Sgt. Blank Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 I am trying to use decals to add red warband/squad symbols over black and running into some difficulty I hope someone can help with. I've got the symbols using Carlsen's awesome coat of arms from this site, printed with ink jet on both white and clear decal paper, seal decals and applied them as normal - the process worked well except the red came out way darker than I hoped. I am pretty sure the issue is the lack of color saturation on the red from my home printer - I am curious if anyone has a work around for this. My only idea so far is to paint red under where I plan to apply the decal to bring the base color closer to the end result, but I'm a bit worried I'm going to have the same issue with the black border area of the decal. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348367-home-made-transfers-color-decal-on-black-field/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommodusXIII Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 How complex is the design? Would it be easier to touch up the red areas with a very thin highlight of brighter red after application/sealing? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348367-home-made-transfers-color-decal-on-black-field/#findComment-5110002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Blank Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 How complex is the design? Would it be easier to touch up the red areas with a very thin highlight of brighter red after application/sealing? Not sure if its visible due to glare but here's an image of the symbol where I did that: http://i.imgur.com/iCzWu6O.jpg It's a stylized Khorne symbol. Honestly the hope with the decals was to avoid a lot of free hand painting. I can manage large symbols alright (tank-size) but I'm dubious I can manage the infantry sized ones, at least not without a lot of clean up work. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348367-home-made-transfers-color-decal-on-black-field/#findComment-5110017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiceGuyAdi Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 I wrote up my method for getting transfers over black in my WiP: http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/317665-lost-in-the-eye-niceguyadis-raven-guard/page-2?do=findComment&comment=4503717 Basically you use the decal as a stencil and tidy up once it’s on. Hope that helps. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348367-home-made-transfers-color-decal-on-black-field/#findComment-5111930 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Blank Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 I wrote up my method for getting transfers over black in my WiP: http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/317665-lost-in-the-eye-niceguyadis-raven-guard/page-2?do=findComment&comment=4503717 Basically you use the decal as a stencil and tidy up once it’s on. Hope that helps. Perfect guide - exactly what I was looking for! Thanks NiceGuyAdi! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348367-home-made-transfers-color-decal-on-black-field/#findComment-5112018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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