It easily allows you to print off an image much larger on multiple sheets of paper. If this seems confusing for you, here is a very easy option. If you are savvy on the computer, you can use a variety of programs (Microsoft Word, Photoshop, Scrapbooking or card making software) to make the image the size you want and to print it as a poster (on multiple sheets). Choose one of the bigger images and right click on the photo to save it to your desktop. To do this, first do a Google image search for your state. Next you will need to print out a map of your state. I painted the wood with brown spray paint and allowed to dry.Ĥ. Leave the wood natural and stain it, or paint it a solid color. You need to put this one before you begin because it will be too difficult to add it once you have all the nails and string art in place on the other side.ģ.
#Posterazor wall art install
On the back of the wood, install the picture hanging hardware so you can hang up your piece when you are finished. It was fun! After I had the wood sanded and painted, the actual nails and string art took about two hours. Overall, I did not think this state string art project was hard. Hopefully you'll get some tips from both sources to make this state string art project go smoothly. I will post here what I did to make this, and you can compare with Moriya's tutorial. She has a wonderful sense of humor, and some great DIYs for the home. I really found myself enjoying her blog, and laughing out loud. I'm not sure if she was the first to come up with this or not, but it was her photo with a heart around the city that made me want to make one of these for Cleveland, Ohio. she has a complete tutorial and great photos. I did find Moriya from The Harpster Home blog. but since the actual idea is not mine I wanted to hunt down some original sources. The wall space is small but a square piece of work is what I needed. I was looking for a piece of art to place on our side wall in our main foyer. But the tutorial can be followed to make any type of string art - only the pattern changes. This tutorial is going to describe the top left photo above, the state of Ohio. Popular in the 70's but now we are seeing it everywhere these days - even at Target.