AJLoCascio
Sr Member
I can't believe this thread is still going. All of these pieces are SO AMAZING!!!!!
So I’ve been holding out from a while here but have intent to start posting my creations. Two years ago I started going full steam ahead with turning our house into a full on Haunted Mansion. Each Halloween we open the doors to the public for tours. Last year was around 450 people and growing each time. Some of my favorite props my roommate and I made I’ll post here if people are interested. Working on adding more before October this year
You have great attention to detail! I am impressed. Really a nice job!
Not too difficult to do. Here's ingredients:
16x20 shadow box frame from Hobby Lobby (or wherever)
16x20 regular photo print of the secondary image (lightning or whatever)
16x20 perforated window vinyl print of primary image
LED strip lights (the stuff that's basically thin roll of white LEDs with adhesive on back)
"Perfect Storm 2.0" to make lights flicker to sound of thunder
1. stick the perforated image on outside of glass (facing out)
2. use double sided tape to tape the secondary image behind glass (do your best to line them up)
3. tape the LEDs as far away from the glass as possible
4. plug in LEDs to Perfect Storm, play some thunder effects
5. done
1. order from signs.comAwesome! Just a few more questions...
-Will most print shops have that vinyl material already or should I order some online and take it to them?
-Do you have any high res copies of the different paintings?
-Just curious what the loud clicking sound is in your video?
Thanks for your help, Jacob!
Duly noted about the power strip, lol. Where did you find the pictures to make your prints?1. order from signs.com
2. no, sorry
3. i had them plugged in to a power strip (don't do that lol) it was clicking (probably about to catch fire). use a splitter box for multiple scrims
Photoshop upscaling sucks. Try Topaz Gigapixel.I found the best images I could. I had to reduce the noise and try to upscale them on Photoshop as best I could on most of them (I'm sure others could do a better job since I'm not experienced with Photoshop at all). I also had to do a perspective shift on the dark Medusa, becuase the highest resolution photo I could find was captured at an angle to the painting. But I think it lines up pretty well with the other Medusa. The worst two photos are the dark Flying Dutchman and the skeletal Master Gracey. I couldn't find any better photos of them. The two Flying Dutchman also don't line up exactly, so I'm either going to have to find a better version of the dark painting or try to size them and line them up correctly during assembly.
If any of you can do a better job on the photos or have any other suggestions or leads, I'd appreciate the help.
Not too difficult to do. Here's ingredients:
16x20 shadow box frame from Hobby Lobby (or wherever)
16x20 regular photo print of the secondary image (lightning or whatever)
16x20 perforated window vinyl print of primary image
LED strip lights (the stuff that's basically thin roll of white LEDs with adhesive on back)
"Perfect Storm 2.0" to make lights flicker to sound of thunder
1. stick the perforated image on outside of glass (facing out)
2. use double sided tape to tape the secondary image behind glass (do your best to line them up)
3. tape the LEDs as far away from the glass as possible
4. plug in LEDs to Perfect Storm, play some thunder effects
5. done
Hello! Wondering if you have a shop online?Nice job!