Charlton Sword Template ??

petetheaddick

My 11 year old Son wants me to decorate his bedroom "Charlton Style" and wants me to paint the sword onto his wall.
Does anybody have any tips on how to get the proportions of the image correct? (so the blade doesnt look too fat or skinny and how to perfect the griiping fist.??

I'm no Rolf Harris :-(

Ollywozere

Print out a big template over a number of pages, and cut out or take the measurements from a reasonably sized image of the badge and times it by 50 or 100 or a million, depending on how massive you want it!

RalphMilnesgut

Down load a picture on your pc/laptop, magnify on the screen and take dimensions?

kings hill addick

At 11 he should have covered some of the maths at school that pertains to angles with a protractor etc. You could give him the job of scaling the sword from printing one out A4 size.

Alternatively (all be it, it would be costly) you could approach one of those firms that prints on canvas and ask them to print you a picture that you could, literally, hang on his wall. That way you could remove it and replace it every time you have to decorate his room again.

Swisdom

Can you borrow a projector for the evening?

Project the image onto the wall and trace it

Henry Irving

Could try this. For £15 could save a lot of bother

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Charlton-Athletic-FC-Large-Football-Badge-Wall-Vinyl-17-colours-57cm-x-57cm-/160725877689?pt=UK_Wallpaper&var=&hash=item256c0243b9

Uboat

Swisdom said:

Can you borrow a projector for the evening?
Project the image onto the wall and trace it

I was going to suggest this.

Henry Irving said:

Could try this. For £15 could save a lot of bother

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Charlton-Athletic-FC-Large-Football-Badge-Wall-Vinyl-17-colours-57cm-x-57cm-/160725877689?pt=UK_Wallpaper&var=&hash=item256c0243b9

But now I want one of those.

petetheaddick

Brilliant thanks, i'll order one of those. however those images look bigger than 57cm.

kings hill addick

petetheaddick said:

Brilliant thanks, i'll order one of those. however those images look bigger than 57cm.

They probably are. It's hardly surprising they would show you one that is 2 meters across and then sell you one that is 57 cm across!

You could always email them and ask them what they would charge you for one the size you want.

Addickted

The boy will love this in his room - great birthday present idea.

Stig

Swisdom said:

Can you borrow a projector for the evening?

Project the image onto the wall and trace it

That's what I did when our eldest was young enough to want a Charlton Badge on his wall:

Croydon

Stig said:

Swisdom said:

Can you borrow a projector for the evening?

Project the image onto the wall and trace it

That's what I did when our eldest was young enough to want a Charlton Badge on his wall:

That's class!

Off_it

True, all those trophies for one so young!