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Subscribe via RSSThis morning, my good friend Wesley Joseph turned me on to what may be one of the coolest things I’ve found on the internet in quite a while. And did I mention it’s free?
I guess I did in the post title, but anyways, here’s the deal. Check out Block Posters where you can make your own custom Fathead-type wall mural that can be printed on something as simple as regular ole computer paper!
Basically, Block Posters will take any image and turn it into a PDF document which can be printed on either US Letter Sized paper (8.5″X11″) or European A4 (which looks better on the wall in my opinion) paper. You can print the PDF at home or on high quality paper at a print shop, like Kinkos.
Once printed, then it’s just a matter of lining everything up on the wall!
Steps to make your own custom block poster:
1. Go to Block Posters and upload your favorite picture — some ideas: Lebron James, the Rocky Mountains, or your girlfriend naked (j/k! You don’t have a girlfriend…)
2. Choose your image. The image must be under 1 megabyte. I thought this sucked since you need a larger, high-res file to avoid the image looking shitay when you blow it up. (You can get around this by using a JPEG and setting MED-HIGH compression quality at about 75%. Anything below 75% and the image quality goes down the drain, anything over 90% usually is a bigger file.)
3. “Slice” the image. You’ll have to decided how many pieces (pages) to slice the image into. I try to line it up so that you don’t have any half or quarter sheets, which just doesn’t look as aesthetically nice.
4. Download your finished PDF.
5. Print the file.
You now have two options for display. You can either cut off all the white edges to make one seamless image or you can leave the white for a pretty neat grid-type look as you see in the first image above.
For making a more authentic looking “Fathead,” follow these instructions:
1. Complete all of the above steps.
2. Trim the entire piece. Either before or after attaching the pieces together, cut off any excess image surrounding the athlete (or whatever) so that only their body remains (just like the stormtrooper).
3. Attach to the wall via tape, glue, sticky tack, or any other adhesive you so choose.
So there you have it! You’re very own custom “Fathead” style wall mural! And all it cost you was your printer’s ink and paper! Congrats and Enjoy!
Have you tried this? I want to see your block posters! Post a link to it in the comments below.
Incase you are unaware, the term FATHEAD(R) is a federally registered mark. Your use of this term is considered infringement and we request that you immediately cease and desist.
I thought this was a great idea…and I think Paul Justin sucks! Just because some people figured out a way to do something that FATHEAD (R) charges people $130.00+ for doesn’t mean you have to get all pissy!
There are companies out there that do this already in case someone wants a professional version…but not from Fathead. Try Jumbo Sticky Pics (www.jumbostickypics.com). They are great quality and WAY WAY WAY less expensive than Fathead.com!
Fatheads to rock! Like Steve mentioned, there are many other sites out there for custom Fathead-like products. I like http://www.ipixxl.com the best. Check them out!
Great article.
Paul Justin, you could definitely use some help with your marketing skills. First off, good luck suing a blogger! Second, the term fathead could easily be proved to be a term of common public usage, e.g. “white out,” “Xerox,” etc. Nice job making your company look petty.
Magic, you are NOT infringing on any copyrights at all, ignore this bully.
firs company to make custom fatheads was wall-stars.net. got mine almost 6 years ago and its still on my wall.