If you've ever purchased bulletin board letters, you know the options are limited and not very cheap. You'll inevitably be left with extra letters, and when you try to use those you won't have enough of certain common pieces. Then, after a while, from stapling them to the board and removing them so many times, you'll have to pitch them and get new ones.
I'm never buying bulletin board letters again. Why? Because I can make them, and my choices for colors and textures are as diverse as the scrapbooking section at my craft store.
In word, you create letters by creating a piece of word art and then flipping it horizontally. This is important because you want to print on the back of your speciality paper, not the front. You'll save ink or toner if you set your text style to an outline on white text.
In photoshop (or equivalent clone) you'll create your letters with the regular text too but before flattening the text to the background you'll right click and free transform, then flip horizontal. You can achieve a text outline by changing the text to white but then using layer styles (right click on the layer and select "Layer Properties") and setting a 1 or 2 pixel stroke.
If You Want to Do This Yourself, You'll Need:
An up-to-date copy of Microsoft Word
OR
Access to a Photo Editing Program
In word, you create letters by creating a piece of word art and then flipping it horizontally. This is important because you want to print on the back of your speciality paper, not the front. You'll save ink or toner if you set your text style to an outline on white text.
In photoshop (or equivalent clone) you'll create your letters with the regular text too but before flattening the text to the background you'll right click and free transform, then flip horizontal. You can achieve a text outline by changing the text to white but then using layer styles (right click on the layer and select "Layer Properties") and setting a 1 or 2 pixel stroke.
Then You'll Need Scissors and Some Netflix:
Once you print your letters on your specialty paper, it'll be time to sit and cut them out. This is a slow process and for some it might make buying factory-made letters worth it, but for those who want specific designs, sizes, and fonts, this work will pay off.
Just Don't Forget:
If using adhesive to stick them to a wall, don't forget to put your tape on the BACK SIDE of your letters. This mistake is easy to make and will make a mess of them.
Click here to download a FREE Zip archive with 26 JPEG 7" letters plus punctuation in the free "Diogenes" font shown in the photo above.
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