Know about vinyl graphics or wallpaper printing?
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I recently designed a restaurant and now the client wants the pattern that I put on the walls in the 3d model, but I just made it up in gimp with some free photoshop brushes. I don't have the vector graphics files though, only the brush files. The shopfitting contractor who is building the restaurant has access to vinyl graphics facilities but I don't know what process would be involved to get this image onto vinyl or if vinyl is the best medium to do this. Any ideas?
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Can't yu talk to the contractor about it? I would have thought theyd know what to do if they've got the kit to do it.
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No the contractor doesn't have the equipment but they have deals with printing firms that they regularly use. Ideally I don't want to hand it all over to a graphic designer or a printer who will then just reproduce what I have done in the right format and charge the client a design fee. If it is something I can do myself I will.
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Wallpaper is manufactured by silkscreening onto special paper.
I used to work in a sign shop and vinyl does not last very long. It is also not good for indoors in large quantities as it outgasses.
BTW, that is a beautiful design.
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Thanks ecofeco, So how should I go about getting the design onto wallpaper?
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There are mfgs. who take your design and create wallpaper, then ship it to you.
You will have to google them. Try to find one as close to you as possible.
If you don't know how much wallpaper to order or type of finish, you will probably have to use a local wallpaper company, who will then order it for you.
You will also be able to feel and see samples by going local. There are hundreds of different types of wallpaper material. Do not choose the cheapest. Likewise,, you don't need the most expensive either. However, a custom print will not be cheap.
Be prepared for prices ranging from the hundreds up to the thousands.
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Thanks ecofeco, I know exactly how much I need. I have just emailed the design to a UK company that will print for around £65 a metre, this seems like a fair price for a short run.
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Make sure the printed product is a proper wall covering meeting required standards. Commercial wallcoverings typically have flame retardants. It would be a shame if you used an improper product, there was a fire, and people died. (You'd probably feel like sh*t sitting in your jail cell).
http://www.conceptcoverings.co.uk/ can make custom wall coverings for £65 per roll but note their commercial grade custom product (ClassO fire rated to BS4746) starts at £45sq/m.
Regards, Ross
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Funnily enough Ross, it was concept coverings that I found too. Good point about the fire rating, if the client wants this wallpaper it will have to meet regulations.
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