Badges are one of the most popular attributes among young people. Each product carries some information about its owner, ranging from preferences in music, cinema, anime and ending with the slogans of a personal attitude to life. Of course, you can buy a badge, but making it in a single copy with your own hands is much more interesting.
There are 2 types of icons:
- Soviet-style metal;
- metal sunset.
New icon based on the old one: method # 1
To make a badge based on the first one, you will need:
- game piece (better plastic);
- Soviet-style metal badge;
- medium grit sandpaper or file;
- scissors;
- Super glue;
- A4 paper with a printed image of the future badge.
First, you need to prepare a picture or an inscription that you would like to see on your future badge. You can cut out the finished image or draw it yourself.
After the picture is ready, give it a round shape and draw a black border (to make it easier to cut). This can be done in any graphics editor. It is advisable to stick to a resolution of 300 dpi. More than 20 such "rounds" can fit on one sheet of A4 paper. Therefore, you can make badges not only for yourself, but also for all your friends.
After you have edited the picture, copy it into a Word document. Measure the chip (the diameter of a standard chip is 40–40.5 mm). In the Word menu, select "Image Format" and set the necessary parameters. The size of the picture should be with a margin - if the diameter of the chip is 40 mm, the picture should be 41 mm in diameter.
Then print it on a color printer and make a protective coating. It can be created using colorless varnish, scotch tape, but lamination is the best option. This is done by any office that provides paid printing services.
The next step is to prepare the badge. Take sandpaper or a file and start erasing the face down to the metal base. The most important thing is to level the surface, so don't worry if some paint remains. You can skip this step, but then you need to apply more glue. However, there is no guarantee that the picture will be securely fixed on the surface.
When the base is ready, cut out the finished picture and glue it on the back side of the chip, and glue the badge on the front side of the last one. Be careful not to get crooked. Sketch the back of the homemade badge with a marker or paints.
New icon based on the old one: method number 2
To make a badge based on a metal sunset product, you will need:
- scissors;
- metal sunset badge (35-36 mm in diameter);
- a finished picture with margins of at least 1.5 cm (for hem).
First, peel off the plastic base of the badge. Then carefully peel off the metal part with the image in the film. Fold back the edges, remove the factory picture and attach your workpiece in its place, bending the edges over the base.
Cover the top of the image with a film, the edges of which also bend inward. Finally, replace the plastic base with the pin. The icon is ready for use.
How else can you make an icon with your own hands?
In addition to the above methods for making a badge, you can make such a product using self-adhesive paper and a plastic base with a pin. To do this, the image must be printed on self-adhesive paper, then laminated or covered with tape, and then glued to the base.
A more difficult option would be to cast the badge out of lead. To do this, you will need:
- lead;
- sand and fire.
Make any shape on the sand (star, heart, imprint). Melt the lead in a special metal pot over a fire. When it becomes liquid, fill your sand mold and let the workpiece solidify. After a few hours, you will have a unique badge.
The most important thing in manual work is your desire and positive attitude. Believe in yourself, and you will succeed!
