Here is my method for making a really cool wall hanging.
First find an awesome picture. The higher the resolution, the better. Right click on the image and select 'savepicture as' and name it something. The computer puts it in your 'pictures' file by default.
Open the picture in your photo editing software and convert it to black and white.Any editing software should work. Between contrast/brightness and levels, you should be able to make it a picture with no shadows. just solid black or solid white
Once you decide on a size, in this case, mine is 16" by 22", you have to chop the picture up into printable sizes.
You may have to re-sharpen the picture with a sharpie marker.
Lay the template under the glass. The art store calls this stuff 'foto frisket' and it's $3.00 for an 8x10 sheet, but, Target calls it clear contact paper and it's 6 bucks for a 24 foot roll.
Cut thorough contact paper and peel off the unwanted portion.
Once the paper is peeled off, start painting. Oh, yea...make sure the glass is super clean.
After the light color is dry, peel off the rest of the contact paper and spray the dark color.
Put it all back in the frame and it's all good. A few points: As you can see, everything is painted backwards, so, make sure to factor that into your photo editing. Please, leave a comment or ask a question.
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