Sticker help/advice wanted

[jonwil]

Can anyone suggest a good paper to print custom stickers on using a Canon Inkjet? I used to buy a product that was basically an inkjet photo paper but was sticky when you peeled off the back but now I cant find that product anymore.

Are the Avery mailing labels (white, not clear) any good for sticker printing?

Also, can anyone suggest ways I can match LEGO colors, specifically blue, light bluish grey and black?

And, can anyone help me come up with a template to match the correct size for the flat face of a 1 x 6 x 5 brick, the lower part of a train door (i.e. where the yellow stripe and number are in set 60052), the smooth part of a 6 x 16 tile with studs on edges (i.e. everything below where the black parts are on the big tiles in set 60052), the flat surface of a stack of 3 1 x 10 bricks and the top surface of a 4 x 6 x 2/3 truck roof piece/wedge piece?

Edited April 28, 2015 by jonwil

[dr_spock]

I've used Avery white name tag labels for stickers. Mailing labels would be the same. You can download MS Word templates from Avery.com to help you layout your label.

To match LEGO color, you can print a swatch of different shades of blue and see which one matches the LEGO blue the closest. That would be one way to do it with playing around with color management profiles.

I have 60052 but I don't have a template for the door. I usually measure the area to determine the size of the sticker and re-size the graphics to that.

[jonwil]

I picked up some Avery inkjet compatible labels today, they should work just fine. As for actually matching the colors, I will start with the RGB values given on http://peeron.com/inv/colors and fiddle with things from there (that is what worked for me in the past)