capturing your fingerprint
there are two ways you can easily take your fingerprint for your new jewellery piece – either by taking a photo of your finger itself, or by taking a print of your finger. here’s our helpful guide:
taking a print of your finger
what you'll need:
- sticky tape
- a pencil
- a piece of paper
- camera / camera phone
- a flat surface
what to do...
- wash your hands and make sure that your fingertip is clean and dry.
- use your pencil to fill in a patch on your sheet of paper, layer the patch with your pencil a couple of times.
- press your chosen finger onto the dark patch & move it around gently to coat the fingertip for around 30 seconds.
- carefully press your finger into the sticky side of the sticky tape, and gently peel the tape off.
- repeat step 3 and 4 twice.
- stick the tape onto a blank space on your sheet of paper.
- take a high-quality photo of the fingerprints using a camera or camera phone.
taking a photo of your finger
follow these steps:
- place your chosen finger against a flat, dark surface.
- hold your camera parallel to your finger, not at an angle, and take a photo using your camera or camera phone (without using flash). the higher quality the image, the more detailed your fingerprint engraving will be.