed Should be fine, especially if diluted and airbrushed. But be very careful if applying by brush, you don't want to start dissolving the water based pigment. Glad you liked the video.
That's brilliant thanks for the tips. But could you make a video on how to use the computer step by step on how to make the image size and multiply the decals on screen for printing. As some people like myself don't know what steps are used to print. Many thanks
Hi Shane, thanks for the comment. It's always tricky to show precisely how to create, scale and repeat images for printing as there are so many different programmes you might be using. I use Adobe InDesign, which most people won't have, so it would be good to know what you (and other people) would be using, and I can try to pull something together with wider appeal. Cheers, PP.
Hi, I've just posted a new video showing how to set up images for printing, and some simple graphics design, using PowerPoint: ruclips.net/video/4Z4kqRR1go8/видео.html. I hope you find it helpful. Even if you don't have PowerPoint, some of the techniques will be very similar in other software.
The laser option is really only viable if you have access to a printer at work, although your local library may have one. When you are spraying the sealer for ink jet it is really important to build up thin layers gradually, so they can dry as quickly as possible. Good luck.
@@ssm445 Presumably that would only get you a mono laser printer. I didn't really get into the design side of things in the video and black and white suited my logo. You can of course print in colour and that perhaps makes the ink-jet option potentially more attractive, despite the extra stages.
@@paterpracticus that's right. I don't use color decals because 99% of the time, my background is colored, so colors on the decal don't work. A color laser printer is ~200€, so the point is still kind of valid. I honestly didn't know people are still messing with ink, I haven't seen an inkjet in person for 20 years at least ;-)
Just a note that Laser Jet printers will generally hold their color better in the long term. Ink Jets colors will fade quicker… particularly so under fluorescent lights.
Decals have recently become the bane of my life. Printing black onto clear is a fairly painless exercise, as are inkjet colours on a light background. But anything else becomes fraught with issues. The problem is white. Not only printing white itself, but also using it to act as a background for other colours when used against a dark backgrounds. It is possible to obtain white inks for inkjets, but they can be problematic. OKI produce an CMYK+W laser printer, but they start around £3,000, so out of most mere mortal's pockets. There is a product called "Ghost" for colour lasers which comes as a toner cartridge, so one prints the white onto a clear transfer film, and then feeding the same sheet through a second time to add the colour. Right now, this seems to be the most cost-effective solution, but is still not cheap for the average modeller.
Thanks. If you enjoyed that, you may want to check this out: ruclips.net/video/nNOTgvWWnAk/видео.htmlsi=oJus3JOy-pZpxfkw - takes it to the next level with white backgrounds for dark surfaces.
I found even spaying a sealant over inkjet printed decals still causes some black pigment to leech out. However, I'm not printing enough decals to warrant buying a laser printer.
You can get transparent decal paper, which is useful for printing dark colours to show up on a pale background, but it is not possible to reproduce whites with a standard ink-jet or laser printer, so difficult to do decals on a dark colour without using white paper. This is possible, but it does involve having a design you can trim to the edges.
@@paterpracticusI see, so you would use white decal paper instead of transparent decal paper. Then just cut out the desired shape. No printer required I guess. Anyways appreciate the response, thanks for the advice :)
@@ML21_ You'll still need to print your design on white, then carefully cut around the shape. The white paper has pretty good opacity, so should show up well against a dark background.
For ink jet printed decals you must seal the paper, otherwise the ink will run. In the video I use an acrylic lacquer, air-brushed in layers over the surface. The big advantage of laser printing is you don't need to do this - but obviously you need access to a printer.
@@paterpracticus Do you thin your Tamiya laquer down? If so, what ratio? I tend to use Vallejo acrylics, and assume I could do the same with them. One would also presume one uses gloss or matte finish based on the surfaces the decals are going to be applied.
@TryptychUK I used Vallejo in my more recent video (ruclips.net/video/nNOTgvWWnAk/видео.htmlsi=bhNfkengp10u5Yhu). My dilution is pretty arbitrary - just enough to get a fine spray.
Yes, you can use colour ink jet and laser printers. I do just that in a follow up video - ruclips.net/video/nNOTgvWWnAk/видео.htmlsi=1tAfEOnkIer3P86K - also showing how to combine white and transparent decals for dark surfaces.
Rewatch the end of the video and you’ll see you can print a similar colour to the background around your white lettering, which will mostly blend in. Not perfect, but you can get a pretty good match.
