Yay! No more big blank wall and I love how it turned out. I "sat" on my graphic a few days before I printed it, which is pretty indicative of how I do projects. I really like to think about some things. I've always got a zillion going on in my head, but this Saturday was the perfect day to complete the Bedroom Octopus.
As as I said earlier, I had already created my image in Illustrator, so I just went up to Kinkos and had them printed. Measured the sizes for my panels and had them cut to size at Home Depot. I planned on using MDF, but my little cheap angle said, "No, get the underlayment, it will work fine and it's even cheaper!" Next time, I'll spend the FEW extra dollars (we are literally talking about like $6 dollars) and get the mdf. I had to trim one of the panels later during the process and it really splintered - part of the reason it is a more distressed version of my inspiration picture.
I wanted my octopus art to have the look as if it's been painted and had texture, so I mixed food coloring and water to get my blue and orange colors and then just painted my printed graphic. Once the graphics were dry, I glued them to my panels and went over them with a clear coat sealant.
