Author Topic: Flag Making Explained. (Read 118668 times)

Bennett · « **Reply #40 on:** April 2, 2005, 11:38:29 am »

Cheers Roper. Looking forward to getting that so that I can get underway. Won't be ready till next season though.

Buck Pete · « **Reply #41 on:** April 6, 2005, 02:11:50 pm »

Roper

Earlier in this thread you said you have some stencils for the letters you are willing to share.

Any chance of your letter stencils please. I am picking up my fabric tonight to start on my Turin banner. Its gonna be a corker!! (i think so anyway!)

Ta

Pete.

Tarpaulin · « **Reply #42 on:** April 6, 2005, 02:16:11 pm »

No worries Pete -

Email me on andyroper@gmail.com mate and ill get them to yer.

Buck Pete · « **Reply #43 on:** April 6, 2005, 02:26:40 pm »

Cheers Fella

Email sent.

knighty · « **Reply #44 on:** May 2, 2005, 12:56:56 pm »

roper,

could u send me the stencils please cos i'm desparately tryin to get a flag/banner done for tomorrow,

cheers, ian

ianisascouse@hotmail.com

Tarpaulin · « **Reply #45 on:** May 2, 2005, 03:26:18 pm »

Quote from: knighty on May 2, 2005, 12:56:56 pm

roper,

could u send me the stencils please cos i'm desparately tryin to get a flag/banner done for tomorrow,

cheers, ian

ianisascouse@hotmail.com

Email sent mate.

Claire. · « **Reply #46 on:** May 2, 2005, 06:09:52 pm »

just been reading through this thread, and although I've never made a banner meself, I have done some other bits and pieces like wallpapers etc and I've got an Illustrator file of the LiverBird that I made awhile back, I can whack it up on my website if anyone wants the original, (it can be taken to any size cos it's a vector image), here's a small copy of it

if anyone wants the file or a bigger jpeg, jus' let me know

Tarpaulin · « **Reply #47 on:** May 5, 2005, 04:33:57 pm »

Back up for 'anfield-reds' who was strugglin to find it.

anfield_reds · « **Reply #48 on:** May 5, 2005, 11:26:19 pm »

cheers mate

bez · « **Reply #49 on:** May 11, 2005, 11:20:10 pm »

Miami · « **Reply #50 on:** May 12, 2005, 12:58:57 pm »

After stencils of the Liver Bird, European Cup and the Justice Flame if anyone can help

Thanks.

Paul Ando · « **Reply #51 on:** May 12, 2005, 01:00:03 pm »

http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php/topic,45376.0.html

Oscar3 · « **Reply #52 on:** May 14, 2005, 04:54:50 am »

Bumped for a mate!

Murf · « **Reply #53 on:** May 18, 2005, 04:22:52 pm »

Just done a fabric paint job, but to be honest looks great, but also looks like it will crack when i fold it away for the match.

hope not, but will soon find out next Wednesday

ic843 · « **Reply #54 on:** May 18, 2005, 09:43:12 pm »

thanks for that mate, if i can think of something good il try and get one in time for The Bul, who needs Alevels anyway?
Does anyone know if theyll have stupid rules over there bout height,material (eg fire thing) etc,
tanks David

SKITTLE · « **Reply #55 on:** May 19, 2005, 04:22:04 am »

Quote from: Murf on May 18, 2005, 04:22:52 pm

Just done a fabric paint job, but to be honest looks great, but also looks like it will crack when i fold it away for the match. hope not, but will soon find out next Wednesday

I did mine with fabric paint [ a couple of coats ] and it wears very well and no cracking.It is on heavy.....ish almost canvas like material though.

BehindTheScene · « **Reply #56 on:** May 19, 2005, 07:18:58 am »

great explanations. thanks!
Living in Dubai I won't have any problems finding a tailor to do this for me, for about 1£! See you in Istanbul !

