Ms.M: The US Supreme Court is comprised of penguins? Now that's the kind of world I want to live in.
Katie: Regrettably, the candidates in our election (especially Cameron … sheesh!) are far less attractive and intelligent than a bunch of painted fibreglass penguins, so if any of these guys appear on my ballot form they'll get my vote.
Well the Lord Such (RIP) is there in his top-hat looking brighter and cheerier than the others. What's with decorating fibreglass animals? They did it last year in North Walsham with hippos and this year it's crabs in Cromer (yes, really). I don't get it...
Are these for sale? I've seen horses and cows, but not penguins before. Here in Rhode Island we've had lots of fiberglas Mr. Potato Head. The game was made in RI. That sort of sums it up for this state.
Katherine: They certainly look happy to be indoors by the coffee shop instead of freezing their toes off in the antarctic.
Pea: They did hippos in NW? Yay! It was elephants last year in Norwich. I'll have to drive around Norfolk and look for more strangeness. I can't wait to see the Cromer crabs.
Lupine Lady: I have no idea what this is all about but it seems to be a growing trend (see Pea's comment above). Yay for Mr. Potato Head! I loved that as a kid. I consider that a genuine plus for R.I.
Todd: Hahahahahaha! Thank you for that. I really needed a laugh after my crap Monday.
This is Savannah's MITM. She tells me you are the one to ask about my recent hallucinations - I would like to take a bunch (how much is a bunch anyway?) of my digital photos and make a huge photo collage, with handwritten notes (a text that looks like handwriting), some photos in color, some in B&W and sepia, and, get this, wallpaper a wall in our guest bathroom. Is such a thing even possible with photoshop and digital print abilities? Can you print out a photo collage on material that could be used for wallpaper (mylar, etc.....)?
By the way, re the WTF Monday photo - not sure, but I think I used to work with some of these guys.
Neetzy:I so want a fibreglass cow to stand out the front of my house.
Mme: YEs, these appear to have been schools' projects, which still begs the question "why?"
Petrea: Hee hee hee. Churchill is still a great hero over here, but he would have been the first to chuckle at your observation.
Maria: You have pretty strange rabbits over there.
MITM: Hi there! Thank you for popping over; I am most honoured. Whooee! Real wallpaper from Photoshop!
Hokay: First up, I am assuming you know how to make photomontages with layers, etc. If not I shall be doing a post on that before much longer.
There are plenty of great handwriting fonts around for free, but of course you can use Fontmaker to turn your own handwriting into a font should you wish. The only problem with using an unusual font is if you are going to use a print shop that doesn't have that font in their library.
I'd recommend the kind of print shop we use in architecture. They have those big 24 and 48 inch wide roll colour plotters (we have a couple in the office) that print CMYK onto 150 foot rolls. The only problems you then face are: Tiling images in Photoshop for a long, repeated print run on a roll is a royal pain in the ass, and; The amount of memory required for a decent dpi output is going to be truly frightening.
The biggest headache with this kind of large format printing (wails the voice of experience) is colour matching. What comes out the printer will often bear little resemblance to what went in unless you pay ludicrous amounts of money for a Pantone printer and lots of pre-press preparation.
Having said that, the biggest factor in final output quality is the paper. Basically you get what you pay for. A top quality colour plotter roll will cost a lot but you'll be happy with the result. Expecting anything other than disappointment from standard coated paper is unrealistic.
So yes, it is possible to print your own wallpaper using a large format roll plotter, though your final file size will mean you'll need to take it to the print shop on a 16Gb memory stick (I use those for work). Also, do all of your prep work in the highest resolution possible. you can always compress things later, but you cannot blow things up later without losing quality.
This could be a fun exercise. I wish you the very best of luck and can't wait to see the results!
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The U.S. Supreme Court Judges on holiday? (The 9th one is in the loo)
Ah, the candidates for your election next month! Is that David Cameron trying to look more green by wearing clouds with his tux?
Ms.M: The US Supreme Court is comprised of penguins? Now that's the kind of world I want to live in.
Katie: Regrettably, the candidates in our election (especially Cameron … sheesh!) are far less attractive and intelligent than a bunch of painted fibreglass penguins, so if any of these guys appear on my ballot form they'll get my vote.
HA! Now THOSE are Happy Feet!
