Instant Subway Ad Street Art

Step 3 Make Your Ad

After you've illustrated to your heart's content, use your image editing software to size your creations to the proper dimensions, 603 x 463 inches to be precise. Then, save your ad as a PDF and print it out using adobe acrobat. Select the tiling option on the print dialogue so that you end up with your ad in 45 separately ink jetted masterpieces. You must then assemble these pieces. Once assembled connect them with scotch tape. If you have access to a plotter then you can skip these last few steps. You can also let me come over and use your plotter, because seriously, putting all these pieces together was a bitch.

Once assembled, flip your template over and find a really big pencil. Color the back of your template with this pencil in effect creating your own carbon paper. You can also buy carbon paper and skip this step. Once you've colored the back of your template, flip it over on a roll of plain white contact paper you purchased at your local hardware store for $5.47. Then get a sharp pencil and trace around the lines of your template being sure to press down hard. If you do it correctly you will have a light copy of your template on your contact paper when you are finished.