How to make a mug?

When planning to attend a festive event, for example, an anniversary, birthday, wedding or corporate party, many think about choosing some special, universal and useful gift. Now it has become very fashionable to give various handmade gifts. The most budgetary and original version of such a gift can be called cups with photos. Nowadays, even without a lot of money and talent, you can create such a unique product at home. In this article, we will look at how to make a mug with original and beautiful images with our own hands.

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What do you need for making photo printing on cups?

At the moment, it is not difficult to find a company or a person who is privately engaged in the production of such products on order. But even without special experience and design talent, you can cope with this task yourself. There are certain rules, adhering to which anyone can understand how to make a mug with a photograph. Also at hand should be the right attributes.

To apply the desired image on a cup of any size yourself you will need:

• Quality mug. It is better to choose dishes of a light shade and without patterns.
• Thermal press.
• Sublimation ink printer.
• Decal.

Important! An ordinary porcelain cup will not work - it is better to give preference to ceramic dishes, which are sold in any store. It is ceramics that are distinguished by high indicators of strength and quality; moreover, it does not fade or fade over time. That is, we can say with confidence that such a gift will last quite a long time.

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The most popular ways to apply photos to cups at home

At the moment, there are two options for how to apply stickers on the mugs with your own hands with bright and original photographs. In this section, we will consider each of them individually in order to prevent mistakes in the process of work and achieve the desired result.

The first way to apply a photo to a mug:

1. Prepare the cup properly, wash it thoroughly and wipe it dry. The main thing is that there is no dust and moisture on it.
2. Then prepare the printer and thermal press, the first one must be filled with sublimation ink.
3. Next, you can already turn on the computer, select your favorite photo and print it using a printer.
4. The printed photo should be carefully placed on the press, and then just wait until the image completely rolls onto the mug.

Important! In the course of the work, carefully monitor the cleanliness of the surface so that spots, roughness and other troubles do not appear on it. If everything is done correctly, then as a result you will get a mug with a persistent pattern.

The second way to make cups with photos

Now we will tell you how to make circles with photos using the decal. Buying a decal in our time, both wholesale and retail is not a problem.

Operating procedure:

1. To work, you need a small plate, which must be filled with water, then lower the decal into it and let it stand for no more than 6 minutes.
2. Then the decal is taken out of the liquid, carefully applied to the ceramic cup in such a way that the photos tightly covered its entire surface.
3. It remains only to wait for the dishes to dry.
4. At the final stage, you need to put the product for twelve minutes in a well-heated oven.
5. After that, get it out and let it cool completely.

Important! In the case of an impeccable performance of all actions, the picture will be transferred to the cup quite distinctly.

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How to put a picture on a cup?

The exclusive is always in fashion, so now with a simple example, we will examine in detail how to make a do-it-yourself mug with an original design, because not everyone has a printer and a press for printing photos on hand. Colored dishes are guaranteed to give the hero of the occasion joy and good mood.

For work, prepare:

• White ceramic cup or glass transparent mug.
• Paints for ceramics or stained water-based paints.
• Tassels.
• Contour paint.
• Paper.
• Felt-tip pen or black pencil.
• Scotch.

The painting of a transparent glass cup looks like this:

1. Wash and dry the dishes thoroughly.
2. On paper, draw a felt-tip pen or pencil on the selected drawing.
3. We fix the sheet with the printed image using adhesive tape on the inside of the mug.
4. Take the contour paint, circle the pattern on the outside of the cup.
5. Then we take stained-glass paints, carefully paint the picture with a brush, the main thing is not to go beyond the contour.
6. Leave the painted cup for 5-6 hours to dry.
7. Put the dishes in the oven.

Our original cup is ready!

Ceramic cup painting scheme:

1. The surface of the mug is thoroughly cleaned and dried.
2. We come up with to draw our own patterns on it, transfer them to paper.
3. Using the contour paints we apply a drawing to the cup.
4. Paints for ceramics paint the picture with a brush.
5. Then we send the product into the oven for 30 minutes.
6. Let the cup cool in the oven for an hour.

Important! It is not recommended to wash such dishes in the dishwasher - it is better to use warm water, as well as mild detergents.

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In this article, we have offered you several ways to make a mug with original decor. Use these ideas and create your masterpieces!