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Vinyl Cutting Course – Online

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Instructor

YeshuaNel

Course Overview

Dive into the world of vinyl cutting and transform your creative ideas into professional-quality decals, signage and more. This course guides you step by step—from understanding the machine, designing in software to developing efficient workflows, selecting materials, and completing a real-world demo project. You’ll also gain insight into the vinyl cutting industry’s best practices, empowering you to turn a hobby into a business or level up your current production setup.

What You’ll Learn

  1. How to evaluate and operate vinyl cutting machines
  2. Key features of design and cutting software
  3. Streamlined workflows for design, cutting, weeding, and transfer
  4. Selection of vinyl types, tools, and accessories for different applications
  5. Hands-on experience through a start-to-finish demo project
  6. Industry insights

Who This Course Is For

  1. Hobbyists who want to create custom decals, signage and more
  2. Small-business owners looking to add vinyl cutting services
  3. Craft instructors and makers seeking structured lesson plans
  4. Designers aiming to expand into physical product production
  5. Anyone curious about the vinyl cutting process from concept to finished piece

Prerequisites

  1. A Vinyl Cutter & Material
  2. Weeding Utensils (Available at Buythis.co.za)
  3. A basic familiarity with computers
  4. Interest in graphic design or hands-on crafting
  5. No prior vinyl cutting or software experience required

Certification

Important note: this course does not include the certification exam, but only preparation for the exam and industry level skills development.

If you would like to get Certification for the Vinyl Cutting Course, follow the link below.

Vinyl Cutting Course Exam.

Course Content

  • Introduction
    • Introduction

      00:03:17
    • About Academy

    • Certification and Setting Expectations

    • How To Follow Along

  • Machines
    • Machines-Overview

      00:00:31
    • Stand Assembly

      00:06:50
    • Stand Assembly

    • Parts

      00:06:24
    • Parts

    • Operations

      00:15:27
    • Operation

    • Safety

      00:02:13
    • Safety

    • Controls

      00:13:09
    • Controls

    • Maintenance

      00:17:43
    • Maintenance

    • Homework

    • Machines-Conclusion

      00:00:19
  • Software
    • Software-Overview

      00:01:18
    • VinylCut 5 - Setup

      00:11:45
    • Setup

    • User Interface - Part1

      00:16:03
    • UI Part 1

    • User Interface - Part2

      00:14:21
    • UI Part 2

    • Cutters

      00:13:14
    • Cutter

    • Projects

      00:05:52
    • Projects

    • Features

      00:22:50
    • Features

    • Understanding

      00:25:45
    • Understanding

    • Design Principles

      00:13:52
    • Design Principles

    • Homework

    • Software-Conclusion

      00:00:24
  • Workflows
    • Workflows-Overview

      00:00:45
    • Requirements

    • Requirements

    • Setup

    • Setup

    • Standard Cutting

    • Standard Cutting

    • Contour Cutting

    • Contour Cutting

    • Workflow Checklist

    • Homework

    • Workflows-Conclusion

      00:00:33
  • Material & Tools
    • Materials-Overview

      00:00:35
    • Material Types

    • Material Types

    • Tool Types

    • Tool Types

    • Homework

    • Materials-Conclusion

      00:00:45
  • Applications
    • Application-Overview

      00:00:27
    • Application Process

    • Application Process

    • Application Checklist

      • Application Example Videos
        • Multicolored Vinyl Application

        • Vehicle Wrap Application

        • Vehicle Vinyl Application

        • Glass Application - Wet

        • Wall Application

        • Wall and Window Application

        • Wood Application

        • ABS Sheeting Application

    • Homework

    • Application-Conclusion

      00:00:26
  • Demo Project
    • Demo-Overview

      00:00:44
    • Demo Project

    • Demo-Conclusion

      00:00:46
  • Bonus Things
    • Bonus-Overview

      00:01:04
    • Course Review

    • Certification Reminder

    • Course-Conclusion

      00:01:05
T₡ 70
Free
  • Lessons 51
  • Enrolled 1
  • Language English
  • Skill All Levels
  • Last Update 20 November 2025

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