theforgotten Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Hi there! I have found some wallpapers on internet and i want one of the to put on my guitar.How can i do that.Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 you could propably go down to kinkos and have them print it out for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theforgotten Posted September 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Sorry man I dont understand you.How do you mean to print for me?You mean they to print my body or to make those pictures on paper for example and I to make them with glue for ex. on my body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAI6 Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 They have large format printers, that can print something large enough to cover your body. You would then glue that printout to your guitar, and clear over it. As far as the stuff you've found online, most likely won't be "good" enough for such a large print. It should be around 300 dpi at the full size you would print it. Screen images are 72 dpi, and way too small to cover your guitar. But I'm assuming you're talking about a full-body graphic. It's possible to use the online pics, if you only want a small pic somewhere on the body... But still, the final resolution needs to be 300 dpi at it's full size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkielad Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Any decent signwriter will be able to get digitally printed vinyl. This can be laminated with clear vinyl(they'lll probably do that for you too as it's tricky), wrapped onto the guitar (with a LITTLE heat and careful forming) and then cleared over - I clear (2pk car paint) over this stuff on bikes all the time but never tried to form to a guitar (new to this one) Make sure you laminate clear vinyl over it first though or the solvent in the laquer will liquidise the ink into a mush! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theforgotten Posted September 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Thanks guys for posting but i have some beginers questions because im realy newbie in this stuff.First thing is to find picture with 300dpi.Then to print that picture on vinyl and after that put on my guitars body.Then with laquer over the entire vinyl and guitar body.Please be more specific.Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAI6 Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Well, I can help with the resolution stuff... Anything you pull off the web is going to be 72 dpi. How large is the actual image? Photoshop can tell you that, but if you don't have that... An easy way to find out is to simply place the image into a Word document (or any page layout program), and you will see it's true size. And, basically, for a 72 dpi image to look "good", it has to be used at around 25% of it's original size. That would make a 4"x6" image only about 1"x1.5". Not very big..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclej Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 if you're just planning on buying the wallpaper and putting it on the guitar go to the tutorial section on this site and find the fabric finish tutorial..do the same thing with the wallpaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Uh, is it wallpaper like a computer desktop, or wallpaper like on the wall? Very different animals there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theforgotten Posted September 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Thanks RAI6!I have big expirience with photoshop.I think that i'll handle with the dpis.Thanks unclej i'll see what can I learn.marksound it's a computer desktop but it's a wallpaper with the portrait of a sad child made with charcoal.Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 can actual wallpaper... that is put on walls be put onto a guitar body.. then laquered over... or does it have to be vinyl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Thanks RAI6!I have big expirience with photoshop.I think that i'll handle with the dpis.Thanks unclej i'll see what can I learn.marksound it's a computer desktop but it's a wallpaper with the portrait of a sad child made with charcoal.Thanks! ← If I was made of charcoal I'd be sad, too! Why not put it on a disc and take it to Kinko's? You never know how it will look blown up until you blow it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkielad Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 can actual wallpaper... that is put on walls be put onto a guitar body.. then laquered over... or does it have to be vinyl? ← I don't see why not but I'm a newbie - my experience with vinyl is because I'm a signwriter. I know that works because I've done it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 ProjectGuitar.com is not just a forum. It's a whole website full of information. Look here. This oughta be real similar to what you want to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclej Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Thanks RAI6!I have big expirience with photoshop.I think that i'll handle with the dpis.Thanks unclej i'll see what can I learn.marksound it's a computer desktop but it's a wallpaper with the portrait of a sad child made with charcoal.Thanks! ← oops..my bad..i thought everyone else was missing the point and you wanted to purchase actual wallpaper..the kind you hang on a wall. that's what happens when you're old and feeble like me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tirapop Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 can actual wallpaper... that is put on walls be put onto a guitar body.. then laquered over... or does it have to be vinyl? ← That's how Fender made this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 i almost lost my lunch looking at that guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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