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Inspired by a recent mural in downtown Ottawa by Shepard Fairey (Obey), I've been making my own stickers and putting them up across the city. As always the Internet provided a wealth of info on the subject, everything from making stickers out of regular printer paper and homemade glue to using shipping labels and shelf liner paper.
I chose the latter method, starting out by constructing the image in photoshop, then tracing off of my monitor directly onto white shelf liner, colouring it in with permanent marker, and finally spraying it with several layers of glossy clear coat spray paint. (after the first couple were made and put up I found the clear coat necessary to give it a bit of protection from the elements and prevent the ink from fading.) The shelf liner paper sticks really well to any metal surface that I've tested so far as long as the surface is clean, and the longer it is allowed to set the harder it will be to peel off. For application I just carry a dish cloth and ruler, wiping the surface with the cloth and using the ruler to flatten the sticker as I peel it from one side to the other.
I've started a tumblr to share the finished products. Nothing serious, just something fun to do for the passed month or two while I await the day I move and can start working on music more seriously again.
The tumblr can be found here, follow me:
http://hvyhnds.tumblr.com/
If you've never been to http://www.instructables.com/ I suggest checking that out as well, all kinds of good DIY stuff can be found there.
Making your own stickers is fun and fairly inexpensive, however I have found that I am limited by the size of my monitor, I think the next step to start making stickers on a larger scale is to fool around with tracing from an old overhead projector.
Have fun, don't get busted and feel free to share your work either here or on tumblr.
I chose the latter method, starting out by constructing the image in photoshop, then tracing off of my monitor directly onto white shelf liner, colouring it in with permanent marker, and finally spraying it with several layers of glossy clear coat spray paint. (after the first couple were made and put up I found the clear coat necessary to give it a bit of protection from the elements and prevent the ink from fading.) The shelf liner paper sticks really well to any metal surface that I've tested so far as long as the surface is clean, and the longer it is allowed to set the harder it will be to peel off. For application I just carry a dish cloth and ruler, wiping the surface with the cloth and using the ruler to flatten the sticker as I peel it from one side to the other.
I've started a tumblr to share the finished products. Nothing serious, just something fun to do for the passed month or two while I await the day I move and can start working on music more seriously again.
The tumblr can be found here, follow me:
http://hvyhnds.tumblr.com/
If you've never been to http://www.instructables.com/ I suggest checking that out as well, all kinds of good DIY stuff can be found there.
Making your own stickers is fun and fairly inexpensive, however I have found that I am limited by the size of my monitor, I think the next step to start making stickers on a larger scale is to fool around with tracing from an old overhead projector.
Have fun, don't get busted and feel free to share your work either here or on tumblr.
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