OK.
Lunch break is over, so we better get started again.
My first attempts at making shields with my own designs were actually on ink-jet printable vinyl. I had to learn some Photoshop before.
Auvergne Knight
Another Swiss Knight (just found the pic, not vinyl)
Basel crossbowman
As you can see the result is acceptable but: 1-you need special photo ink for your printer, so the black really appears black on the designs and not some kind of blueish dark grey.
2-vinyl is fragile and it's better if you only have straight lines and square angles to cut, the ink might come off at the edges when you cut out curved shapes.
So I reserved vinyl for my Romans' shields.
Here's a pair of Red Roman riders:
I'll show you more of those Romans in the appropriate thread.
So, I eventually found this: rub-off decals. They're expensive but really worth their price once you master the different processes. As for every ink-jet printable media (laser printers, IMHO, are NEVER reliable as far as colours are concerned) , you need to carefully choose you colour and printing settings, then preparing the transfers is tricky, then cutting out all frames with scissors and a scalpel and ruler, then applying the transfers on the parts without trapping any bubble, nor ripping or folding the transfer... and you may end with a beautiful result like this:
Or a wasted transfer like on this shield (bad outlining, the white support shows on the outside of the design).
Experience grows, hence the results are better. Here's a small gallery:
Basel Ritter
Chimera Knight
Black Lion Knight
Vevey Knights
More to come
