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Giant Picture Tutorial – Step 1: The Picture
Giant Picture Supplies
–Print in desired size ( I talk about that on down)
–Foam Board in desired size (I used a 4×8 sheet, but these 20×30 ones look great too)
—Spray Glue (that’s the link to the one I used)
—Utility Knife for cutting foam (if you need to size yours down), or I also like using a hot knife like THIS.
Giant Picture Tutorial – Step 2: The Foam Board
You will need to buy foam board for the picture. Kind of like the foamboard that you use like posterboard, but bigger. And where do you get one that big?? Home Depot/Lowes – yep, it’s the big foam pieces used to insulate houses. And it’s cheap – $11 for the whole board and you can get a couple of pictures out of it. If you want smaller, these 20×30 ones look great too.
Place your photo on your foam board then cut off any extra…
Now your board is ready to attach your picture – follow along to Step 3 where I tell you what went wrong and what went right – all in the tips for attaching your picture to foam.
Click Here for Giant Picture Tutorial Step 3:
Mounting the Photo to the Foam Board
Hi Mandy, I was wondering if you know of a way to have the picture blown up in color, not black and white. Any suggestions? Thanks! – Kelcey
They can blow it up in color for you, but it’ll just cost a lot more. You can ask them about it and any office print store area – – good luck!
I just love this. Question did u cover the front of the picture with anything? Like plastic or vinyl?
I didn’t – and it still looks great, no fading or anything. I thought about using some plexiglass, but it was really expensive compared to the picture, so I just left it as-is
I made theses as well, however I cut the board smaller so the picture can wrap around it.
Thanks for this! I have so many pictures that are sitting in a tote…time to start using this as inspiration to make some great prints to hang in the kids room!
Pinned this for a Grankid Project this summer. Sooooo happy I did. Made exactly as recommended and all 3 turned out so stinken cute! Thank you for such a great summer project 🙂
oh, so glad it turned out!!
Hi. Did you peel the film off the foam board or leave it?
yes, I peeled off the clear film – not sure if you have to, but it seemed like a good idea
Love this! How thick was the foam board?
it’s foam board that goes on the outside of your house — maybe 1/2 inch? I’m not for sure
I would leave the film on the foam board, especially in a child’s room. Those boards are made at Dow Chemical and emit all kinds of nasty elements into the air, you don’t know you are breathing in. I am a professional artist and am so careful about what I breathe in, there are so many toxic chemicals used in art supplies!