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Creating your own decals.......

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Creating your own decals.......
Posted by PAClockTower on Sunday, November 16, 2008 6:34 PM

I was just wondering,if anybody can give me an idea for creating my own decals with use of the computer and programs are the best ?

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Posted by ttt on Sunday, November 16, 2008 7:03 PM

What I'm going to do is take 8 1/2 x 11 (normal paper size) label paper that I got at Staples and just make logos on either PowerPoint or Paint.

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Monday, November 17, 2008 6:48 AM

This question comes up every couple of months.  Try a search for previous posts.  There's a lot of good information already available on it.

I download graphics from the web.  Use Google to find things you like, such as "Campbells Soup billboard" or "Coppertone advertisement."  For home-made graphics, I usually just use the Paint program that comes with MS Windows.  Then I import the pictures into Word.  I do my lettering in Word, too.  Once again, you can download more interesting fonts and use those, too.

You can't print white.  If I've got a white background, I paint a white shape on the model, and then apply the clear-backed decal over it.  This gets all the colors the way they should look, too.

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Posted by Medina1128 on Monday, November 17, 2008 11:31 AM

If you're only doing text, I found a site for dry transfer letters. They DO have SOME rr graphics, as well.

Dry Transfer Lettering

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Posted by shayfan84325 on Monday, November 17, 2008 2:45 PM

I use powerpoint for my graphics.

Also, there is an option for printing white decals that doesn't involve an ALPS printer.  Create the design and print it in black on white paper, then use a photosensitive screen-printing process with white ink.  This website has more information:

http://www.photoezsilkscreen.com/about.htm

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Posted by PAClockTower on Monday, November 17, 2008 6:52 PM

Thank you everyone, I figured to try MS Paint, and I will also do a search on previous posts thank you once again.

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Posted by loathar on Monday, November 17, 2008 11:17 PM

I've been using Inkscape to do my signs and windows. It's a pretty powerful, EZ to use program and it's totally free.
http://www.inkscape.org/
Remember, you can't print white or gold with an ink jet. You need to use white back ground decal paper or paint a white back ground on your model and then lay your clear decal over it.

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Posted by Wikious on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:59 PM

 Text of course works best in Word or any other typing program. I like to also put everything into Word before I print the page of decals. This way, I can align them on the page easily and set the exact sizing (a breeze if you have the rulers turned on). Hope that's of some help.

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