Hi. I'm also gonna try this. But I cannot find waterslide decal paper around my area. Instead, there is one called vinyl sticker paper. I have no idea what is the difference. Is vinyl sticker paper also usable? Thank you.
Yes, should be fine. But it helps if you have an outline. Otherwise, try to match to the colour of what you are applying to, as in the last bit of the video.
Excellent advice. Since making that video I now routinely airbrush varnish on laser printed decals too, as I do in my latest video demonstrating a method for producing decals with white backgrounds: ruclips.net/video/nNOTgvWWnAk/видео.htmlsi=QD8l-X2rT3r8wlAm
I am trying to find a correct printer for printing. Majority white decals, but also white decals. Preferably smaller than A4. What would you recomend to get?
I’m afraid there isn’t a domestic printer that will print white. I’m currently working on an idea for printing the same image in both transparent and white papers, then superimposing them on the model. I’ll keep you posted of the results.
@@paterpracticus One alternative for just white is a labels cutter like Cricut. One can create a stencil that can be stuck on and then airbrushed with white or whatever.
Hi, I actually used Adobe InDesign for those designs, but I have also found a way to use MS PowerPoint for designing decal sheets, as it is a more common - and less expensive- program. You can see how to do that in this video: ruclips.net/video/4Z4kqRR1go8/видео.htmlsi=e_OvOdg-DiTvNp9G
Hi, usually I use Adobe InDesign, but that is expensive software, so I have worked out a good way to use the more common Microsoft PowerPoint for layouts: ruclips.net/video/4Z4kqRR1go8/видео.htmlsi=bEbmr9w8y0skSgds
The paper should not have any detrimental affect on your printer. Make sure you get the paper that is right for your printer - either laser or inkjet. Both should be available in either white for use on a dark background, or transparent for light backgrounds. Even if you use the wrong one, it shouldn't damage your printer, you'll just get some disappointing results.
It was all done in Adobe InDesign on a Mac, although there are lots of programmes you could use for PC. My logo was already designed for the channel icon and I have it as a jpeg, to which I added the type, then step and repeated to fill an A4 sheet. I've had a couple of similar comments, so it would be good to know what software people do have (eg. Microsoft Word) so I can make an accompanying video.
Hi, I've just posted a new video showing how to set up images for printing, and some simple graphics design, using PowerPoint: ruclips.net/video/4Z4kqRR1go8/видео.html. I hope you find it helpful. Even if you don't have PowerPoint, some of the techniques will be very similar in other software.
The printer doesn’t have to be anything special. A domestic inkjet printer works fine - but you will need the special transfer paper - make sure you get the right sort for inkjet.
Any ink for your particular type of printer should be fine. Pigment inks will fade less than dye ones, so better quality is always good. More important to get the right sort of paper.
Is that the M110we? I'm not familiar with that model, but I don't see why that shouldn't work fine. However, I'm assuming it will only print black, rather than full colour.
Hi. You can see the paper I used for laser printing at 1:00 and 4:21 for InkJet - both of which I got from Craftovator, but there are other brands available. The glossy side is the printed side which floats off the backing sheet in the water.
Don't know if you've seen it, but I've just added a video of how to design and layout the graphics to print as decals (ruclips.net/video/4Z4kqRR1go8/видео.htmlsi=Gnp_4dDOsVCYK_Ao). You might find that useful too.
I’m working on a couple of videos at the moment that you might find useful. First one is how to design your decal sheets using Microsoft PowerPoint. I’ll add a link here when it is ready - hopefully very soon.
I've tried a few brands: Craftovator, Mr Decal Paper and Decals.Ltd are all good. I tend to but them from ebay as you can get them in relatively small quantities - although you'll get greater savings if you buy more at a time. If you are just printing dark colours for a light background, then go for transparent, but if you need them to show up on darker models you'll need to get white ones - and you will need to trim right up to the edge of your design, so they are slightly less flexible. Just make sure you don't order the Laser print ones.
Hi, I've just posted a new video showing how to set up images for printing, and some simple graphics design, using PowerPoint: ruclips.net/video/4Z4kqRR1go8/видео.html.
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As the smallest sheet I could print on was A4 it made sense, as even though I only needed a couple, I didn't want to waste the rest of the decal sheet. It meant I had some spares if I messed any up, and I've already used some of the other larger sizes on some other projects. Still got loads left though.
