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So, I tend to ruin my transfers alot.
But i have a printer and computer. So i was thinking
Lets say for a shoulder marking i want to make it fit on a marine and stay on.
What printer papers would i use?
And program and size.

You could check out Bolter and Chainsword, under their decal project. They have tons of chapters already done, in the right sizes.

If you have an inkjet printer, you will need decal paper for inkjet printers, and a decal fixative spray to spray on the decals after their printed to 'seal' them to the paper, otherwise they bleed. Use white decal paper if your decal has white as part of it, otherwise, clear decal paper. If you're using a lazer printer, you can forego the fixative, since the fuser seals the decal, but you have to be sure to have decal paper for laser printers.

I've used microsoft word, powerpoint, and photoshop to size and print my own decals (flesh tearers). Word and powerpoint were easiest. I'd also suggest printing test pages on regular paper to compare to preprinted decals to make sure they're sized properly.

Micromark makes a decal starter set (www.micromark.com), and I think Testors also does decal sheets, but I've never used them (the testors ones).

great stuff on bolter and chainsword!Thanks

If you're designing your own, work at a higher resolution that you'd print - most printers only put out about 300dpi, so work at 600 and set your print size appropriately. It's easier to drop resolution than increase it.

Also, use 'solid' black as far as possible - printers do shades of grey by dithering - this can look spotty around edges if you let your art program anti-alias lines for you.