01-17-2011, 07:48 AM
faraway Wrote:fast car Wrote:...Did you try framing...Larry, I did that before on various buildings. But that is not what I need for "Vernon-style" walls. Those guys paint all kind of figures and letters on the walls. I am searching for a method to print "anything" and get it on the wall "as if" it has been painted.
The first method that comes into my mind is to print it of transparent decal paper, put the decal on the wall and cover it with dull coat to match the white primer. That is expensive and the dull white primer on the wall is a poor underground for decals. Alternative would be to put the decal on the styrene and cover all the wall. Even bigger decals... not a good option.
Another solution maybe to use photo editing software (Arc Soft) and (Adobe Photoshop Elements) and copy the entire side of the building, square it to remove any distortions and print it on matte photo paper. You would have to reduce it down to size to fit your structure, remove what you don't want and then cut it to fit the entire side wall. Lance Mindheim does this to get the exact look of the structure.