Murf · « **Reply #57 on:** May 19, 2005, 09:11:35 am »

Finally finished it, was going to do a quote and mention the Spanish Armada in the end decided on one that you can take forever (well me lad can)

Full cost
£5 for a very large piece of material by TJ Hughes
£4.50 for 3 bottles of fabric paint from Partners, didn't use nothing of the black and yellow really
£1.50 masking tape
£1 set of brushes from Taylors by TJ Hughes

£2 for the bird who works in the laundry dept who is doing the sewing

£0 for all the letters and Flame, Liverbird. Used A4 paper from PC

And thanks to Mr Roper for sending us the templates, now after all that, most probably lose it in Turkey

£14 not to bad when my
dickhead brother in laws have just paid £400 for a banner for there European adventure which hopefully last 2 games, all it has on it is

EVERTON

CREST

THE SPRINGFIELD BLUES

Liverbird taped off, then the bird filled in with the paint, then the finished liverbird which looks sound and finally the finished banner itself, the bird and the flame were the tricky parts to tape around, but it is worth it in the end.

bez · « **Reply #58 on:** May 19, 2005, 11:14:35 am »

Quick note if using fabric paint. Mix it with stuff called fabric medium, its like a paint and will be with the fabric paint you buy. It makes the paint a bit plasticy and bond to the material when you iron it, thus a non cracking or flaking picture

Also use a overhead projector or computer projectors to make images bigger and draw round if you can borrow one from work/school or a mate it makes life easier. Just painted a four foot liverbird last night that I drew this way at the weekend. Piece of piss and looks great.

clash city rocker · « **Reply #59 on:** May 19, 2005, 11:54:01 am »

don't listen to bez! I did most of the donkey work and he sticks his tongue out when he's painting difficult bits!!!

Murf · « **Reply #60 on:** May 19, 2005, 12:09:40 pm »

To late for that stuff to mix in now, looks like it will flake to fuck, nevermind, will have to do another one for the next Euro away

bez · « **Reply #61 on:** May 19, 2005, 12:46:06 pm »

Quote from: clash city rocker on May 19, 2005, 11:54:01 am

don't listen to bez! I did most of the donkey work and he sticks his tongue out when he's painting difficult bits!!!

Fuck off I spent 5hours colouring in your Carra last night!!!

-Gianni- · « **Reply #62 on:** May 23, 2005, 05:24:35 pm »

Just a couple of quick questions as im a bit confused, How do you get the right stencil measurments and how do you get the exact shape?
And how do you go about getting a picture on a flag as in this one, ive really got no idea, Thanks

-Gianni- · « **Reply #63 on:** May 23, 2005, 08:27:13 pm »

Anyone have any idea? $:-\$

-Gianni- · « **Reply #64 on:** May 26, 2005, 09:58:35 pm »

Someone must know? Going to start as soon as I find out

walshys_mullet · « **Reply #65 on:** May 26, 2005, 10:16:44 pm »

What is it you are doing exactly on the flag mate?

-Gianni- · « **Reply #66 on:** May 26, 2005, 10:18:19 pm »

A Luis garcia pic, theres an example a few posts up but if thats to difficult ill just do his face

Cheers for replying

walshys_mullet · « **Reply #67 on:** May 26, 2005, 10:22:33 pm »

Ok well first off mate - i wouldnt use photography. I did something for roper a while back for carra, which was i simply stylised his face by taking the dark areas of his face and drawing them on computer. I then blew it up and printed it out in pieces and then sellotaped those pieces together.

I then cut out the dark shapes with a craft knife and drew inside the stencils on material provided by roper, a waxy material that was to be sown on. I then filled in the dark areas again with a marker pen suited to material drawing.

-Gianni- · « **Reply #68 on:** May 26, 2005, 10:26:52 pm »

Cheers mate.

Was this for the 23 Carra Gold flag?
I understand the 1st part i think but im a bit lost on what you are saying on part 2, im really new to this banner making so im a bit lost
Thanks

Beef · « **Reply #69 on:** May 26, 2005, 10:27:28 pm »

Brilliant information there for making a flag.

walshys_mullet · « **Reply #70 on:** May 26, 2005, 10:34:10 pm »

Quote from: Gianni05 on May 26, 2005, 10:26:52 pm

Cheers mate.

