Popular Post alexiano Posted January 21, 2013 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) Hi guys, With a lot of help from Ando, I created my very first banner for the home game against Adelaide for the #OwnTheExperience game on the 18th of Jan.You will need * A length of cotton poplin (bleached white) or broadsheet (I've found is a little more solid and holds paint better) at least 125cm in width. This gives you enough space to work with at either portrait or landscape. Clegs in the city sells it for $3-4 a metre which is quite good * Acrylic paint; purchase the cheapest stuff from discount art stores. We use interior wall/ceiling paint for large scale tifo but you won’t need a massive amount * Textile medium to mix with your paint or all your hard work is GONE with the rain. * drop sheet * 2B+ pencil(s) [i recommend a 4B] * Foam rollers, brushes, masking tape, misc containers * String (to tape down and use as a line-guide) * Two sticks (duh!). I bought 2 PVC pipes from plumbing section in bunnings (20mm diameter are good for two-sticks or thicker for bigger ones) * Sewing machine if you want to sew the sides Tips! Before starting, here are some tips I've learnt from my experience * Sew your pole sleeves before you start. Easier to work with non-painted fabric * for a 20mm pole, allow for around 10cm each sleeve to fold over * When you paint your design, work from the middle out as you have more room to rest your hand whilst painting. Method 1 (projector): 1) Tape up the chosen size of your material to the wall, and set up the projector so the image fits. 2) Use a heavy pencil (2B+) to trace around all lines, marking in areas that will be painted etc 3) Tape the material down on the floor (and dropsheet) and begin to section off areas using masking tape, or start painting. 4) Keep painting 5) You’ll need to be careful once you’ve finished as quite often the material will be quite wet with paint. For best results leave overnight.Method 2 (grid): 1) Print your design off on a scaled page with appropriately sized grids. 10cm/20cm grid squares are good for this sort of work. For reference, we used 125cm grid squares for our last tifo. 2) Mark out grid squares on your material. 3) As above from Step 3Method 3 (stencil for words): 1) Print off a letter per page, using a readable font such as "Impact" 2) Cut out the letters carefully and arrange them as you'd like 2a) Use taped down string on either side as a guideline. 3) Tape down your coplin to hold in place, but recommend NOT doing in on drop sheet (yet) 4) Trace around the letters with your 2B+ pencil 5) lift up two corners of coplin and place your drop sheet underneath 6) As above 3 in Method 1Method 4 (photopaper stencil) 1) Print off a letter per page onto a harder photo, using a readable font such as "Impact" 2) Cut out letters using razor/scalpel 3) Lay your drop sheet, and coplin over the top, making sure you tape the corners down 4) Lay a guideline string taping it on either side of coplin as a guide. 5) Place your letters, and using a roller roll over the letters 4) As above 4 in Method 1The finish * Fold over the sides allowing enough room for the poles * Pin the section down * Sew the side(s) * Sew the tops of pole section to close the pole pocketPics (method 1)Pics (method 3) Edited November 11, 2013 by alexiano 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braveheart Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) Just as an aside guys, remember that nothing: Racist, Derogatory, Political or overtly offensive will be tolerated. Edit - read the post, Ando you stooge. Sorry mate, misread your post. Edited January 21, 2013 by Ando Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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