Easy beginner stickers using Silhouette. This Silhouette CAMEO tutorial will walk you through all the steps to print and cut perfect stickers at home!
Are you new to the Silhouette Cameo 4 and not sure where to start? This post will give you information on what this machine can do and help you feel a
Are you ready to take your crafting to the next level? Learn how easy it is to print and cut using your Silhouette Cutting Machine in this step by step tutorial.
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One of the coolest things about the Silhouette CAMEO is that you can use any font that you have installed on your computer to make designs with it. If you are new to your Silhouette this will walk …
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Silhouette CAMEO 5 Beginner print and cu tutorial to make stickers!
The Silhouette Pixcan mat is one of those must-have accessories for your craft room. But how do you use it...and for what? The Silhouette Pixscan mat is used for two main purposes: to accurately and preciously cut pre-printed materials (like a print and cut for pre-printed materials) and also to sketch, etch or cut with extreme accuracy on very small craft blanks or vinyl scraps. What is the Silhouette Pixscan Mat? The Silhouette Pixscan mat is a cutting and scanning mat that keeps the object or material on the mat in its exact proportions when brought into Silhouette Studio. No matter how you plan to use the Pixscan the first few steps are the same. Setting up Silhouette Pixscan Mat with CAMEO 4 Remove the cover sheet from the Pixscan mat and place your object on the adhesive area within the boundaries of the safe cutting area. In this example I'm using a wooden shape that I want to draw on with the WRMK singe quill. Make sure the object is firmly stuck on the mat. From directly overhead take a straight on picture of the entire cutting mat. The key is you want to avoid all shadows so turn off any lights if you need to. Once you take the picture of your Pixscan mat do NOT move the object on the mat at all. Transfer the photo to your computer by airdrop, email or some other method. Importing Silhouette Pixscan Photo into Silhouette Studio Open Silhouette Studio and click the second tool on the right sidebar to open the Pixscan panel. Select "Import Pixscan Image from File". Navigate to the image on your computer. You'll likely get a calibration error...click "Continue Without Calibration". Depending on the size of your image it could take a few minutes for your image to be imported. Once the photo is in Silhouette Studio it will appear like a cutting mat. In the Page Setup panel do NOT select a cutting mat. Cutting or Etching with the Silhouette Pixscan Mat Now you have two options depending on how you will be using your cutting mat. If you are cutting out an area of a pre-printed material, you will need to trace the area to create cut lines. If you are following this exact tutorial for sketching on a wood blank with Silhouette CAMEO 4, you will open your design in the same work area by either merging or dragging it in. Size the design and position it directly on over the blank. The Pixscan mat keeps the image of the wood piece the exact same size so placing the design over it will mean the design will sketch in the exact spot! No trying to figure out grid lines to hit your blank! Make sure the Pixscan mat and tool are loaded in the Silhouette CAMEO 4 and the machine is powered on and connected to your computer. Move to the Send panel and select the tool and material. In this case I am using a custom material setting that I have found to work well with the scorch pen on wood blanks which obviously are a thicker material. When you're ready click "Send" to begin in the sketching process. Just like a print and cut the machine will first look for the registration marks on the Silhouette Pixscan mat then the CAMEO 4 will begin sketching directly on the blank with amazing precision! Hitting the singe pen sketch with a heat gun reveals the design when the sketching is finished. Check out this video for the full reveal! Note: This post may contain affiliate links. By clicking on them and purchasing products through my links, I receive a small commission. That's what helps fund Silhouette School so I can keep buying new Silhouette-related products to show you how to get the most out of your machine! Get Silhouette School lessons delivered to your email inbox! Select Once Daily or Weekly. Subscribe Here!
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I love my Silhouette Cameo but more so since I discovered how to turn any photo into a cutting file. This not only saves me money on buying designs from the Silhouette Store but also on creating unique personal designs. I find for cutting choosing designs with simple lines such as colouring pages works best, but you can also scan drawings or handwritten quotes. Download or scan picture and save as jpeg or similar file On Silhouette Studio go to 'File' and select 'Open' Go into the folder where your image is stored Go to 'Files of type' and select 'All Files'. Every file in that folder will now be shown Click on image and it will now appear on your Silhouette Studio page Select the 'Trace' tool its along the top menu on right hand side (the grey square with the blue and yellow shape on) and the trace menu will appear at the right hand side of page Click on 'Select Trace Area' and form area over your design Now click 'Trace' from the right hand menu, this will form a cutting outline of your design Use pointer curse to click on image and move to side of page, you will then be left with your cutting image and your original image as separate parts. Click on original image so that it is highlighted in a box and press delete button on keyboard You will now just be left with your cutting file You can now add this as your own design in your cutting library by selecting 'File', 'Save As' and then clicking 'Save to library...' This is now your own design to use as you do any other design on your Silhouette Tips I always zoom into my image before saving to my library to fine tune, you can delete, edit any lines that you may think are too fussy or smooth over design. You will also notice that in the trace menu there are other options such as trace outer edge, just have a play and see which works best with the design you want. I will be adding many more tutorials like this regarding Silhouette Cameo, I do as a step by step as I always found it difficult to keep up with the videos while I learning these techniques. Please leave me comments as to if you like these, or what future features you would like me to cover Loves ya Becky x
Silhouette CAMEO tutorial for beginners on how to cut vinyl with Silhouette. Blog post will walk you through step by step on setting up Silhouette Studio to cut vinyl and then actually cutting your first vinyl decal.
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So you have a Silhouette Cameo cutting machine. What now? Don't feel like you are alone! See the projects I made as a total newbie!
In November 2019 I taught a Foil Quill class on the Curio at the All Things Silhouette Conference and I hate to say it but I’ve hardly touched it since that time. Here is a photo of the project we did for that class. Note: this tutorial is photo heavy When creating classes, there is… Continue reading Silhouette Cameo 4 – Beginner Foil Quill
Learn how to turn portrait photo into SVG & DXF cut file for Cricut or Cameo Silhouette craft project! It's simpler than you imagine, and trust me I have step-by-step YouTube video tutorial for you! Let me know how it goes!
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I have helped so many users these past few weeks on Facebook who are frustrated and having issues getting the Cameo 4 setup for their first cuts. So, I set to work this week on creating a Beginner video class. This video class is created in the same way I would teach a private face-to… Continue reading Just Released – Beginner Video Class
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Looking for the best beginner tutorials to learn to use your Silhouette CAMEO or Portrait? These are the 10 best Silhouette beginner tutorials to get you started on your first cut!
Learn how to make your own word art in Silhouette Studio by using the Warp tool in Silhouette Studio V4.
The easy fix for when you can't get Silhouette Studio to show you the edit points...and/or when the fill tool won't fill a design. It's caused by a break in the path...and this Silhouette Studio troubleshooting tutorial is how you're going to easily fix it.
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Easily add SVG files, patterns, and images into Silhouette studio to use with your Silhouette cutting machine! Quick step by step tutorial.
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If you need easy and quick projects to make, check out these beginner Silhouette crafts that aren't vinyl! These paper, faux leather and wood, and freezer paper crafts are perfect to try if you're just learning to use your machine, and FREE files are included with some of the projects too!
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The best source of Silhouette cameo machine tutorials for beginners to advanced crafters! Silhouette School blog has over 1000 CAMEO tutorials to help you learn to use your Silhouette cutting machine.
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