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@SunPony: Hmmm...I wonder if an adhesive material would work? Something that would take to the curve of the pony's rump and stick there? That's a good idea to try a plastic stencil with the xacto knife first, I think I will give that a try.
Quote from: LadyAmalthea on February 15, 2021, 03:02:48 PM@SunPony: Hmmm...I wonder if an adhesive material would work? Something that would take to the curve of the pony's rump and stick there? That's a good idea to try a plastic stencil with the xacto knife first, I think I will give that a try.Oh that's an interesting idea. Some kind of flexible plastic with adhesive backing. I'll have a think about what that could be.
Quote from: SunPony on February 15, 2021, 04:40:31 PMQuote from: LadyAmalthea on February 15, 2021, 03:02:48 PM@SunPony: Hmmm...I wonder if an adhesive material would work? Something that would take to the curve of the pony's rump and stick there? That's a good idea to try a plastic stencil with the xacto knife first, I think I will give that a try.Oh that's an interesting idea. Some kind of flexible plastic with adhesive backing. I'll have a think about what that could be.You could try Contact Paper--it's used to line kitchen drawers but it's sticky plastic. It comes in rolls but then you can cut it to whatever size you need. It can be cheap or expensive depending on brand, whether you want it to have a design and how much you buy. I've just picked it up at Walmart when I've needed it. It's in the Home/Kitchen area usually.https://www.walmart.com/ip/EasyLiner-12-in-x-36-ft-Clear-Adhesive-Laminate-Shelf-Liner/16224481
I have in fact heard of people using printable heat transfer vinyl and a cricut to make decals for plastic. I hear you can use a small https://www.amazon.com/Clover-NR-632-inThe-Adapters-Setin/dp/B001BLU4SA/ref=asc_df_B001BLU4SA/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=416944445647&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4718096825406635830&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1024479&hvtargid=pla-409360406834&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=96811480951&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=416944445647&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4718096825406635830&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1024479&hvtargid=pla-409360406834 iron to heat the vinyl transfer and apply the design to the plastic. I’ve never tried it - it requires an ink jet printer, I believe, which I don’t have - but honestly the restorations that would be possible if the MLP community adopted this technique would be impressive!
Quote from: Purpleglasses on April 04, 2021, 12:12:05 AMI have in fact heard of people using printable heat transfer vinyl and a cricut to make decals for plastic. I hear you can use a small https://www.amazon.com/Clover-NR-632-inThe-Adapters-Setin/dp/B001BLU4SA/ref=asc_df_B001BLU4SA/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=416944445647&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4718096825406635830&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1024479&hvtargid=pla-409360406834&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=96811480951&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=416944445647&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4718096825406635830&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1024479&hvtargid=pla-409360406834 iron to heat the vinyl transfer and apply the design to the plastic. I’ve never tried it - it requires an ink jet printer, I believe, which I don’t have - but honestly the restorations that would be possible if the MLP community adopted this technique would be impressive!Thanks for sharing this! That's an interesting tool...I can think of a few things I could use that for other than pony-related stuff, actually. I added it to my amazon list to save it, and I'll do some research on making the decals with heat-transfer vinyl.
Looking good, snapdragon! I don't use cricut, it's a Sissix Big Shot for me!Suggestion: exacto knife / surgical scalpel knifeerasertrace your design, in reverse, on to your eraser, cut out the excess with your knife to make an ink stamp of your design. Might work?
Oh Snapdragon, those turned out cute! Thanks for sharing your experiment. I know what you mean, about painter's tape taking the paint with it. I've always had that problem with painter's tape, even on walls, to the point where I never use it to trim out walls; I'm just better off free-handing it. Someone told me the best kind to get is the FrogTape brand, and I bought some to do a rather intimidating project of painting an argyle wall in my daughters' room, but I've been procrastinating on that!