I used Adobe InDesign to make the layout of my designs, but there are lots of alternatives. Even putting images in something like Word would work. I’ve had several similar enquiries, so I think a video on some of the options might be worth making. Would be good to know what software people regularly use.
@@elfather20 I'm doing a quick survey on Twitter - x.com/PaterPracticus/status/1712479920532971524?s=20 - to see if there is any free page layout software people would like to see in particular.
Hi, I've just posted a new video showing how to set up images for printing, and some simple graphics design, using PowerPoint: ruclips.net/video/4Z4kqRR1go8/видео.html. I hope you find it helpful. Even if you don't have PowerPoint, some of the techniques will be very similar in other software.
Use a brush not a scalpel to move the decal off the paper.. microsol red and blue are the best. Good to see you using them. The blue one can be used to remove the decal instead of water the red softens the decal to conform to very uneven surfaces. Use a brush to apply in all cases.
Thanks. Great tips.
Thanks for this video! Clear explanations and demonstration of the techniques = perfect!
Glad it was helpful!
Been looking for a simple and easy guide to making my own decals for my miniatures, this is perfect. Simple and well explained without having to sit through a long video. Thank you!
Glad you found it useful. You may also like my follow-up with a method for making decals with white backgrounds for darker surfaces: ruclips.net/video/nNOTgvWWnAk/видео.htmlsi=TEpnGNZPWzqdFrV3
Very useful.
If I may share a trick of my own, you can use a word processor for the images if you don't have anything else available. They typically let you scale images with the accuracy of a millimeter or tenth of a millimeter, and will actually print the correct size.
Indeed. I have found that PowerPoint is actually surprisingly good for layout design: ruclips.net/video/4Z4kqRR1go8/видео.htmlsi=6_wb0x7QVWL-TFt8
I do 1/24 and 1/25 model cars and trucks. I haven't been brave enough to try printing my own decals, but I've found the Tamiya clear gloss acrylic brushes on nicely (I don't have an airbrush, nor is my home suitable for one - if I spray something, I use "rattle cans" on a large cardboard out on the porch) and most decals accept this nicely - then I can start wet sanding and buffing to bring out a mirror shine and not damage the decals.
Beware of enamels or lacquers - they cure too hot for the decals and damage them. And beware "rattle can" clear - they're normally enamel.
I use needle-fine tweezers to handle the decal; be careful that you don't put too much pressure on it, and handle by the edge.
MicroSol helps enormously, but use it carefully - I've found that if I put a large drop on a decal (say, a dashboard gauge) and leave it until it dries, it can all but dissolve the decal! Use enough to let it set in the surface detail (if not smooth), the dry it before the decal becomes too soft and starts to melt.
Excellent decal advice!
I do my airbrushing on our kitchen table, very well protected with newspaper and only use acrylics inside. Anything else I will try to do in the back yard (weather permitting).
Perhaps one day you will try and print your own. Start small - even if it does mean wasting some decal paper.
convenient that you chose a white object and black letters. Different completely if it has a darker background and light coloured letters!
True enough. In this video I really wanted to focus on the application process and differences between inkjet and laser. However, I do address colour printing - with white backgrounds for darker surfaces - in another one: ruclips.net/video/nNOTgvWWnAk/видео.htmlsi=zw0VBRbCLbEfiMzx which I hope you’ll find useful.
@@paterpracticus Yes that is more balanced. The quailty of the result is dependent on several things such as matching the background colour, the opaqueness of the print and the whiteness of the film.
@@robertmort5994 opacity is pretty good. The tricky bit is obviously matching background colour etc.
My family recently got an ink-tank printer and I was wondering if I could use it to mass-print waterslide markings for my army builds. This video has helped a ton with that! Cheers buddy!
Excellent. Make sure your decals are completely sealed before applying. I used an airbrushed clear acrylic varnish, but you can use a spray can - just make sure you build up thin layers gradually, letting them dry in between, to prevent the ink spreading. Good-luck!
Be careful with "rattle can" spray paints - they're almost always enamel, and it cures too hot for decal paper, and eats it. Voice of experience....
@@paterpracticusHello. Would Galeria acrylic artist varnish work for this? Thank you, and thanks for a great tutorial.
@@EternallyDisappointed Should be fine, especially if diluted and airbrushed. But be very careful if applying by brush, you don't want to start dissolving the water based pigment. Glad you liked the video.
@paterpracticus Thank you. Yes, definitely will airbrush it on.
