In right this moment’s tutorial I’m going to share how I create a template file in Silhouette Studio that may be reused for future initiatives. On this explicit instance, I’ll be utilizing an air freshener sublimation clean. However, this identical approach might be utilized for every kind of future initiatives.
This can be a nice trick to have in your toolbox, particularly if you’re utilizing the identical blanks time and again.
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Provides used:
– Sublimation air freshener sq. blanks from Warmth Switch Warehouse
– Epson F170 sublimation printer
– Epson sublimation ink
– Sublimation paper
– Warmth Tape
– Parchment Paper
– Warmth Secure Gloves
– Patterns or pictures
Patterns in demo under:
– Tie-Dye Sample by Renee Jablow – Design #330722
– Tropical Watercolor Leopard Print by Sophie Galo – Design #416584
– Do Extra of What Makes You Comfortable Phrase by Lori Whitlock – Design #35309
– Sharpie Pen font by Flycatcher Design – Design #299019
– Warmth supply – Siser Warmth Press
Non-compulsory:
– Artesprix Protecting Pad (warmth protected floor)
– Air Air purifier (helps with any smells from sublimation)
– Tape dispenser
Silhouette Step-by-Step Tutorials
Take a look at the total written tutorial under or discover a video tutorial on the Silhouette Secrets and techniques+ YouTube channel HERE.
How one can create a Template in Silhouette Studio
Measure sublimation clean.
Use drawing instruments within the Silhouette Studio software program to attract the form wanted.
Use the Scale Instruments below the Rework Panel or the Fast Entry Toolbar (QAT) on the high to dimension the template as wanted.
With sublimation it’s a good suggestion to make your print a bit bigger than precise dimension, so you’ve just a little wiggle room when inserting your picture on the clean. Add a small further border to the precise measurement you took of the clean and use that as your template.
In case you plan to print a number of on the identical web page, make copies of the template form.
If wanted, examine the Present Print Border choice on the Web page Setup Panel – Tab 1 to see the place your printer web page margins are and ensure your design received’t get minimize off.
When you’ve the form, save the file as your template file that may be reused sooner or later.
If you find yourself prepared to make use of the template file, open it, then select File > Save As and rename it to your present challenge.
Now, we are able to fill the template shapes with the pictures or patterns for the challenge.
In case your sublimation blanks are double sided, you will want patterns for each side.
How one can Fill in Template Shapes
With Silhouette Studio you’ve so many choices to design inside your template shapes.
Listed below are a pair methods.
Use the Sample Fill Panel so as to add a sample to the form
Or entry bigger pictures of the Patterns folder from the Present/Conceal library choice by clicking the folder icon within the backside left nook of the Silhouette Studio Design Tab.
This may open up a cut up display between the library and the design space. It may be simpler to view issues from the library, particularly patterns at a bigger dimension.
Or drag and drop a photograph out of your pc into the form too!
Add any extra parts to the design you need.
I added a textual content design Do Extra of What Makes You Comfortable Phrase by Lori Whitlock to the highest and textual content for the placement utilizing Sharpie Pen font by Flycatcher Design to the underside one.
In case you do add parts and also you need each side to match precisely, make a duplicate of the one you altered and delete the template. Then they’ll match precisely.
Make sure that to save lots of your file usually and take into account that the extra graphics you add to a file it will increase the scale of that file. In case you discover your pc taking longer to course of, it may very well be resulting from giant pictures and patterns.
If you find yourself able to print, go to File > Print and observe the route for printing to the sublimation printer you’ve.
Examine that the print got here out correctly. Any textual content needs to be mirrored when it prints as a result of it’s an ink switch.
Sublimation on Air Freshener Blanks
Lower the printed designs aside and safe the print to the sublimation clean with warmth tape.
Though these are double sided, you continue to need to press either side individually. The facet with the print needs to be the facet that’s towards the highest platen of the warmth press, so it will get the satisfactory warmth for a full switch.
Use a chunk of parchment paper on the underside of the warmth press floor to guard it.
Then place the sublimation clean on high with paper facet up.
Cowl with one other piece of parchment paper to guard the highest platen of the press.
Press the sublimation clean based on the producer’s directions.
For these air fresheners it requires 400 levels F for 60 seconds with medium to agency stress. Sizzling peel!
Be very cautious when eradicating the objects after urgent as they are going to be scorching.
Throw out any parchment paper that has ink on it as it may possibly switch to the following blanks or your press.
These are a scorching peel and also you higher be fast about it!
I’d suggest having warmth protected gloves able to go. I needed to run get mine the primary time and it was not fast sufficient.
I discovered it a lot simpler to press 1 at a time after which after take away the sublimation paper shortly and press it down on my Artesprix Warmth Secure Protecting Mat to assist it keep flat and never curl.
I discovered a number of issues throughout this course of.
At first I attempted to press 3 at a time. I wasn’t quick sufficient to take away the paper earlier than they cooled and the paper caught to the clean. I’ll work on methods to take away that sooner or later and see if I can save these blanks.
As soon as cooled, safe the sublimation print to the clean with warmth tape on the opposite facet of the clean.
Press once more on the really helpful time and temperature and shortly take away the sublimation paper.
Vital Suggestions
Observe the directions for any sublimation clean or materials you might be utilizing.
These specified “scorching peel” and I positively discovered that out the exhausting method. The primary 3 I did, didn’t prove as a result of I wasn’t quick sufficient.
Get further blanks.
Particularly if it’s the primary time you might be working with a cloth! Further blanks are all the time a good suggestion.
Solely press one air freshener at a time so you may work shortly.
Until you might be urgent the complete sheet of fresheners with the identical sample. Then you are able to do the total sheet with a full printed sheet as Warmth Switch Warehouse confirmed on this tutorial HERE.
Additionally they share learn how to scent the fresheners there too!
Needless to say if you end up urgent a print to a floor, the floor can have an effect on the ultimate colours as nicely. You’ll be able to see in my initiatives that my darker picture of Washington D.C. appears a bit darker and never as vibrant because the others. That is because of how the picture began and the floor of the clean too!
I feel this may be my favourite one!
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