Perler Bead Tutorial: Ironing Techniques - Pixel Art Show 

strepie93 Smart!

strepie93 elaborate please

Dry Bonez Sure. When you placed all the beads on the pegboard and put masking tape on, you take another pegboard. You put the second pegboard upside down on the masking tape (with the points facing the tape) and press the upper pegboard with your hands. The points of that board should poke holes in the masking tape. The pieces of tape that overlap, I usually poke holes in them beforehand.

You genius

i thought of this right away haha thought it was common sense...it can make beads come up on cheap masking tape so be careful

Or u xan use the same pegboard to put pressure on it with ur hand once beads are on maskin tape

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Me Too!

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strange glossy patches can indeed occur with flat melt. It think its better not to over iron and just keep a hole visible in each bead.

N5omn1ac Yeah, as illustrated in this video and my others, I really don't do the tape method often but I like learning about it from others in the craft. Thanks for the input!

bee wwuuu Thank you! True, I didn't get into heat settings in this video because I've found every iron I've used to be different. Not only the dial itself (some display 1-10 while some have the names for different fabrics) but the temperatures associated with each setting. "High" is not the exact same temperature on every iron. I'm glad you brought this up though because I'd advise anyone reading this to 'get to know' their iron. Which parts heat up the most, which settings work best for them... Some may prefer to have it on a lower setting. This takes longer but you have more control over your beads melting. Higher settings have the beads melting faster but there's a greater risk of your project warping. I hear about board warping but to be honest it's never been a problem for me. Anyway, thanks for your comment! It's always fun to talk shop.

Pixel Art Shop Word. I had to experiment with my iron for a while before I found a setting I like. I use a low "wool" setting on my cheap, Sunbeam-brand iron. It takes a little while to do the melting, but the end result is fantastic so I can't complain about this inexpensive iron(though I'm sure that better options exist). I try to keep active on the beadsprites reddit as ariesfiretiger86. Happy beading everyone!

bee wwuuu I use the polyester setting on my iron, which is in the middle. It melts the beads pretty well, but you have to be careful not to over-iron the edges. Also, I like your stuff on reddit! It's a good community.

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***** Thanks. After some research it seems my iron may not be the greatest for this hobby since the soleplate has holes in it(heat is not evenly distributed) but i turn my iron constantly in an attempt to counteract this flaw in the iron. The community on beadsprites at reddit is amazing, a lot of positive and helpful people there

+sailorgemscout325 Masking tape would be ideal. I've actually used painter's tape successfully on some small ones but not sure I would risk it on larger works.

its maybe the board, it isn't straight anymore. Or the pins are uneven do to overmelting. The last problem could be indeed the iron. I doubt its the iron, because these things are hard to break

+hanz cruz Ha! Hopefully not too much!

Katrina Montgomery yeah me too

if u find the patterns for those please let me know. I have searched and searched and had no luck.

Katrina Montgomery I think filopixie made one

she did, but I dont really care for it....even tho, I love Filopixie, She great with great videos. I am looking for the pattern to these. Someone has it.I just wish they would share it with the rest of us. I love these two, they are awesome and my customers would go nuts. I have sold more of the comic book style than the movie. I'll keep my eye, please do the same for us _lh3.googleusercontent.com/ZFP4KX-LX0WBViNpw7KvEnGllhvwmBuC-ste7DTYOek0ZtZVUjkKAXzDLPi8KBWWeamdr---yQ_

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+Crystal Punky Hmmmm not yet...

You are probably using too much heat. Its better to set it at low heat, dowside its taking longer to iron, but you have more control not too over iron the beads. The traditional boards can't take too much high heat, while the see through boards can take a bit more heat. Either way low heat better and save you money in th e long term.

i myself perfer traditional rather than masking tape, because its very easy for the beads to fall out of alignment and if you are making big pieces, it is hard to line the pieces correctly.

+Nick Baynes I do, which is why I'm not sure what else to do.

Is your iron really hot?

I've tried every setting on the thing *shrug*

+charlie jumper Though I've heard of some folks having board warping issues, it's not something I've ever experienced myself. Maybe because I weigh down the freshly ironed piece while it still on the boards, thus keeping the boards flat too?

+someshyguy You can buy the paper needed from an art store like Michaels or wherever they sell Perler stuff online :) It feels like parchment paper, but i'm honestly not 100% sure. I always buy the Perler paper, even though i can probably buy it cheaper at the store, because i'm not sure.

I keep mine on the high setting so the beads initially fuse quickly. Then I'll go back over and do some fine-tuning. :)

+Pixel Art Shop thank you for your help and taken the time to answer me back :)

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