Shepard Fairey, swoon. how to a plaster posters? from the kind of paper to use to the glue i use.every thing!?

Question

remember i don't have a clue about this, but i want to learn.

Answer 1

Make your own paste:

— Begin by pouring one cup of flour into 1 1/2 cups of water.

— Heat to a boil until it thickens, stir to remove all lumps (with a whisk if possible) and add more water until it turns into a thick, clear

goop.

— Cook on low heat for at least half an hour, being careful not to burn it. After approx. 20-30 mins., paste will become thinner and more

transparent.

— It expands a lot–experiment.

— Upon reaching desired (smooth, pliable, and somewhat transparent) consistency, take paste off the heat and let cool.

— Pour into airtight jar or bottle or other such container.

If you’re going to be doing a lot of pasting, a bucket with a lid, a handle, and a wide paint brush work well. Otherwise a squirt bottle or a butter container will hold enough, it is also easier to conceal. To put something up, paint an area of the wall the size of your poster with a layer of paste using a wide paintbrush. You want the wheat paste to be thin enough to paint onto walls but thick enough to stick. Smooth your poster over it. Make sure you glue the edges down, and smooth out the bumps and bubbles. If you don’t, the poster will be ripped down lickety split! I also put a coat of paste over the poster once it is on the wall to seal it.

Having two people (one to handle paste, another to handle the posters) helps avoid getting paste on the posters which can cause them to stick hopelessly together. It’s also a good idea to go with a friend, so one person can paste and the other can be a look out.

Paper: Anything printed off a computer onto regular computer paper will work as long as it's not an inkjet printer. If you use an inkjet printer it will just smear when you put the paste on, so use either a laser printer or a photocopier.

Have fun.