Be sure to place your HTV on the mat shiny side down. The shiny side is the built-in transfer tape. After placing it, we like to use a brayer or burnishing tool to ensure that the iron-on vinyl is well adhered to the mat.
Make sure that your mat is held from both sides. If needed, you can move the right roller closer to the middle, so it surely holds that side of the mat. To do that, put the little inner handle on the right down, then use a grey lock button on the roller to move it around. Onc...
Apply the heavy gel on the board being careful to spread it evenly and along all the borders and corners. Then place the watercolor on the board and use a speedball brayer to make sure you don’t leave any bubble under the paper. ...
Step 3 Use alphabet stickers to spell out your name, or the class or subject the notebook will be used for, across the center of the front cover. Step 4 Measure the width of the notebook from the inner edge of the spiral binding to the outside edge of the cover. Cut a length of ...
Don’t just use a straight edge, credit card, brayer, or the like to try to do this. It needs to be your finger so that you can reach down in the lower texture. 4. Using a foam brush, dab your base color into the area of your tape you just pressed down. What you are doing ...
roller will work. Do NOT clean these with water. Use 91% isopropyl alcohol instead. Water clots the mix. It shouldn’t be too thick, but it’s not a light coat either. No part of the panel should be dry or nearly dry when you’re done. It’s far worse to undercoat than ...
Squeeze a tiny amount onto the flat, curved portion of the wood, and use a hand roller, or "brayer," to spread a fine layer over the entire surface. Add more ink if necessary, and keep rolling with even pressure until the surface is smooth.[15] 9 Transfer your design onto paper. ...