How To Design A Project With Cricut Infusible Ink Pens And Markers?
Cricut
infusible inks are available in two products: pens & markers and transfer
sheets. With the Cricut infusible ink pens and markers, you can draw on a sheet
of copy paper and then use a heat press to transfer the image from paper onto
the project. You can relate transfer sheets with the sheet of heat vinyl that
is cut and pressed onto the project. But the pens and markers are a little
different from the standard Cricut pens with which you directly draw on your
projects.
We
made this post about Cricut infusible ink pens and markets. You will see what
they are and how to use them to print designs onto shirts. We are given some
tricks for you.
What
Are Cricut Infusible Ink Pens & Markers?
The
Cricut infusible ink pens and markers contain infusible ink designed to work
with the Cricut machine. You need to load them directly into the accessory
clamp of your Cricut machine, and the machine will draw for you. You can also
use your hands to draw with them. The infusible pens have 0.4mm tips for
drawing clean and sharp lines. They have a 1mm tip for thick lines to color in
images.
How Do
Infusible Ink Pens And Markers Transfer Designs?
This
is interesting how the infusible ink pens work. When we draw something with
infusible ink pens, the ink on paper is in a solid state like normal ink.
However, the infusible ink is slightly different as it follows a chemical
reaction when applying heat. The ink turns out into a gas. During this process,
the ink pulls off the copy paper and gets infused directly onto your project.
And once your project cools down after removing heat, the ink again turns solid
and gets attached to your project.
You
should note that this doesn't work on every type of material. The infusible ink
sticks best on poly-based materials such as poly-coated ceramic coasters.
Fortunately, the Cricut provides a range of blanks compatible with infusible
ink. For instance, you can get tote bags and T-shirts for men's, women's, and
kids' sizes.
Which
Cricut Machine Is Compatible With Infusible Ink And Markers?
They
are compatible with the Cricut Maker, Cricut Joy, and the Cricut Explore
series.
How To
Use Cricut Infusible Ink Pens & Markers On A Project?
There
are such basic steps to using infusible pens & markers. You need to follow
a few steps for that:
1.
Select The Pens/Markers Compatible
With Your Cricut Blank
You
can select any infusible ink or markers compatible with the Cricut machine and
blank you use for your project. For my project, I used round ceramic coasters
as blank. And I tried a combination of thin pens and thick markers and also
colors from both the basics and neon so that I could make a unique color and
style for my project.
2.
Create Your Design
To create your design:
- Open the design space and create one.
- Ensure that the images you use are single-layer
shapes without fill, as the infusible ink pens and markers can only make
your designs.
- If you want your images to be in full color,
fill them by hand once the Cricut outlines your design.
To
do a pre-designed project, click the "Projects" button on the left
and then find it in the infusible ink category. If you need to create your
project, click the "images" button on the left and find the
"Draw" option to select the single-layer image you can draw with your
infusible pens and markers.
Before
making a project, ensure that all line types are set to "Draw." You
can check it by selecting an image or a layer and then looking at the linotype
drop-down menu in the toolbar on the top. You can choose colors of your
infusible pens or markers to draw each line and shape. You can select your
specific colors by going to the color swatch square on the right side of the
screen. Then, click the "Make it" button to send your design to the
Cricut drawing. Remember your designs to set to mirror while pressing your
blank. For this, you can use the Mirror toggle under each mat thumbnail in the
prepare screen.
Then,
on the Make screen, choose "Copy paper" as material, and you will be
drawing on it from then. The Cricut machine will instruct you on which pen or marker
you should load into clamp A to begin. You won't need a blade in Clamp B. And
then, load a single sheet of laser copy paper on the LightGripMat and load the
mat on your machine. Now you have to press the flashing button to start
drawing. Once you draw all lines with a single color, the machine will stop and
let you switch to another pen before starting again.
When
the machine finishes drawing with all your chosen colors, unload your mat and
remove the paper from the mat. You can also color your design by hand.
3.
Finally, Apply Heat
The
last step is to transfer your design to the blank. So, cut your design so there
is some extra white space around the edges. Then, pre-heat EasyPress to make
the accurate settings according to the heat guide. First, clean your blank with
a lint roller for fabric or a lint-free cloth for coasters to ensure no lint is
left on your project. Now flip your design and tape it on the surface of the
blank with heat-resistant tape. Tape the coasters to the back, as you don't want
the tape to come at the face of the coasters while applying heat.
Then,
put a piece of cardstock on the top of your EasyPress mat to protect it, and
then put your project onto the cardstock. For round ceramic coasters, you must
place them upside down on the mat and right-side up for the fabric. Now place
your project with a piece of butcher paper and then place Cricut EasyPress 2 on
the top of the project and hold for the required time. I set my EasyPress to
400F and 240 seconds.
Wait
some time to cool the machine, and then carefully take it off your project and
put it back on the stand. Don't touch your project until it's completely
cooled. It took 15 minutes for the coaster to cool down. But for fabrics, it
won't take long to get cool.
Once
you are done with your project, remove the tape and the copy paper. And voila,
you have completed your Cricut infusible ink pens project.
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