I had some posters framed

[dnehthend]

I think they came pretty out good, you can't even tell that I accidentally crinkled part of the ocarina of time poster 10 years ago

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e45/dnehthend/posters.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e45/dnehthend/posters2.jpg

[c0ldb33r]

I got Another World from gog.com this weekend since it was on sale. It came with a few extras including nice high quality wallpapers.

I cropped a wallpaper, had it printed on nice matte paper and got a frame for it.

Total price:
Another World @ gog.com - $6.99
Printing the 8x10 photo - $2.99
Frame - $6.00
TOTAL PRICE - approx. $16.00 including the game, which is worth 16 bucks on its own :)

Does anyone else do stuff like this? I've not done it before because I think it wouldn't look right, but it turned out great!

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s182/c0ldb33r/th_007-4.jpg (http://s152.photobucket.com/albums/s182/c0ldb33r/?action=view&current=007-4.jpg)

Click for larger image - it looks a little washed out in the picture, but in real life it's nice and vibrant.

[c0ldb33r]

What are the odds? I just posted a really similar thread here:
http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=146063

Mods, please merge these two threads.

BTW, those posters look great.

[Aussie2B]

That looks ace. Where do you get your frames? I have a bunch of posters that I'd love to put up, but I'd like to get them framed first.

[dnehthend]

I lucked out, my brothers girlfriend works for a framing store, 'Aaron Brothers'

not sure what the actual cost should have been

[Hari Seldon]

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab107/HariSeldon082/posters001.jpg http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab107/HariSeldon082/Posters003.jpg

It's my way of showing how much of a dork I am.

[c0ldb33r]

I LOVE the Day of the Tentacle one.

Where did you get it?!?

[Hari Seldon]

I LOVE the Day of the Tentacle one.

Where did you get it?!?

http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?s&threadid=195492

[c0ldb33r]

awesome :)

how did you get something that big printed?

[Hari Seldon]

awesome :)

how did you get something that big printed?

I used the plotter at work when no one was looking. LOL

[Sabz5150]

http://i50.tinypic.com/2s00r2r.jpg

I also have the Defend Atlantis contest form framed, various vintage catalogs, etc. and a lenticular Sword of Mana postcard.

[Gapporin]

I've done this before with arcade flyers. Smaller pictures, but the best part is that most flyers are double-sided, so whenever you get tired of the picture, just flip it over and put the frame back on.

@Hari: Those are simply awesome.

[ACiD]

They all look very vibrant and stand out well, awesome =]

[Baloo]

That Sonic 2 poster looks awesome dnehthend, where did you get it?

I've got some posters framed myself, namely Super Mario Galaxy, NiGHTS Journey of Dreams, Mario Power Tennis, and Mario Golf Toadstool Tour.

I'll have to take pictures of them when I get home.

[spongerob]

Those look awesome. I had this idea a few years ago, but moreso with blown up box art.

Does anyone know of a site that will take an image file and blow it up onto a standard sized poster? I got the idea after looking at a few shirts I had with music album cover art on them, and figured certain game covers would look awesome framed, like this one...

http://www.yourffs.com/games/ff3/boxartoriginal.jpg

[thesuperdiogo]

Those look awesome. I had this idea a few years ago, but moreso with blown up box art.

Does anyone know of a site that will take an image file and blow it up onto a standard sized poster? I got the idea after looking at a few shirts I had with music album cover art on them, and figured certain game covers would look awesome framed, like this one...

http://www.yourffs.com/games/ff3/boxartoriginal.jpg


I don't believe that it is possible to take a small image and make it bigger with good quality.

You need no find a high resolution image and the print it into a poster.

If anyone know sites where we can get high res game related image I would appreciate.

I woul love to find a big version of this picture to make a poster:
http://www.pwned.com/gamecovers/segagenesis/c23e3dbab39b82920448fe6eba0796bb-Night_Trap.jpg

[spongerob]

My only idea would be to print off a nice regular sized image and then put the result into a scanner and produce a really massive image. I'm sure the quality would be downgraded along the way though.

