Wheatpasting: How to

jeeff: 10th May 2005 - 14:57 GMT

i was just wishing the other day that there was more practical information to aid in my "pet projects." very very useful. thanks.

elaine: 10th May 2005 - 14:58 GMT

i like a good recipe. as a casual observer, and a meddler, can i suggest surgical gloves rather than washing up gloves, you would get more control, which you might want. you can buy them in big boxes

Jamie: 10th May 2005 - 15:01 GMT

thinks.oO( hmmm, pet bird...)

Peter: 10th May 2005 - 15:01 GMT

and if youre hungry, you can eat the leftover wheatpaste later!

elaine: 10th May 2005 - 15:03 GMT

how very practical you truly are, peter. and economical too. you could cook it down to a semolina consistency and add cheese

fuzzytank: 10th May 2005 - 18:17 GMT

any info on what types of paper and prinitng hold up outside?

angry protractor: 11th May 2005 - 12:46 GMT

1 sheet avery labels (your design applied)
1 can of aerosol shellac

stick & spray - everlasting sticker graf

elaine: 14th May 2005 - 16:26 GMT

i realise this is a bit left field but this entry hasta link to this one because moss grafitti recipe link was found there! www.storiesfromspace.co.uk/data/html/mossgraffiti.html

buzz: 6th Jun 2005 - 15:33 GMT

thanx 4 the tipz this has been real helpful for me

mazer1: 16th Jul 2005 - 21:45 GMT

ha lol im gonna go wheat past all these trash cans in my city thanks for the recipe!! ~ MaZeR.OnE DtAk_OgAk

Jamie: 18th Jul 2005 - 14:05 GMT

Peter, I like how you say hte when you mean the.

fresh: 27th Nov 2005 - 06:46 GMT

Thanks man, I've searched for this recipe for a while now. I'm currently a writer, and am very interested in getting into postering. how can I best make my posters? By this i mean, should i draw them all out, or have them some how printed? Because I don't understand how people have printouts that big?! Please help me out someone!! Thanks in advance

static: 11th Dec 2005 - 21:09 GMT

if i put spray paint on my poster will the shellac ruin the paint?

buttons: 28th Dec 2005 - 20:06 GMT

There is a cooked clear weat paste but some one whould have to search for it

Kon: 2nd Jan 2006 - 01:21 GMT

Oh, and I forgot to ask, how does wheat paste hold up over time? Can I make a big batch and use it over a month, or do you have to use it soon?

domino: 3rd Feb 2006 - 09:16 GMT

the thinner the paper the better, it absorbs the paste and sticks on real good. at kinkos you can print out large copies and magnify your drawings.

fray: 5th Feb 2006 - 14:08 GMT

someone asked about big pasties, these are done with a few pieces of paper, you buy a roll of thin paper, usually about 1m thick and fucking long, and line the sheets up. most large pasties are stencilled aswell.

i suggest using a cooked wheatpaste, as it is clear and can be used as a top coat, protecting your pastie from the elements and really sealing it on the wall.

here is the reicipie for a cooked paste

Prepare 1 cup (2.4 dl) of very hot water. Make a thin mixture of 3 tablespoons (45 ml) of white flour and cold water (just enough to wet all the flour and make it liquid enough to pour). Pour the cold mixture slowly into the hot water while stirring constantly. Bring to a boil. When it thickens, allow to cool. Smear on like any other glue. For slightly better strength, add 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of sugar after the glue is thickened. After using a portion, reheat the remaining in a covered jar or container to sterilize it for storage or keep refrigerated.

i use this recipie regularly and put the paste up using a thick paintbrush or an old style broom on a stick for large posters.

good luck, and happy pasting.

fray

klepto: 11th Feb 2006 - 23:04 GMT

tahnx for the recipes, im a graff artist, and im all abou the cause so ima get into wheat pasting

bug: 24th Mar 2006 - 23:33 GMT

just wondering if wheatpaste would stick to plastic.

denvervicer: 28th Apr 2006 - 15:41 GMT

yeah that wheatpaste works ok but if you realy want your stuff to stay up try using wall paper paste (and you can add a little wood glue if you want it to be water proof).... they cant get it off!

jimbop : 3rd May 2006 - 11:20 GMT

im 13 and love sticker street art me and my twin bro do it all around our high school and it gets some gud publicity so im happy

anon (207.255.243.253): 23rd May 2006 - 19:38 GMT

way cool.

I especially like the clear paste, it looks great.

ehsohz: 2nd Jun 2006 - 16:47 GMT

Thx to all all those who posted recepies! Im a stenciler and was curious about putting up huge pieces and wheat paste or variations there off was a mystery to me...

