DECAL MAKING SUPPLIES
Decal Paper (50 sheets)
A4 ............................................................................ $75.00
Letter ........................................................................ $75.00
Upper Level Exclusive Invisible
PRINT & FIRE Decal Paper
(20 sheets) ............................................................... $75.00
This 20 sheet set does not require use of laminator or heat press.
This paper does not need the addition of a covercoat or lamination layer.
Simply print and then fire the resulting decal.
Excellent for no shadow, outline or halo effect.
Combination Decal Paper Packgage
Upper Level Invisible Decal Paper Package ............................. $75.00
25 sheet set includes both waterslide and non-fluxed lamination papers
The transfer lamination becomes invisible after firing.
Only sold as a set of 25 together.
Lamination Paper
Lamination Paper -Un-Fluxed (50 sheets)
A4 ............................................................................ $100.00
Lamination Paper -Fluxed (50 sheets)
A4 .............................................................................. $75.00
Premium Fluxed Lamination Paper
A4 .............................................................................. $3.00 ea.
Decals
A decal is, technically speaking, a coloured toner image attached to a clear or yellow transfer medium.
A decal paper is a thin, very water-absorbing white paper that is coated with a gum. The image is printed on the gum, not the paper.
This paper is often called 'waterslide paper'.
Lamination paper is a very thin layer of covercoat adhered to a sheet of paper. The lamination layer, when heated, permanently adheres tightly to the toner and gum on the waterslide or decal paper.
The actual decal that is fired onto an object to transfer the image is only the gum, toner image and lamination layers.
Upper Level Decals
- Great for any coloured or black and white digital images
- Minimum order 1 sheet
- Printable areas are 7-3/4 by 10-3/4 inches (A4) and 8 by 10-12 inches (Letter)
- Our decals are printed with either cyan, magenta, yellow, and black toners. OR cyan, red, yellow and black toners.
Upper Level Decals DO NOT include white or metallic colours.
The non-fluxed Upper Level Invisible Cinnamaldayhe Covercoat/Lamination layer will burn away during the firing. It is unique in that it is made with cinnamon bark essential oil; it contains no petrochemicals and is non-toxic.
Depending on the softness of the glaze, the resulting decal will be relatively matte. The toners, most notably red/magenta, are themselves toxic but do not burn off.
FLUXED LAMINATION PAPER
Our Fluxed Lamination paper is fluxed, meaning that it will produce a thin layer of glass on top of the image when fired. Therefore it creates a glossy finish. However because this produces a very thin layer of glass it usually leaves a visible "halo" wherever the lamination layer doesn't cover parts of the image. Therefore it may leave a slight raised edge at the edge of the decal and on coloured tile it may also produce a slightly whitish tone to the finish. The softer the glaze on the ware the less obvious it will appear.
When using fluxed lamination decals, we recommend you cover all of the ware/tile with the decal. Alternatively you cancut the decal close to the edge of the image so that the edge or the halo effect is not obvious.
An advantage of fluxed lamination is that it will lock in the toxic qualities of the coloured toner used to make the image and protect the image from physical erosion, such as occurs with scrubbing or food acids or utensils
Full Color Digital Decal Costs
onetime setup fee of $15 per design/layout *
1-9 sheets $20 per sheet
20-29 sheets $16 per sheet
29-100 sheets $13.5 per sheet
PLEASE NOTE-Discounts do not apply to custom decal prints.
*we may charge up to $25 set up fee if color matching is extremely critical and/or the design is complicated. For critical color matching, we strongly advise providing us with a printed proof.
How to Send Your File
The following are simply recommendations to get the most from our high resolution printing process.
- Image files should be sent to .com. If your file is over 10MB you may need to use a free file sharing service like DropBox.com or Google Drive.
- 300 dpi file resolution renders the best image
- Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat, Photoshop and ".tiff" are the recommended formats. We can help with filework for a small fee.
- Black & white images should be in grayscale.
- Color images should be in "CMYK SWOP coated" profile. This CMYK profile will give you the best rendering on your screen of the color limitation of the digital process.
If your image doesn't meet these guidelines, don't fret! Send us the file and we'll let you know if we can make it work for you. (Design work may require a nominal set-up fee.)
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Decals
The decals that transfer the image are technically speaking only coloured toner attached to a clear or yellow transfer medium that appear to be much like a very thin vinyl sheet.
What is most commonly called decal paper is a thin, very water-absorbing white paper that is coated with a gum on which the toner is printed. It is technically known as 'waterslide paper'.
Lamination paper is a very thin layer of covercoat adhered to a sheet of paper. The lamination layer, when heated, permanently adheres tightly to the toner and gum on the waterslide or decal paper.
The actual decal that is fired onto an object to transfer the image is only the gum, toner image and lamination layers.
Upper Level Decals
- Great for any coloured or black and white digital images
- Minimum order 1 sheet
- Printable areas are 7-3/4 by 10-3/4 inches (A4) and 8 by 10-12 inches (Letter)
- Our decals are printed with either cyan, magenta, yellow, and black toners. OR cyan, red, yellow and black toners.
Upper Level Decals DO NOT include white or metallic colours.
The non-fluxed Upper Level Invisible Cinnamaldayhe Covercoat/Lamination layer will burn away during the firing. It is unique in that it is made with cinnamon bark essential oil; it contains no petrochemicals and is non-toxic.
Depending on the softness of the glaze, the resulting decal will be relatively matte. The toners, most notably red/magenta, are themselves toxic but do not burn off.
FLUXED LAMINATION PAPER
Our Fluxed Lamination paper is fluxed, meaning that it will produce a thin layer of glass on top of the image when fired. Therefore it creates a glossy finish. However because this produces a very thin layer of glass it usually leaves a visible "halo" wherever the lamination layer doesn't cover parts of the image. Therefore it may leave a slight raised edge at the edge of the decal and on coloured tile it may also produce a slightly whitish tone to the finish. The softer the glaze on the ware the less obvious it will appear.
When using fluxed lamination decals, we recommend you cover all of the ware/tile with the decal. Alternatively you cancut the decal close to the edge of the image so that the edge or the halo effect is not obvious.
An advantage of fluxed lamination is that it will lock in the toxic qualities of the coloured toner used to make the image and protect the image from physical erosion, such as occurs with scrubbing or food acids or utensils
SET UP FEES
Being studio potters ourselves we do not like to charge set up fees. We prefer that you, the creator of the graphic set it up yourself. But we are happy to work with you to understand the issues that can affect the quality of your applied decal and will help you over the phone, in person, or on a Zoom call.
Generally the setup fee is included in the cost per sheet pricing but if extra time and work on our part is required any associated cost will be discussed at that time.
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