Documentation of my Decal
While I was brainstorming for my image I was trying to think of something related to hockey that could go on my skate sharpener. I was originally thinking about the NHL logo or the Vancouver Canucks vintage logo. The problem with the NHL and Canucks logo was that they both seemed too boring to me. Then I remembered about the new expansion team logo, and it met all my needs with it being original and colorful. Idmediatley I put it on illustrator and followed the instruction sheet so I could then prepare to print the decal. Once I filled out the instruction sheet I then saved it on my USB and went to the vinyl area. Followed by this I started to look at the instruction sheet for using the vinyl cutter, and later asked for needed help. Although, once I learned how to navigate through the vinyl cutter I quickly finished all my cut outs for the decal. This led to me setting up all of the vinyl cut outs to be stacked up layer by layer to create the decal. Once I finished the setup I realized that I ungrouped a part of the vinyl that I did not actually have to. Although this wouldn't hurt the final product it was still infuriating because it would now take longer to stack up the vinyl cut out. Nerveless I finished the stacking and had my finished decal. Now all I had to do was put it on my skate sharpener when I get home. Once I arrived at home I arranged my decal in my desired spot on put the decal on.
How I created the Vinyl Decal
What I have learned
What I have learned in this unit is how to use the vinyl cutter to set up vinyl sheets and the steps to cut out the vinyl. Also, I learned how to build a decal layer by layer if the vinyl decal has multiple colors. These skills will be very useful if I want to use vinyl for a project in the future.