Well the Lord Such (RIP) is there in his top-hat looking brighter and cheerier than the others. What's with decorating fibreglass animals? They did it last year in North Walsham with hippos and this year it's crabs in Cromer (yes, really). I don't get it...
Are these for sale? I've seen horses and cows, but not penguins before. Here in Rhode Island we've had lots of fiberglas Mr. Potato Head. The game was made in RI. That sort of sums it up for this state.
After much consideration, administrators of the penguin exhibit decided to make this the last casual-Monday.
Hee.
Katherine: They certainly look happy to be indoors by the coffee shop instead of freezing their toes off in the antarctic.
Pea: They did hippos in NW? Yay! It was elephants last year in Norwich. I'll have to drive around Norfolk and look for more strangeness. I can't wait to see the Cromer crabs.
Lupine Lady: I have no idea what this is all about but it seems to be a growing trend (see Pea's comment above). Yay for Mr. Potato Head! I loved that as a kid. I consider that a genuine plus for R.I.
Todd: Hahahahahaha! Thank you for that. I really needed a laugh after my crap Monday.
Cheer up, tomorrow presents a whole mess of new opportunities for things to go straight to hell.
Just when I think to myself, this is the worse day ever, along comes another that proves me wrong.
Pack a squirt-gun in your briefcase and dowse anyone contributing to the angst.
"Sir, this invoice hasn't been-" *SPLASH* "The hell was that for?"
They painted fiberglass cows here in PA. I do like the penguins, but am too tired to think of a witty remark.
Cute - for a kindergarten :)
The one with the hat kind of reminds me of Churchill. Is it all right to say that? I have a lot of respect for Churchill.
I want the one in the jaunty red hat for my backyard. It will entertain the rabbits.
Hello Dive
This is Savannah's MITM. She tells me you are the one to ask about my recent hallucinations - I would like to take a bunch (how much is a bunch anyway?) of my digital photos and make a huge photo collage, with handwritten notes (a text that looks like handwriting), some photos in color, some in B&W and sepia, and, get this, wallpaper a wall in our guest bathroom. Is such a thing even possible with photoshop and digital print abilities? Can you print out a photo collage on material that could be used for wallpaper (mylar, etc.....)?
By the way, re the WTF Monday photo - not sure, but I think I used to work with some of these guys.
Where is Opus?
Todd: Your philosophy is admirable.
Neetzy:I so want a fibreglass cow to stand out the front of my house.
Mme: YEs, these appear to have been schools' projects, which still begs the question "why?"
Petrea: Hee hee hee. Churchill is still a great hero over here, but he would have been the first to chuckle at your observation.
Maria: You have pretty strange rabbits over there.
MITM: Hi there! Thank you for popping over; I am most honoured.
Whooee! Real wallpaper from Photoshop!
Hokay:
First up, I am assuming you know how to make photomontages with layers, etc. If not I shall be doing a post on that before much longer.
There are plenty of great handwriting fonts around for free, but of course you can use Fontmaker to turn your own handwriting into a font should you wish. The only problem with using an unusual font is if you are going to use a print shop that doesn't have that font in their library.
I'd recommend the kind of print shop we use in architecture. They have those big 24 and 48 inch wide roll colour plotters (we have a couple in the office) that print CMYK onto 150 foot rolls.
The only problems you then face are:
Tiling images in Photoshop for a long, repeated print run on a roll is a royal pain in the ass, and;
The amount of memory required for a decent dpi output is going to be truly frightening.
The biggest headache with this kind of large format printing (wails the voice of experience) is colour matching. What comes out the printer will often bear little resemblance to what went in unless you pay ludicrous amounts of money for a Pantone printer and lots of pre-press preparation.
Having said that, the biggest factor in final output quality is the paper. Basically you get what you pay for. A top quality colour plotter roll will cost a lot but you'll be happy with the result. Expecting anything other than disappointment from standard coated paper is unrealistic.
So yes, it is possible to print your own wallpaper using a large format roll plotter, though your final file size will mean you'll need to take it to the print shop on a 16Gb memory stick (I use those for work).
Also, do all of your prep work in the highest resolution possible. you can always compress things later, but you cannot blow things up later without losing quality.
This could be a fun exercise. I wish you the very best of luck and can't wait to see the results!
Vanda: He was taking the photo.
Cool! This reminds me of the painted cows that toured Chicago a few years ago. And wasn't there a city with giant painted guitars?
It depends what drugs you take, Robyn.
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