First ever attempt at Layering

[Kahboose]

Never Layered before let alone use luminous and glossy vinyls but thought id have a go and do a top for the son for under his martial arts gear.
Not 100% happy with the sun on front logo could have got it sharper but quite pleased with the back Shogun which i did in Inkscape (thanks for heads up on that Paul)

Any tips or pointers to improve layering welcome.

Lee

[ATTACH=CONFIG]1089[/ATTACH] Front Logo Japenese spells (Benjamin)
[ATTACH=CONFIG]1090[/ATTACH] Shogun i did in Inkscape , quite pleased with the back could have got letters better aligned but oh well

[Renniwano]

Like it.. do you use registration marks when you layer vinyl.. or do you do it by eye ??

[RogerC]

Looks pretty good to me.....

[hidehi]

I like them! How did you achieve the speckle effect on the light coloured back layer of Shogun?

[Kahboose]

@Hidihi
I did the speckle effect in Silouhette Studio , I did a 2mm offset then I basiclly made a layer of circles of different sizes grouping & duplicating untill i got a look i liked then ungrouped the text so the offset was seperate overlayed the circles on the offset and used the subtract which cut the effect into the image , then moved the text back over and regrouped.

Sounds confusing reading that back but its really simple , i then cut the back offset part in one color and the original text in another and it worked Though im sure there as to be a quicker way around it.

@ RogerC
No mate , I did it by eye , I did watch a video on using registration marks but i pressed each layer seperatly due to variation in materials (some cold peel some hot , mat & glossy) still on a huge learn curve only just scratching the surface , Aren't reg marks for mainly decals ? Just wondering how youd use marks without them attaching to the fabric ?

Thanks for the positive replies much appreciated ill post a few more when i next play
Lee

[hidehi]

Thanks Lee, your explanation makes perfect sense! I think I might have to have a play and see what effects I can come up with )

[Kahboose]

Thanks Lee, your explanation makes perfect sense! I think I might have to have a play and see what effects I can come up with )

No problem at all , Like i say im a total nooby and only just scratching the surface but glad to share anything i learn
Let me know how you get on with a few pics if you will please.

Lee

[hidehi]

No problem at all , Like i say im a total nooby and only just scratching the surface but glad to share anything i learn
Let me know how you get on with a few pics if you will please.

Lee

Haha, thats a big ask don't you know! It depends on whether I can create something that's a little bit interesting and worthy of pics

[bigj2552]

I,m gonna be joining you guys n girls next wk - will be ordering my Silouhette Cameo on monday....should arrive by wed at the latest, along with some flex/flock and other vinyl/material to try out !
Learning curve for me to, but really looking forward to getting stuck in about it lol

i was gonna go for a larger chinese one but not many people have em, so any help would be very limited, as would the warrenty i would presume.
Try out the cameo and see how i go with it first

[hidehi]

I,m gonna be joining you guys n girls next wk - will be ordering my Silouhette Cameo on monday....should arrive by wed at the latest, along with some flex/flock and other vinyl/material to try out !
Learning curve for me to, but really looking forward to getting stuck in about it lol

Its a great little machine. If you haven't done so already, download the software and find your way around it a little before your machine arrives. )