@jtweigandt Short answer: No!Has anyone here used a service to do a backdrop using large format printing of your design. How did it go? Looking at probably a 12x35 size
Printed backdrops are quickly becoming the norm. They look great. However, you need to have a graphic artist work with you on them. Any of the shops who own a printer will also be able to do the processing on it for you. Most if not all of the dance competitions and companies that come through have digitally printed drops and they look fantastic. They are much easier to handle, weight less, and wrinkles just pop out of them. Rosebrand does this as does many of the other backdrop shops.
I'm curious as to what print method is used ?. Multiple panels joined ?.
EDIT: OK just asked the wife as they do large'ish format prints at the CBS shop in NYC, of 101" x any length. They did a recent 12 ft x 36 ft. Apparantly they steam/glue sections. Other specialty shops do much larger formats.
I was going to say... you are married to a scenic artist last time I checked... ask her "how'd dey dook der jobs".
@Amiers , @steve b. , @Footer , @techieman33 , @jtweigandt ,That's why I suggested an artist or projector setup. Cause a graphic artist to do something of that scale I would think would be twice as much then you gotta pay for the print job and shipping if you get it done outta state. It just doesn't seem cost effective unless you live in a state that has the capability of printing something and pick it up.
I would shoot for the moon and see if your scenic artist will train someone's kid or someone else involved in the community theater program to help out and learn to paint on a big scale.
I was going to suggest jobbing out to a shop that can paint from a rendering.
Cobalt Scenic comes to mind, in upstate NY
http://www.cobaltstudios.net/
They're a school as well so might not charge you what a "real" shop might charge.
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