That's brilliant thanks for the tips. But could you make a video on how to use the computer step by step on how to make the image size and multiply the decals on screen for printing. As some people like myself don't know what steps are used to print. Many thanks
Hi Shane, thanks for the comment. It's always tricky to show precisely how to create, scale and repeat images for printing as there are so many different programmes you might be using. I use Adobe InDesign, which most people won't have, so it would be good to know what you (and other people) would be using, and I can try to pull something together with wider appeal. Cheers, PP.
Hi, I've just posted a new video showing how to set up images for printing, and some simple graphics design, using PowerPoint: ruclips.net/video/4Z4kqRR1go8/видео.html. I hope you find it helpful. Even if you don't have PowerPoint, some of the techniques will be very similar in other software.
Great video. I can't justify the cost of a laser printer so have taken note of the comments you make.
The laser option is really only viable if you have access to a printer at work, although your local library may have one. When you are spraying the sealer for ink jet it is really important to build up thin layers gradually, so they can dry as quickly as possible. Good luck.
With laser printers starting at ~100€, I wouldn't even care to think about doing the extra steps needed with the inkjet method :)
@@ssm445 Presumably that would only get you a mono laser printer. I didn't really get into the design side of things in the video and black and white suited my logo. You can of course print in colour and that perhaps makes the ink-jet option potentially more attractive, despite the extra stages.
@@paterpracticus that's right. I don't use color decals because 99% of the time, my background is colored, so colors on the decal don't work.
A color laser printer is ~200€, so the point is still kind of valid. I honestly didn't know people are still messing with ink, I haven't seen an inkjet in person for 20 years at least ;-)
@@paterpracticus You can also use a photocopier.
Just a note that Laser Jet printers will generally hold their color better in the long term. Ink Jets colors will fade quicker… particularly so under fluorescent lights.
It is important to use better quality pigment inks, rather than dyes, for non-fade inkjet prints.
Decals have recently become the bane of my life.
Printing black onto clear is a fairly painless exercise, as are inkjet colours on a light background.
But anything else becomes fraught with issues.
The problem is white.
Not only printing white itself, but also using it to act as a background for other colours when used against a dark backgrounds.
It is possible to obtain white inks for inkjets, but they can be problematic.
OKI produce an CMYK+W laser printer, but they start around £3,000, so out of most mere mortal's pockets.
There is a product called "Ghost" for colour lasers which comes as a toner cartridge, so one prints the white onto a clear transfer film, and then feeding the same sheet through a second time to add the colour.
Right now, this seems to be the most cost-effective solution, but is still not cheap for the average modeller.
Try this: ruclips.net/video/nNOTgvWWnAk/видео.htmlsi=7_cdmedLWbn9owET It’s a bit tricky, but it does work.
Super useful!
Thanks. If you enjoyed that, you may want to check this out: ruclips.net/video/nNOTgvWWnAk/видео.htmlsi=oJus3JOy-pZpxfkw - takes it to the next level with white backgrounds for dark surfaces.
Thank you! Very useful for my model railroad 👍
Excellent, glad you found it useful.
Great vidio, love that info.Thanks for the morning coffee...
Great. Glad you liked it.
a very classy tutorial. much appreciated~
Glad you liked it!
I found even spaying a sealant over inkjet printed decals still causes some black pigment to leech out. However, I'm not printing enough decals to warrant buying a laser printer.
Building up the acrylic sealant gradually is the answer. Let each later dry before applying the next.
Love the video! I was wondering what the look of the decal would be if applied to a background that wasn't white? Maybe like a darker colour instead.
You can get transparent decal paper, which is useful for printing dark colours to show up on a pale background, but it is not possible to reproduce whites with a standard ink-jet or laser printer, so difficult to do decals on a dark colour without using white paper. This is possible, but it does involve having a design you can trim to the edges.
@@paterpracticusI see, so you would use white decal paper instead of transparent decal paper. Then just cut out the desired shape. No printer required I guess.
Anyways appreciate the response, thanks for the advice :)
@@ML21_ You'll still need to print your design on white, then carefully cut around the shape. The white paper has pretty good opacity, so should show up well against a dark background.
Can I use an aerosol paint clear coat to seal instead of the one you used?
Yes you can, but keep the layers light. I’ve found it is easy to over-coat with aerosols, making the ink bleed a bit.
