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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

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

Looks pretty good to me.....

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

@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

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 )

hidehi;49684 wrote: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

Kahboose;49685 wrote: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

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

bigj2552;49687 wrote: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. )