I might just have to settle for the biggest images I can find in a google image search, or whatever I find off of eBay.

[c0ldb33r]

your only option is to scan a copy of the box and clean it up in photoshop.

[JSoup]

Nice! I have some posters that I've been meaning to get frames for. A couple Lunar posters that I got at a convention back in 2004 that have been collecting dust. I wonder if I can find any of my old Genesis posters....

[Tsar]

All those posters makes my mouth water. I am trying to find a mario and mortal kombat 1 posters.

[Compute]

I wanted a big KLAX poster, but that does not seem to exist, so I painted one (with paint!). Sure it looks like something made by a kid in 7th grade, but it's mine..

[EvilSlefo]

I think they came pretty out good, you can't even tell that I accidentally crinkled part of the ocarina of time poster 10 years ago

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e45/dnehthend/posters.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e45/dnehthend/posters2.jpg

Very nice man! I actually was thinking about framing my Chrono Trigger inserts, as I don't see the point of keeping them tucked away in the box. You have justified my thoughts, so thank you.

Also, is there like a poster shop or store to get your posters from? or was it gotten through getting CIB games? let me know...like to do the same =)

[RoyVegas]

Very cool! I've done a couple myself, granted I haven't hung any of them up yet (large images incoming DUCK!).

http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv33/royvegas/wallstuff002.jpg

http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv33/royvegas/wallstuff003.jpg

http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv33/royvegas/wallstuff001.jpg

[dnehthend]

Very nice man! I actually was thinking about framing my Chrono Trigger inserts, as I don't see the point of keeping them tucked away in the box. You have justified my thoughts, so thank you.

Also, is there like a poster shop or store to get your posters from? or was it gotten through getting CIB games? let me know...like to do the same =)

the sonic 2 poster was an ebay find, it looks be an original but who knows

the ocarina of time poster was something my mom brought home after the game was no longer being promoted, not sure where it came from as she worked in a high school cafeteria at the time


... now that I think about it, she must have got it when she pre-ordered the game and just came up with the other story to fool me, holy shit

[Red Baron]

These all look wonderful, although I'm particularly attracted to the big Sonic II and Zelda ones at the top.

I have a fair amount of classic gaming posters carefully stored away, and have been waiting for a chance to put them up. Mostly I've been waiting for a place to find cheap frames of the right size, since I have distinct memories of the posters(mostly from Nintendo Power) that I put up with pins in the 90's and how bad they ended up.

That said, two questions.

1: Does anyone know of a particular place for cheap, effective frames of decent size? The ones I notice while casually browsing some shops tend to be rather pricey, and I'd like to know my options.

2: Does anyone know of a good way to get rid of creases in posters from folding? Many posters simply come folded, and it makes me sad because it detracts from their look. I've had my Zeta Gundam special edition poster up with those plastic bars you hang a poster from like a wallscroll, and time and and weight hasn't done much to fix the problem.

[jb143]

2: Does anyone know of a good way to get rid of creases in posters from folding? Many posters simply come folded, and it makes me sad because it detracts from their look. I've had my Zeta Gundam special edition poster up with those plastic bars you hang a poster from like a wallscroll, and time and and weight hasn't done much to fix the problem.

Professional restorers and serious collectors use linen backing. The linen is (acid free)glued to the back of the poster and it ends up looking like it has never ever been folded, torn, or whatever. There are probally cheaper alternatives though but they won't look anywhere near as great.

[Arasoi]

Sweet, a poster thread.

I had a few posters printed from high res FC handbill scans some time back, at 24x36. The quality is excellent, even under close scrutiny. I used to own a lot of Castlevania posters but sold most of them off.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n310/Protogem/poster001.jpg
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n310/Protogem/posterwall1.jpg
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n310/Protogem/posterwall2.jpg
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n310/Protogem/posterwall3.jpg
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n310/Protogem/posters1-1.jpg
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n310/Protogem/CVpost1.jpg

I have a huge Strider 2 arcade poster (came with the Japanese Strider Hiryu 2 arcade kit) around here somewhere too that I havent framed yet..

[spongerob]

These all look wonderful, although I'm particularly attracted to the big Sonic II and Zelda ones at the top.

