Editing Decal (section)

==Properties==
The term "decal" refers to the mass-produced art transfer in two different states:

1. As manufactured, which consists of the artwork printed on the upper side of a paper or film [[label stock]], temporarily affixed by a typically water or heat soluble adhesive to the upper side of a silicone- or other release agent-coated paper or film backing stock.  Decals are produced, shipped, and stored in this composite state.

2. As applied, where only the adhesive-backed artwork remains, affixed to its desired (and appropriate) substrate, temporarily or permanently as designed.

Two variations include the traditional [[water slide decal|''water-slide'' or ''water-dip'']], with the artwork [[screen printing|screen-printed]] on water-resistant paper coated with a layer of water-soluble adhesive, and a dry ''peel-and-stick'' format using a standard adhesive - which technically is not a decal, as there is no "art transfer", rather an adhesive-backed [[label]] known as a [[sticker]].  When manufactured out of [[polyvinyl chloride|vinyl]] the latter is known as a ''vinyl-cut-decal''.{{cn|date=July 2022}}