Thank you @@paterpracticus
Did you have to seal the paper after printing so the ink doesn't run when placed in the water
For ink jet printed decals you must seal the paper, otherwise the ink will run. In the video I use an acrylic lacquer, air-brushed in layers over the surface. The big advantage of laser printing is you don't need to do this - but obviously you need access to a printer.
@@paterpracticus Do you thin your Tamiya laquer down? If so, what ratio?
I tend to use Vallejo acrylics, and assume I could do the same with them.
One would also presume one uses gloss or matte finish based on the surfaces the decals are going to be applied.
@TryptychUK I used Vallejo in my more recent video (ruclips.net/video/nNOTgvWWnAk/видео.htmlsi=bhNfkengp10u5Yhu). My dilution is pretty arbitrary - just enough to get a fine spray.
this is a great video.I really love model trains
Making your own decals isn't just good for modelling, you can also use them for labels or to brand bits of your maker projects.
Can hou use a colour laser printer ?
Yes, you can use colour ink jet and laser printers. I do just that in a follow up video - ruclips.net/video/nNOTgvWWnAk/видео.htmlsi=1tAfEOnkIer3P86K - also showing how to combine white and transparent decals for dark surfaces.
what can i do? i want to print white letters
Rewatch the end of the video and you’ll see you can print a similar colour to the background around your white lettering, which will mostly blend in. Not perfect, but you can get a pretty good match.
Hi. I'm also gonna try this. But I cannot find waterslide decal paper around my area. Instead, there is one called vinyl sticker paper. I have no idea what is the difference. Is vinyl sticker paper also usable? Thank you.
I've not come across vinyl sticker paper, so don't know how well that will perform. Let me know how you get on.
Does this work for colour decals as well? I need to print NER Lettering for my models as all the premade ones are out of stock
Yes, should be fine. But it helps if you have an outline. Otherwise, try to match to the colour of what you are applying to, as in the last bit of the video.
Funnily enough spraying clear on the laser print should make it much more resilient. Laser toner doesn't like water too.
Excellent advice. Since making that video I now routinely airbrush varnish on laser printed decals too, as I do in my latest video demonstrating a method for producing decals with white backgrounds: ruclips.net/video/nNOTgvWWnAk/видео.htmlsi=QD8l-X2rT3r8wlAm
I am trying to find a correct printer for printing. Majority white decals, but also white decals. Preferably smaller than A4. What would you recomend to get?
I’m afraid there isn’t a domestic printer that will print white. I’m currently working on an idea for printing the same image in both transparent and white papers, then superimposing them on the model. I’ll keep you posted of the results.
@@paterpracticus i did find sorta a work around. But the stickers arent solid white because of it sadly. But the lightest tint of grey thats possible
@@paterpracticus One alternative for just white is a labels cutter like Cricut.
One can create a stencil that can be stuck on and then airbrushed with white or whatever.
What pc program did he use to design the logo ?
Hi, I actually used Adobe InDesign for those designs, but I have also found a way to use MS PowerPoint for designing decal sheets, as it is a more common - and less expensive- program. You can see how to do that in this video: ruclips.net/video/4Z4kqRR1go8/видео.htmlsi=e_OvOdg-DiTvNp9G
Hi, you're very good, but what computer program do you use to make the dimensions of the decals
Hi, usually I use Adobe InDesign, but that is expensive software, so I have worked out a good way to use the more common Microsoft PowerPoint for layouts: ruclips.net/video/4Z4kqRR1go8/видео.htmlsi=bEbmr9w8y0skSgds
@@paterpracticus Thanks bro👍
@@ttlegends24975 pleasure
I have a question if I use the paper there is any chances that the printer get affected or not
The paper should not have any detrimental affect on your printer. Make sure you get the paper that is right for your printer - either laser or inkjet. Both should be available in either white for use on a dark background, or transparent for light backgrounds. Even if you use the wrong one, it shouldn't damage your printer, you'll just get some disappointing results.
Where did you create the design though?
It was all done in Adobe InDesign on a Mac, although there are lots of programmes you could use for PC. My logo was already designed for the channel icon and I have it as a jpeg, to which I added the type, then step and repeated to fill an A4 sheet. I've had a couple of similar comments, so it would be good to know what software people do have (eg. Microsoft Word) so I can make an accompanying video.
Hi, I've just posted a new video showing how to set up images for printing, and some simple graphics design, using PowerPoint: ruclips.net/video/4Z4kqRR1go8/видео.html. I hope you find it helpful. Even if you don't have PowerPoint, some of the techniques will be very similar in other software.
