Homemade Masks made reasonably easy Using the Silhouette

Homemade Masks made reasonably easy! Using the Silhouette Portrait & Studio Software By David Wrinkle

� Silhouette Portrait Studio (cutter) MBF! ◦ C-note on sale / Buck 40 street price � Silhouette Studio software (free) (paid upgrades) � Your Favorite CAD software (helpful? –dxf import) � Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw (direct cut) $40 � Spare Blade Amazon($8 - $15 depending…) � Spare Mat Amazon ($8) � Digital Caliper (Harbor Freight) Could be helpful

� Studio Software ◦ Mac or Windows ◦ Text – System Fonts ◦ Trace Feature – Utilize Clip art (large custom shapes) ◦ Draw Basic Shapes ( Sq/Rect, Circle, Oval, lines & curves) ◦ (a few more shapes with upgrade)

� Simple Getting Started tools for my simple mind � Squares, Rectangles etc… � Lines & Spines � Working with Shapes ◦ Squares (lock), Colour fill, Align tools, Subtract all. (SUBTRACT. flv)

Text me please � Cutting Text (Duke? ) � One of Two Methods � Studio Uses Computer System Fonts � Fonts Points or MM (72 pts = 1 in) *Plug Metric System here! � Small Text… Depends? ◦ Masking material and fonts � or Scan non-font text

Polish Checkerboard � Important to think in cut lines & SIMPLE shapes. ◦ This of Studio as a clip art tool not as a CAD package � How many different shapes do YOU see? ? ? � 1 - Big square � 1 - Smaller square � 4 - Tiny squares � Answer – 1 (a Square) � Truthfully 2 sqs / 2 lines � Think the process through � Demo video building the checkerboard - POLE BUILD. flv

Polish Checkerboard � Houston, we have a mask! � Outer Mask (white paint background) � Inner Masks (remove あかい and use) ◦ Transfer Tape

USAAF Stars / Bars � Again, simple shapes… ◦ Rectangle, Circle (x 2 Each) and a Star � A Star you say…. ◦ Clipart Search, Upgrade? or CAD it ◦ Lets do a Trace Outer in Studio (or CAD it) � Size really does matter! � Play Videos (Star_Trace. flv, Weld. flv, Make. flv)

Custom Text / Design � Our old friend Trace � For single colors, Threshold does the trick! ◦ Youtube – Is your friend for Trace Help! � Multicolor – Squadron Markings � Trace/Edit Points ◦ Play big_d. flv � Offset ◦ Tool Play offset_d. flv

Complicated Nose Art �Not in this demo Print or buy your decals! ◦ Complex Registration, Colors (6), Fine lines, Solid Colours ◦ Use as a mask to paint decal background! �Pixscan Scan & Cut ◦ Pixscan mat ~$15 ◦ Trimming decal sheets ◦ Cutting Paper Models ◦ Video Demo

Time to Make the Masks �Or make the donuts, your call! �Matt and Cutting blade �Blade settings & Cut settings ◦ Speed, Depth, Overcut �Works like a printer

Masking Material � Oramask 810 (810 – 813) ◦ Good but not as malleable as Tamiya tape ◦ Good overall product 12 x 12 ~ $0. 75 each sheet � Tamiya Tape sheets ◦ Good stuff but balks at close together cuts ◦ Sticks well to your model, not its release paper ◦ #87130 7. 5 x 12 (5 pk) ~$6 � Yes Silhouette Stencil Material Sheets ◦ Amazon 8. 5 x 11 (6 pk) ~$8. 50 Might as well use steel sheets – flat surfaces only � Others… yes, Badger frisket sheets ◦ $15 for 10 8 -1/2 x 11 sheets – very thin, very low tack, clear � Transfer Tape ◦ Rolls & Sheets ◦ https: //www. thevinylspectrum. com � Demo?

CAD Options �Free. Cad – Oddly enough, its free. ◦ A little clunky. . . But not to bad. (Opensource) �Onshape – Free cloud CAD -w- dxf export ◦ Solid. Works based � Tinker. CAD – Free cloud ◦ Autodesk CAD based ◦ Print to 3 D / Lasercutting CAD (not sure dxf? ) �Turbo. Cad – Under $70 for last years model ◦ Looks like it has a strong following �Plus many more from reasonable to crazy pricing