This week we decided to focus on 2 digital medias that can be used with a vinyl cutter or a Versacamm printer / cutter. These two medias are the Solution Vintage Puff and Solution Metallic. Whether being simply cut and applied or printed in full color, these medias will help to give your garment a very unique custom look. Take a look at some of this week’s pictures for example of the Puff and Metallic media.
Let’s start by talking about the Solution Vintage Puff media. This media has a few very important characteristics that make it very useful. Being part of the Solutions line of products, this media has a universal adhesive so you can use it on a variety of garments. As the name would suggest, this product also comes with a 3D ” Puff ” look. Basically, all you need to do is heat it to the parameters on the instruction sheet… (330 – 5 sec / ’ sec with cover sheet .. MED pressure)… and the media will puff up and become 3 Dimensional. This looks great whether it’s printed on the Versacamm or just cut with a vinyl cutter. As you can see in some of the pictures, we’ve used this media a lot in the past underneath another color to make it 3 dimensional or even on the inside of the shirt to do a reverse embossing type of look. Another trait of this material is that when printed, it provides a vintage and worn look. Very unique for the world of heat transfer.
Reverse Embossing with Puff
Printed Puff
Solution Metallic is also a great dual purpose media. With this media you can get a nice shiny chrome look that will go on virtually any fabric. True, this media is at a premium price, but the decoration results are well worth it. You can use this media to simply cut and for text designs, use it as a background to accent other media, or use the Versacamm to print and cut it. When you use it to print, it gives a nice shiny “metallic-y” look ! Very nice and perfect for several applications.
Printed Metallic
This week we wanted to give you some examples of some medias that can be used with a vinyl cutter or a Versacamm. Hopefully you found it helpful whether you have a cutter or Versacamm. Stay tuned next week for some down and dirty t-shirt pimping….GX-24 style !
