Painting a strip across a wall..how to get level and straight?

gabyjane

timmmers wrote: »

Try this

http://www.blockposters.com/gallery.aspx

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Hey that's a fab site could do some great things with some photos we have BUT was wondering how the printing works as on my home one i can obviously only print A4 size..any ideas how i get to print them?
Thanks

timmmers

It prints a small pic as a set of A4 images (PDFs) you choose how many and how big up to about 10 foot I think, you'd have to edit the original pics to go bigger.

Check the gallery, some are split with gaps and you'll see.
Better still..try making one using 6 sections
MAx filesize is 1meg though...so nothing super detailed.

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gabyjane

Ah timmmers i see..thanks..any ideas wheres a good place to get printed better than i can do at home? staples etc? ..Yes i guess with them A4 and spread out they would be pretty big anyway..im thinking of those glass frames on each one as would look quite nice as opposed to just being stuck on the walls..think framed properly may ruin the image overall.
Thanks what fun!!

ormus

boots_babe wrote: »

We've just bought the metal tree sculpture that is at the bottom of ormus' last post. It's in our dining room, we love it : http://www.gardenornamentsandaccessories.com/

I love the teal tree you did ormus, we're getting extension done and will have a whole new bedroom to decorate and this has given me some really good ideas :beer:

Can I ask what software you were using to easily change the wall appearance, as this would be really useful when trying to do our interior design.

i use photoshop CS3. but almost any image editing software will do much the same thing. ie gimp is a free image program.

once youve isolated the back wall and removed the color, you can then change the color at will. (save the file for future use).
add another layer and then you can insert items such as trees etc...

boots_babe

Thank you! I think I'll have to give it a go and what I can come up with

timmmers

gabyjane wrote: »

Ah timmmers i see..thanks..any ideas wheres a good place to get printed better than i can do at home? staples etc? ..Yes i guess with them A4 and spread out they would be pretty big anyway..im thinking of those glass frames on each one as would look quite nice as opposed to just being stuck on the walls..think framed properly may ruin the image overall.
Thanks what fun!!

The biggest problem I had with printing these was the paper getting soaked and wrinling up with the ink. It can cost a ton in ink too if you aren't careful. Glossy paper works best.

I've been meaning to use some iron-on transfers to make a duvet cover one day using this when I manage to find a decent image.
I've been trawling through the pics here http://www.somethingawful.com/d/photoshop-phriday/celebizarre-bruce-willis.php looking for something fun to use.
Those guys posting there can really use photoshop :rotfl:

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gabyjane

Hi yeah thats the worry it eating all my ink!! is there a way to get any image to anywhere else to print? ill check out that link thanks

clockworks_2

for some stickers try https://www.wallstickers.ie

timmmers

gabyjane wrote: »

Hi yeah thats the worry it eating all my ink!! is there a way to get any image to anywhere else to print? ill check out that link thanks

I have a CSS on my printer so ink doesn't cost much ...an option that would be better but very expensive for home use in hardware is a colour laser print, most decent places like staples or print shops will have that option and it's cheap for them...and doesn't soak the paper.

A mate in a college or office would be cool too, they are likely to have a colour laser knocking about somewhere.

A BIG problem I had ...I did an old ladies kitty in a 12 sheet print...looked great, was a cure little thing. She was chuffed. So unfortunately were her mates and family "Can you do one for me ?" .....that can get expensive and annoying.

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timmmers

clockworks wrote: »

for some stickers try www.wallstickers.ie

Those are nice

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