Question(s) About decals

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divonic
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Question(s) About decals

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I've recently gotten bitten by the customization bug. I started making torsos and shields and just printing them on paper and attaching them via double sided scrapbooking tape (it is removable)

But I'd like to do some faces and I think that decals would be better. but my question; is the water slide decal paper clear or white? can you get both? I'm planning on doing some custom orc :orc: faces but with their white teeth, I need a white background (unless I can find a printer that prints white) Am I stuck with paper and tape or stickers? Is there any particularly thin sticker paper.

thanks

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You can buy both white waterslide decal paper and clear. White still waterslides in the same way as clear, but it has a white background - sort of like sticker paper.

Waterslide is much better than any sticker paper or tape. Go for waterslide decal paper all the way, my good man. :wink:
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Re: Question(s) About decals

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Waterslide is the way to go if you want it too look like it was printed on. Depending on what you use to print them with, laser or inkjet you will need to seal the designs if printed with an inkjet.

Kaminoan's Fine Clonier has an excellent fourm for deacl creation and application, here is the link: http://www.fineclonier.com/Forums/viewforum.php?f=1

Hope this helps.

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