SuperCheapSideArt??

[Lilwolf]

I was wondering... I would love to add sideart to my cabinet... but I am down right cash strapped...  Like no large purchases for months.

But the question is this.  I have a nice printer.  I can print some pretty amazing things...

If I printed out on standardard paper... could I shalak (sp?) it on and make it better then painted black?

I'm not looking for super quality... just something to chear it up a little.

The other idea I had was doing it all with construction paper.  I thought that might be funky / fun.  But again... I don't know how to get the stuff to stick.

Any comments?

<edit>  I thought one of the old regulars had tried this... I don't remember who...   what gave me the idea </edit>

[eightbit]

Some people have used sticker paper with nice results. Your biggest problem is your limited to smaller objects or peicing it together.

[APFelon]

Try 3M spray adhesive. Should be available in most hardware/home improvement stores. I used the stuff to paste posters on the side of my cab, and it looks pretty good.

APf

[XtraSmiley]

I'd make stencils and paint it on like Joust machines.  My favorite is Joust 2, cool picture, sweet colors.  No worries about peeling.

[menace]

I went the sticky paper route and was fairly pleased with the results--the next time through I would change the sizes and positions of the some of the characters but it was better than nothing and dressed up the cab a bit.

[Goz]

Looks pretty good.

What sort of printer do you have?

[pcdoctor]

I went the sticky paper route and was fairly pleased with the results--the next time through I would change the sizes and positions of the some of the characters but it was better than nothing and dressed up the cab a bit.

Where can I purchase this sticky paper?
How much does it cost?
Dumb question.
Do you cut the characters out of the paper?
Your cabinet looks very nice!

[menace]

I have an HP 5550 inkjet printer and it was avery 8.5 x11 full sheet sticky paper.  I then cretated a full size image of the cabinet and with photoshop arranged the images how I wanted.  I saved it as a jpg and then imported it into excel (word and photoshop wouldn't cooperate for some reason) then when i printed it i was left with a collage of guys that i just cut out and pieced together on the seems--it looks good from probably 6-12" and further away--any closer and you can see the seams.

[Lilwolf]

LOOKS GREAT!

I think I will try it!

btw... did  you print each character or the background beams also?

[menace]

the background beams (I like the terminology-- sounds much fancier than "lines" ) were painted on with a semi-gloss latex, then the stickers were applied over top--you could do it all on the stickers but for me it was an evolutionary process and there were several months between the beams and the pics.  In hindsight--all in one step would be the way to go--just make sure your ink catridge is nice and full before you start  

Oh ya cost--i think it was 11.95 for a pack of 20 8.5"x11" sheets and i used the whole thing for each side so 24.00 total for both sides of sideart (plus the paint which was a mistint at homedepot--can you say uber bargain hunter!)

[Sylentwulf]

Just a quick note. For the full sheet sticky labels, you COULD spend $15 at walmart for 10-20 sheets. Or you could go to this link:

http://www.onlinelabels.com/ol175.htm

GREAT place for ANY kind of labels. $12 for 100 sheets, same damn thing walmart has at 1/10th the price.