How to design your own masks for scale models, Affinity Design 2 tutorial feat. Silhouette Studio 

Jamie, brilliant video - thanks very much, Clear explanation of the process and very much appreciated. Look forward to future ones. My very limited learning of the software has been through stumbling about so it's great to see how you've gone about it. One thing I did stumble on that might help with letters and lining things up is to drag horizontal and vertical grid lines onto the drawing. Point the mouse on the rulers that appear on the left and top of the page - hold down left on the mouse and drag out onto the page and you will see a grid line appear in blue - you can then move it around to help line things up - for example to make sure the node points on the letter H are lined up horizontally and vertically. Cheers and thanks again.

The design part was very clear Jamie. I just couldn't get my head around the masking/painting order you described for the roundels, so I look forward to seeing you use the masks on the kit.

Did a follow along - only difference is I have a PC and there is the usual nuances that that involves, the silhouette design studio is a bit faffy but I got through decals and then scanned a set of US stuff in and created my own set of Tail codes. Hours of fun!🙂

Thank you for this great tutorial. Now I know what to do.

really enjoyed watching that - now I need one

Yip, really enjoyed that. I've been considering this for some time and the fear sets in about the palaver with software etc. Thanks for demystifying

FINALLY someone did this!!! Thank you Jamie. I’ve been trying to find a tutorial for this but haven’t been able to. Please do more of these. Can you please list the equipment needed, including all the software necessary? Thanks again sir! Very much appreciated.

Nice ! Been waiting - ordered a printer ! Wife wants a word 😂 Ideas USAF Tail codes ( F-4 / F-15 / F-16 / U-2 / F-5 - Things like serials numbers fiscal year + number / units i.e. LN for Lakenheath / Big 34 for Aggressor squadrons or Red Stars

LOVE the channel! Also wanted to say you inspired me to take the plunge and buy a Silhouette and start making my own markings!

Hey Jamie, what a really interesting video - a bit over my head at the moment in my hobby life, but definitely something to look at in the future.

Hi Jamie, thanks so much for taking your time out to do this video. I've been waiting for this video eagerly given my limited experience with Affinity Designer 2 but you've made it so much easier to understand than looking at a guide book and trying to figure it out. I'm already looking forward to future videos on the subject. Can I just ask, in terms of RAF 8 inch serials, how small can the Camel S3 cut and be useable? I have read about 5mm but interested to know what your own experience is? Thanks again. Rob

Great job Jamie, but you will hate me for what write next: there is easier and cheaper (free) way to do it. Basically you don't need any separate software (like Affinity Designer) to create your own masks. Especially something so simple like RAF roundels.

Very informative, thank you Jamie. One question please, what would be the smallest text the cutter is capable of?

Inspiring video. I have started playing with Silhouette back in December. Like you said cutting roundels is easy, although I had trouble getting the smallest circle to be round in 1/72. Your cutting settings and using kabuki tape instead of vinyl have (almost) solved that. The tracing feature you showed helped me to make some odd shaped masks for the Australian Spitfire mk.VIII I am working on. One thing I am wondering and I might have missed in the video: Any specific reason that you use Affinity Designer 2 rather than Silhouette Studio Designer Edition? In return for your help something that might be of your interest: I found Marc Lane's blog with a whole set of aircraft fonts. You can download the font file and once added to your font library you should be able to type any letter you want without having to trace them.

Very cool. Nicely done Jamie. Looking forward to the sharks mouth mask video 😂 or the Springbok from the nose of the SAAF Hurricanes. Do you know of a internet site that shares/sells the mask files similar in a way you can get 3d print files ? And does the T-shirt mean you are moving into “ merch “ like a proper RU-vidr ? Can I get my name added to mine 😅

This is great stuff Jamie. Are you running the programs on a Mac or PC? Sorry if you’ve said this before and I missed it.

Great, this is all I need...another toy to play with!!! LOL. Quick question, if you know, the software looks very similar to Adobe Illustrator...can you design in Illustrator instead and then export? Nice explanation of the process. Talk soon.

1:55 in Trumpeter's case, also the spelling! 😂 32nd scale P-47N "Sndrt Order" instead of Short Order. 🙄

@theScaleModellingCafe Is the Software I need Silhouette Studio Design Business Edition - That can Import and Export .svg files amongst other things ?