This wasn't too difficult, and the more detail you put in, the better the result.
Patient people will be good at this!
Dont forget to vote for me in the duct tape and cardboard contest! Thanks!
Date made: Feb 2013
Approx cost: £5
Approx Time: 2 hours
Difficulty: Easy/Medium
Patient people will be good at this!
Dont forget to vote for me in the duct tape and cardboard contest! Thanks!
Date made: Feb 2013
Approx cost: £5
Approx Time: 2 hours
Difficulty: Easy/Medium
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This app will only let you have 2 or 3 colours. If you want more, you will have to use some computer software.
THIS IS SOOOOOOO COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I didn't study art at school (wasn't my sort of thing at the time), and I didn't do well in design class. But one thing I've realised now that I'm (a bit) older is that a) with enough time and patience you can do anything and b) if you fail and throw it away, who cares! It's worth a try.
Id really recommend you pick a simple picture and give it a go! The satisfaction is so much greater than buying one!
The other option is spray paints. Do exactly the same process but cut out 2 card stencils. One for black and one for grey. Spray the black one on a white canvas first, then the grey on top of that.
As for prints, I guess it depends if you are in the uk or America? But I would have thought any print shop should be able to turn it in to a black and white picture for you and print it on canvass.
There are lots of online places where you can order prints too. Photobox, hellocanvas. Tesco. Asda. There must be lots of others too.
If its specifically this picture (in black and white and grey) that you want, I will try and convert it to black and white and upload it somewhere.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61654338@N02/8469763445/
just another little tweak - I have cleaned up the edges, but it really needs the resolution increased and then the edges smoothed by someone who knows what they are doing. I think it is still too pixelated to print at the moment.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61654338@N02/8469595757/
that one is an edit of the photo of my duct tape picture instead of the original. thats probably my best attempt so far. Id suggest it still needs a little tweaking.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61654338@N02/sets/72157632747467976/
but I dont think they will be good enough for you to get printed - there is not enough pixels in the original picture, and my photoshop skills aren't good enough.
It might give you a starting point though, so I thought I'd send them anyway...
Anyone out there able to offer a hand, and improve these to print quality?
Don't ignore the fact that you also have a negative image that you can also do something with.
Have a fiddle with the sliders til you get the best results.
This app will only let you have 2 or 3 colours. If you want more, you will have to use some computer software.
You can also get sheets of duct tape, 8"x10" in a variety of colors. I got mine at a hobby store for about $2 a sheet. Limited on size but would safe some time..........
Happydancehappydance :D
Thanks for sharing!
http://sillywalkclock.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1
You'd have to think about the order of the colours, maybe even do white twice, as you'd want the white of his face at the front (with lots of layers), but the white background at the back with few layers?
I was thinking something like metal would be the best backing as you could press as hard as you wanted and not have to worry about cutting through it. But having said that, the backing colour duct tape would peel off the metal easily. It sticks to the cardboard so doesn't peel off which is good.
I guess you could always patch up the canvas on the back if you cut too hard!?!
I used cheap wilko duct tape (£1.50 for a 10m roll). I used cheap stuff for 2 reasons 1) cost 2) I thought it wouldn't stick so well so would be easier to peel off.