kristidawn

Hello. I am still learning how to use my VinylMaster Cut V4.0 & am stuck at the moment trying to figure out how to shadow an image. I know how to shadow the entire image, but I am only wanting to shadow the top portion. When I do this, it is making it the same size as the image I am shadowing. I guess what I am trying to do is to make a shadow of an image but I don't want to have any layering at all. I am doing a mountain scene in black & want the top of the mountains in a shadow in gray where the two pieces will fit together but not be layered on top of one another. I have a name as well that I am trying to do this with as well. I know I have done this on other software's, but cannot figure it out for the life of me on this new software. Does anyone have any pointers for me. I have attached a photo of what I am trying to accomplish. The middle picture is what I want it to look like with just a slight shadow but when I do it, it gives me the same image & I would have to layer them on top of one another. Same with the name at the bottom. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thank you!!

Thank you so much!! I will go check it out.

Hello, I am pretty new to using Vinyl Master so I am not sure how to handle this. My cutter is 30" but I am needing to cut an image that is 36"x36". Is there a way to cut the image in half so that I have two separate pieces that I can attach together to make one large image? Please let me know. Thank you.

I am out of town & not near my color chart & need to know if the Oracle brand vinyl Nut Brown is very close in color to Persimmon?? On my computer they look pretty similar, but I never trust the color on my screen. I ordered the Persimmon by mistake when I really need Nut Brown so I am hoping they are pretty close. Can anyone help me out on this? Thanks so much!!

Dang it...that's what I was afraid of. Thanks so much for your help.

I currently have a Creation PCUT & I'm wanting to upgrade to a newer machine & software. Does anyone have any suggestions on what would be a good machine. I have a small business where I basically cut vinyl wall words & window decals so I do not need a top of the line machine that will cost me a fortune. If anyone has any suggestions, I would really appreciate it. Thank you!!

Thank you!! I appreciate the info!!

My vinyl cutter has recently started to cut really sloppy. I have changed the blade thinking that I needed a new one and it is still doing it. My problem seems to be where the cut starts & then stops on each letter or object. It is not making a clean cut. When I go to weed my project, there are little kicks at this point on almost every letter. Does anyone have any suggestions for me on what I am doing wrong & how I can fix this?? Thank you!!

What is Cleancut??

I am using Oracal 631.

I will give this a try. Thank you for your help.

Here is a photo for you. This is actually one of the better ones. The size of this font is 1/2 inch. I haven't made any changes, so that is why I am so confused. I am so dumb when it comes to the technical part of this so I am clueless. Can you explain to me how I can adjust the blade so not as much is out??

Thanks everyone for your help. I have tried all of your suggestions & unfortunately none of them worked. It seems like the smaller the font, the worse it is. I have slowed down the cutting speed & that doesn't help either. It seems to me that it is jerking a little so it is making it impossible to make a clean cut. it actually tears the letters when they are small. Stressing me out. Any other suggestions you could help me out with?

I have a customer that is wanting their business name put directly on their car door. I have done several window stickers with Oracal 651 & was needing to know if I needed to use a different type of vinyl that could go directly on their paint.

Thank you all for your help!! I really appreciate it!!