hyejinx1984 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Hey All, A question to those who've been customizing for longer than me... is there nay kind of 'clear' sticker paper? I guess it would be like a thin sheet of plastic with adhessive on the other side, like scotch tape in a way, that you could print designs/patterns on? The reason I'm asking is because I'd rather just print a design on a clear sticky 'paper' and place that over a black minimate body, then bring a whole black chest piece. Also it would make facial designs easier cause then I would just be able to put eyes/mouthes/brows etc without having to paint or do a whole wrap around thing on the head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 (edited) I know diddly about customising but I am quite conversant with the Graphic Arts having spent the best(?) part of my life in the Printing Industry. The material you are enquiring about exists & will happily find it's way through your printer. The problems lie in the 'colors' that your 'printer' delivers which are transparent & generally limited to Red,Yellow,Blue & Black. I stress the word 'generally' because there are perhaps upper-end printers, these days, that do. The colors are transparent & therefore depend on a white-coloured surface to apply to ,to show the colors. Printing onto a black surface will 'kill' the colors. I'm sure most of you now realise why most T-shirts that use 'heat-press' technology & clear transfer-paper are indeed.... white. Hope that helped. Edited November 11, 2008 by buttheadsmate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyejinx1984 Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 Hmm, a lot of things to consider that I never thought about before. Perhaps it is better to just use white sticker paper and place it over a minimate body. However... is there a simple way to do something that's like heat press for minimates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Please wait & consider what other members may have to offer in the form of advice because my disclaimer was that I know nought about customising procedures. One way overcoming the transparentt-color on black problem is to 'lay' a base of opaque 'white' first onto the black body in the exact position(s) where the transparent colors will 'lie' upon . easy to say but quite tricky to perform on a Minimate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Earlier in the year, I had a brief interest in trying to do something similar to what you are suggesting, and found this clear, sticker-like paper (decal paper) at the local Office Depot. It costed over 10 bucks for, I think, 10-15 sheets. So, it is pricey, but if you fill up all the space, one sheet should give you enough decals to use on multiple Minimates. There are forms of "decal paper" made for toner printers, and some made for laser printers. However, I never used this, and don't know how well it works. I suspect that you will run into issues with getting full colors following from BHM's post. Note also that there are templates around this website of basic minimate faces, muscled bodies, etc. that you can print out on your decal paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Following on from Karamazovs post please remember that the printers colors ,RYB (Primary) + Black will give you pretty much ANY color you want from your printer & will work fine on white background. My reservations are for BLACK or 'pretty much other than white' backgrounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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