I have a fair amount of classic gaming posters carefully stored away, and have been waiting for a chance to put them up. Mostly I've been waiting for a place to find cheap frames of the right size, since I have distinct memories of the posters(mostly from Nintendo Power) that I put up with pins in the 90's and how bad they ended up.

That said, two questions.

1: Does anyone know of a particular place for cheap, effective frames of decent size? The ones I notice while casually browsing some shops tend to be rather pricey, and I'd like to know my options.

2: Does anyone know of a good way to get rid of creases in posters from folding? Many posters simply come folded, and it makes me sad because it detracts from their look. I've had my Zeta Gundam special edition poster up with those plastic bars you hang a poster from like a wallscroll, and time and and weight hasn't done much to fix the problem.

1) I know in Canada, Michael's Crafts sells decent looking frames of all general sizes at pretty inexpensive prices. And on every receipt there's a coupon for a certain random percentage off your next buy, so that's good if you have multiple posters. If you're in the US, check some craft stores.

2) I dunno if there's anything to do about wrinkling as you can't really undo the effects of paper wrinkling on ink and paper. I think it just damages and almost dissolves the ink on the paper on a very small scale, that, or just obviously creates an unsightly crease that is impossible to eliminate.

Although paper creasing is an age old problem, there's a chance someone has come up with some brilliant off the wall solution by now. Time for google-fu.

[calistarwind]

These are the only two posters I currently have framed.

http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/uu67/calistarwind/Uncharted2Pic.jpg

I won the Uncharted 2 poster at my job.

http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/uu67/calistarwind/Persona2Framed.jpg

The Persona 2 poster I received at E3 back in 2000.

Quality is not the best my camera is terrible.

[jb143]

2) I dunno if there's anything to do about wrinkling as you can't really undo the effects of paper wrinkling on ink and paper. I think it just damages and almost dissolves the ink on the paper on a very small scale, that, or just obviously creates an unsightly crease that is impossible to eliminate.

Although paper creasing is an age old problem, there's a chance someone has come up with some brilliant off the wall solution by now. Time for google-fu.

Here's an example of what I was talking about earlier. It's more for expensive posters though. There are many other options available such as steaming, vacuum presses, etc... For posters that aren't worth much I've heard of people simply damping the backs with a sponge and pressing them between 2 flat surfaces. Just like video games, there are many sites and forums dedicated to posters and poster restoration that you can look into for tips.

http://i29.tinypic.com/2wrj1hg.jpg

[spongerob]

That's pretty cool. I guess you just have to hope it's only a crease and not ink damage. I don't imagine you could insert something that has disappeared at the core. It'd probably take some hardcore wrinkling or folding though to get that bad.

[jb143]

That's pretty cool. I guess you just have to hope it's only a crease and not ink damage. I don't imagine you could insert something that has disappeared at the core. It'd probably take some hardcore wrinkling or folding though to get that bad.

Professional restorerers could do it. Ink missing in the creases would be a "simple" touch up job.

For something much more damaged with really bad crease lines, missing ink, and rips & tears, check out this image...
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h59/posterfix/BEFOREAFTERebay.jpg

[spongerob]

Oh yeah there's almost always a professional for fixing or creating something, but I meant the average Joe Schmoe sitting at home.

Cause man I like my FFIV poster but I dunno if it's worth professionally restoring lol

[jb143]

Well yeah, I'm just showing what can be done. Check out some poster forums. They give cheap methods to take the creases out and if the ink is missing in them, what pens you can use to fill them back in to look like new.

[garagesaleking!!]

Wow I cant believe how good they look. I have tried a few times hanging up unframed posters and it just looks tacky. They really look great. By the way your stereo system is catching my eye, Looks really nice. Someday I will have a mancave.

[MachineGex]

Here is a poster I framed myself. I got the picture frame at a garage sale for $2. The poster I printed off of the NES maps website.
My wife thinks it is over-done for a game picture, but I like the frame:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/52282791@N03/4818879751/

Is the frame too much for the poster? It is the levels for the NES game Solomon's Key.