How to Transfer Wall Art
Wall art or murals can enliven any room or building--wall art can be used in kids' rooms to imbue the room with a fun theme, in restaurants to ornament the space and express the culture of the cuisine, or on exterior walls to create a statement, recall an important event, or reflect the neighborhood. If you have a smaller image that you would like transfer to a wall, you can do it by using a grid or by using a projector.
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Instructions
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Using the grid method
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Draw a grid over the image. If you do not want to damage the image, make a copy, or tape tracing paper over the original. Use a ruler to make an grid with one-inch squares.
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Draw a square on the wall to outline where the transferred image will go. Determine the height-to-width ratio by multiplying the height and width (of the image and of the space where the transferred image will go) by the same numbers. Use the same height-to-width ratio as the image.
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Draw a grid in the outline using the same number of squares as was created on the image so that the two grids correspond. Use a yardstick to trace the lines of the larger grid. You can use a level to make sure the lines are level.
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Use the grid squares as a guide for drawing the image on the wall. Go square by square to draw small sections of the whole image at a time--they will help you to translate correct placement and proportion.
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Erase the grid lines and proceed with painting.
Using the Projector Method
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If your image isn't already digital, digitize it by scanning it into your computer or taking a close-up digital photograph.
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Connect your computer to a digital projector with a USB cable. You'll need a laptop if the wall you intend to use is not near your home computer. You can rent digital projectors from audio-visual suppliers.
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Open your image in an imaging program such as Preview or Powerpoint.
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Aim the projector at the wall, and trace the projected image onto the wall.
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Paint the image on the wall.
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Tips & Warnings
If you won't be using a computer, you can take a film slide of your image so it can be projected with a slide projector or you can make a transparency of your image so it be projected with an overhead projector.