Can print water decal sticker with inkjet or laserjet printer?
Yes, you can do both. You will need a different sort of paper for each and inkjet will need sealing before application,
hey there! can i use a normal printer for this?
The printer doesn’t have to be anything special. A domestic inkjet printer works fine - but you will need the special transfer paper - make sure you get the right sort for inkjet.
Can I ask what kind of ink you used? Or any type of ink is fine? 😮
Any ink for your particular type of printer should be fine. Pigment inks will fade less than dye ones, so better quality is always good. More important to get the right sort of paper.
Would the $89 HP LaserJet on Amazon work good enough or do I need one of those commercial office printers?
Is that the M110we? I'm not familiar with that model, but I don't see why that shouldn't work fine. However, I'm assuming it will only print black, rather than full colour.
@@paterpracticus Yes that's the one, Thank you. But your right, a color one would be better. Cheapest color one I could find is $200.
What paper did you use? "Glossy side up".....of what paper?
Hi. You can see the paper I used for laser printing at 1:00 and 4:21 for InkJet - both of which I got from Craftovator, but there are other brands available. The glossy side is the printed side which floats off the backing sheet in the water.
@@paterpracticus Thanks!!
No problem. Doesn’t matter much if you print the wrong side, just turn over and print again.
@@paterpracticus Great help! Thanks again!
Don't know if you've seen it, but I've just added a video of how to design and layout the graphics to print as decals (ruclips.net/video/4Z4kqRR1go8/видео.htmlsi=Gnp_4dDOsVCYK_Ao). You might find that useful too.
I just want to start making custom hot wheels minis
I’m working on a couple of videos at the moment that you might find useful. First one is how to design your decal sheets using Microsoft PowerPoint. I’ll add a link here when it is ready - hopefully very soon.
Don’t even have a computer yet guess this gives a reason to buy one
You'll need something to print your decals from - and a printer. Neither need to be anything fancy.
What ink jet sheets do you suggest to use?
I've tried a few brands: Craftovator, Mr Decal Paper and Decals.Ltd are all good. I tend to but them from ebay as you can get them in relatively small quantities - although you'll get greater savings if you buy more at a time. If you are just printing dark colours for a light background, then go for transparent, but if you need them to show up on darker models you'll need to get white ones - and you will need to trim right up to the edge of your design, so they are slightly less flexible. Just make sure you don't order the Laser print ones.
@@paterpracticus excellent, thanks for the advice
Microsoft Paint sucked for this.... make it a certain size on the program... and it prints out either too large or too small...
Not familiar with that particular application. I’m planning a video for designing decals, so it’s good to know to avoid that one!
Hi, I've just posted a new video showing how to set up images for printing, and some simple graphics design, using PowerPoint: ruclips.net/video/4Z4kqRR1go8/видео.html.
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What’s your printer?
My inkjet printer is a Canon ip7250. It’s quite old now, but still going strong.
@@paterpracticus is it inkjet or laser? And also is it only black and white? Thanks for reply bro
That one is a colour inkjet printer, but my logo is only black and white, so I could have used a single colour printer.
Didn’t understand, why did you print many logos on A4 sheet? You need just 2 pieces
As the smallest sheet I could print on was A4 it made sense, as even though I only needed a couple, I didn't want to waste the rest of the decal sheet. It meant I had some spares if I messed any up, and I've already used some of the other larger sizes on some other projects. Still got loads left though.
GREAT VIDEO BUT Is there an app to make the pictures small ? Like the exact scale that is need it for the hot wheels? Any body please help thanks.
I used Adobe InDesign to make the layout of my designs, but there are lots of alternatives. Even putting images in something like Word would work. I’ve had several similar enquiries, so I think a video on some of the options might be worth making. Would be good to know what software people regularly use.
@@paterpracticusYES PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU.
@@elfather20 I'm doing a quick survey on Twitter - x.com/PaterPracticus/status/1712479920532971524?s=20 - to see if there is any free page layout software people would like to see in particular.
Hi, I've just posted a new video showing how to set up images for printing, and some simple graphics design, using PowerPoint: ruclips.net/video/4Z4kqRR1go8/видео.html. I hope you find it helpful. Even if you don't have PowerPoint, some of the techniques will be very similar in other software.
@paterpracticus Hello, thank you. I will check out thanks 👍