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Large Scale Vinyl Wall "Art" (From Existing Image)

Large Scale Vinyl Wall \"Art\" (From Existing Image)
Painted Accent Walls are for model homes built in 2004; here's to moving on. 
So, what to do with a blank white wall..?
 
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Step 1Image and Supplies

Image and Supplies
Supplies: Image, Vinyl sticker backed sheets ($10 from Amazon), razor blade, patience.

First, find an image that will translate well when enlarged and plastered (this project scaled up a 8x11 sheet of paper to about a 5 foot tall image).  Generally something that can be silk-screened makes for a good wall "installation" (blatant art term use).  You should be able to Photoshop select photos into a usable format by essentially making it look like a Warhol (blatant name drop), then converting to black and white.  I chose an icon from a bygone era in one color.  I suppose you could overlay vinyl in several colors, but that is beyond me.  Also, really any image would work with this concept, the determinants being 1) vinyl and 2) your ability to use an x-acto knife.

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Oct 2, 2011. 9:55 AMdnorm says:
nice, mr. Devils... i am going to do it... do you have tips on removal if it is neccessary?... i assume Pat Catan's or Michael's might have the sheets as well?... can you advise on obtaining vinyl sheets without adhesive backing?... regards... dnorm
Dec 3, 2011. 6:42 PMtankdo says:
wow, that was cool! i´ll try it with a larger image!
Jan 24, 2012. 9:05 AMkairedfern says:
How do you enlarge it like that?
May 14, 2011. 3:07 PMmr.squeakers says:
this is awesome

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