Was this for the 23 Carra Gold flag?
I understand the 1st part i think but im a bit lost on what you are saying on part 2, im really new to this banner making so im a bit lost
Thanks

yeah the 23 Carra Gold flag.

Can you draw on a computer? Say using Adobe Illustrator?

Once you have sellotaped all your printed pieces together to make the whole picture (because of the size usually you have to print the picture out in pieces so you can have bigger than A3 size) You then cut out the dark areas of the printout and that makes you a massive stencil

Then you secure that over the piece of cloth or material to keep it from moving (masking tape works well) and draw inside the cutout stencil shapes onto the material. When you finish take off the stencil and you will have a lined drawing of your stencil picture on the cloth. You then fill in those stencil shapes with paint or pen.

walshys_mullet · « **Reply #71 on:** May 26, 2005, 10:36:20 pm »

If you are struggling in regards to doing his face stylised on computer i can help you out but probably not until next week as im chocka busy in work and running my (dont laugh) doctor who website which i illustrate for.

-Gianni- · « **Reply #72 on:** May 26, 2005, 10:41:39 pm »

Thanks a million mate i really appreciate the help and am going to try and get started on it asap. And if i fuck up i have the whole summer to re-do
I dont fully understand all of what you said but i get the idea and will have people helping me so they might understand more.
Thanks a million

walshys_mullet · « **Reply #73 on:** May 26, 2005, 10:55:49 pm »

if you get stuck when you are doing it just PM me

WOOLTONIAN · « **Reply #74 on:** May 30, 2005, 08:05:04 am »

Big believer in "doing yer own" but for more intricate designs, sometimes it's best approaching a professional.
For a price at least.

Letters
There is an Iron on Material for curtains the width and thickness of Lateral Blinds.
This is great for ensuring all letters are the same size.
Handy cos you can iron on first the machine sew on afterwards when letters are in place..
Remember if using material with adhesive side to cut letters out back to front.
Letter thickness
Found using a Ruler width, the best method.
Also consider using squared letters as against round, which are difficult to cut out, sew, and keep letter thickness equal.
Where letters are round, cut 90 degree angles on corners to 135, by snipping off corners.
best guideline for letters
A B C D E F G H J L O P Q R S T U and all Numbers is to start with "8" template.

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# #
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# #
#####

to diferentiaite between S and 5 snip corners as

#####
#
#####
#
#####

#####
#
####
#
####

8 and B

###
# #
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# #
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####
# #
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# #
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hope thats clear, but if not you will get the gist once you've started

castleman · « **Reply #75 on:** June 6, 2005, 11:06:06 pm »

I'd just like to thank Roper and everyone who's posted for the excellent advice which has just helped me complete my first flag. It's nothing too complicated - red background, white writing, a liverbird in the top left, a european cup in the top right and the slogan "THE MEN OF SHANKLY'S BEST". I'd do you a piccie but I don't have a digi camera.

Quite pleased with it, but a few things I'd do differently next time:

*Use a less complicated Liverbird image. Was a nightmare to cut out and get in the right place.
*Again on images, in retrospect I think the european cup would look better with fatter arms (and maybe a dent...)
*Buy a decent pair of scissors

There must be more but I can't think of them now.

Anyway, hopefully it'll make its debut next season

WOOLTONIAN · « **Reply #76 on:** June 7, 2005, 07:52:05 am »

*Use a less complicated Liverbird image. Was a nightmare to cut out and get in the right place.

its worth all the effort, we dont want banners with chubby ducks on

dann · « **Reply #77 on:** June 7, 2005, 09:16:29 pm »

has anyone got any player faces that can be put on a flag eg.like the 23 carra gold flag

۩ Imperator ۩ · « **Reply #78 on:** June 7, 2005, 09:31:15 pm »

Been meaning to say, Roper... Thanks for the stencils which you sent me ages ago, and for the invaluable advice you gave in this thread. I altered my own technique slightly, but couldn't have done it without your guidelines. I was well proud of the end result.

Emlyn18 · « **Reply #79 on:** June 7, 2005, 09:50:03 pm »

Any one know of any websites that you can get banners made cause im fucking useless and cant see me being sucessful at making my own!