Humey Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I have been asked to create or buy a life size cutout of footballer Ian Wright. I am finding it difficult to find a ready made one so I figured I would make one but I can't find anywhere that sells one sheet of cardboard to that size (around 6 ft). Does anyone have any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w/robe Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Does it have to be cardboard? If you made it from ply then fixing a stand to the back will be much easier than with card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadhippy Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 find a big carboard box and flatten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_s Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 try searching for reprographics supplies or exhibition display materials / supplies ... I had a photo blown up by a reprograhics firm to 8' by 4' for a show, which was then mounted on a plywood flat as part of our set*, but they offered to mount it on foamboard. so All you would need would be a photo of footballing superstar Ian Wright and a scalpel(and a risk assessment for use of sharp and pointy things); they would do most of the work for you. Of course it would need to be a high-res, uncompressed photo to look any good. (*not a show you worked on Mark, so you wouldn't remember it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Rather than cardboard, you could use corflute or foamex, which is available in big sheets and is cheap, but flammable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Photo labs or repro houses will have sources of foam board by various names and thicknesses available up to 8ft by 4! Some places will mount things for you and you will find it takes some practice to get a big print down without marks or creases or bubbles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemma Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 The lovely chaps at London Reprographics centre have a printer that will print onto ANYTHING (which will take ink) up to 45mm deep. I saw a rather fantastic panelled door they did, so you could print direct onto plywood: The London Reprographics Services Ltd Unit 214-215 West BlockWestminister Business SquareDurham Street London SE11 5JH t: 020 7587 1101f: 020 7582 2266 e: printroom@lrslondon.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenotom Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 This company is in the midlands - Does what it states on the tin http://www.mask-arade.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerry davies Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Technology exists that means my mate had a pic of his girlfriend made in wallpaper for his front room, but then he did own the image rights! I think that could be more of a problem than the production of the image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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