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Miniatures Adventure => Gothic Horror => Topic started by: RAD on January 26, 2014, 02:33:34 PM
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Hi all,
Inspired by some of the threads in the forum, i started painting a victorian shop from Sarrissa. I wanted to apply some lettering on the front of the shop and the front window glass, when I realized the letraset dry transfers i used to know from years ago simply did not exist anymore! It seems they have been replaced with lettering files you can charge. The thing is how do you procced to print the files on dry transfer sheets? Where to find those?
Does anybody know any other company that still makes dry lettering transfers whith a bit of choice?
Thanks
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You can still get them but the choice is limited. Transfer or even decal paper is easy to obtain, there are loads on evilbay. The other option is to print onto a clear acetate or similar
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I purchased a bag of letters from my local art & craft shop. They have been pre cut from thin foam. All you have to do is paint some glue (I use wood glue) onto the shop front, let it go sticky then place on the letters. They do come in some awful colours (bright pink, sick green etc) but as I paint over them it does not matter. Either use a dark base colour then dry brush a light over the top OR light base coat with a thin wash after. I put any final detail on with some cheap gel pens. Unlike transfers etc. you tend not to have:-
the shiney edge to the letters;
the difficulty of cutting the decal to the right size;
the awkwardness of rubbing down letters in the sign recess &
as they are (slightly) 3D I think they look nicer.
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i work with "the gimp" , a good quality printer ( canon smartbase MP730 photo ) , mat photo paper , glue , and it works quite well on buildings .
you can even print on clear acetate ... for the windows
and add some advertisings ...
(http://i58.servimg.com/u/f58/11/63/95/43/dscn1315.jpg)
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If you do a google for "letraset transfer letters" you'll see a pile of them.