SUM1: 7th Jun 2006 - 09:31 GMT

WHAT PAPER CAN I USE AND CAN I GET PRINTED DESIGNS IF SO WHERE HELP ME PLESE ...THANKS FOR THE RECIPIES GOOOD 1 :)

ROB: 7th Jun 2006 - 11:15 GMT

YOU CAN BUY SUMTHING LIKE WRAPPING PAPER (PLAIN) AND GET IT PHOTOCOPIED WITH YOUR DESIGN JUST ASK TO PUT YOUR PAPER IN THE PHOTOCOPIER

EVA_unit_01: 9th Jun 2006 - 08:52 GMT

my choice of paper is butcher's paper they sell them in big rolls, they're cheap, and take to paste really well. but the bitch is cutting them to size

Editor: 9th Jun 2006 - 10:00 GMT

This article is now google's number one result for wheatpasting, thanks to everyone for all the advice and tips!

zag: 23rd Jun 2006 - 01:55 GMT

cornstarch works really well instead of flour - it's completely clear and sticks reeaaall well (especially if you follow fray's suggestion and add some sugar when you're cooking it all up). i usually start out with 1 cup cornstarch/2 cups water. it gets pretty thick so you can add more water as it's cooking. the tricky part with cornstarch is that it clumps up like crazy, so use a potato masher or a blender (one of those blender-stick things is perfect) and get out as many lumps as possible.
my glue is always pretty thick so i use rubber gloves to smear it on the wall and then put up my work. a layer over the top of everything seals it off nicely.
happy pasting

Mad Paster: 26th Jul 2006 - 20:41 GMT

shyt, I used all types of other stuff, but know I know the deal

BlazedOne: 31st Jul 2006 - 22:05 GMT

i was wondering how to get ur perfect deisighns on there?? where do you get butcher paper, wraping paper, and all thoses papers printed on?? or do you have to draw/paint them on by hand??

hool: 1st Aug 2006 - 03:01 GMT

use a photocopier to enlarge prints. get big prints made cheaply at kinkos, or similar print shop. it's not expensive to get black ink printed on plain paper in large sizes.

ryan: 1st Aug 2006 - 07:34 GMT

I am a graduate student writing my master's thesis on wheatpasting. I am looking to interview individuals who wheatpaste either via email or in person. Please contact me if you are interested in discussing your art: rjgoode@gmail.com

thanks.

bot-boy: 3rd Aug 2006 - 12:13 GMT

thanks 4 the recipe i have been lookin 4 a while. i have been in to stickers but this is really good and graphing got a little borin.

madeyoulook: 10th Aug 2006 - 05:01 GMT

i was wondering if regular startch would work for wheatpaste? or elmers glue in water just like you paper mache. so if anyone could answer that i would greatly appreciate it.

mj_spray@hotmail.com: 6th Sep 2006 - 23:56 GMT

is wheat pasting elegal? because i would like to get into it but dont want to get caught, please email me with answers!! Thanks!

guy: 19th Sep 2006 - 16:51 GMT

im no lawyer but if you put anything up on property that you do not own it is illigal. but just sack up and look over your sholder when your putting up a poster

boozebuzz: 7th Oct 2006 - 10:51 GMT

wot if u use paint or posca pens to do ur design?
will it b ruined??

iamnormal: 25th Oct 2006 - 17:21 GMT

i thought that kinkos was cheap for getting your posters printed, but it ended up being $9 for one 24"x36"!! rip, guess i'll be painting my own

redhanded ever: 9th Nov 2006 - 23:10 GMT

im tryin ta get the mixtures down using wood glue itsa pain in the ass

DIRTY: 4th Jan 2007 - 15:34 GMT

Wheatpasting is king.
Ive been doin it for years and the city is to lazy to remove it.
America is a fascist country.
Fuck the rules,
Beat the man.
Do it.
Political graffiti...
WOOT WOOT!

crow for the cause.: 22nd Jan 2007 - 03:41 GMT

i hear newsprint works the best. also, i'm taking a screenprinting class at a community college for only $60 to print all my graphics for free! as long as i put in the effort and the labs are open, i can print hundreds of posters for no cost!

Muffin Man: 1st Feb 2007 - 14:03 GMT

Ok..well I been interested in this art form for a while. And I think its time I get around to getting something out there. I got my design, pretty simple for now. I traced a grenade in illustrator and I must say I like the result, it has lots of potential. So with that said, I should print out my first batch of prints today and do up some paste when I get home, hopefully tonight Ill have some pictures going. But can I ask if anyone here has other good pages that talk you on how to create these posters? I seen some incredible ones like 2cents uses. So yea, feel free to add me on myspace as well http://myspace.com/pawe1 till then live life, defeat is not an option and stay loyal to your God and art.

Late guys!!

fear: 4th Feb 2007 - 04:37 GMT

what type of paper should i use and whats the best way to get an image on it? FEAR-ONE@HOTMAIL.COM

A29ER: 28th Feb 2007 - 20:07 GMT

make sure u make a certain amount of wheat paste. Wheat paste will smell after a while if kept in a bucket with a lid on.make sure that doesnt happen. if you make wheat paste and go over the poster it will go clear but there is a certain way to make it.
just boil water. have cold water mixed with flour and once the water has boiled add them at the same time in one . heat it until boiled. make sure to stur it would burn if not careful.
and once boiled and rised. but it in ure bucket bottle etc..
and wait till it cools down and go wheat paste it.

this way it doesnt smudge the paper once u go over it again. it works.clear
add salt to make it harder and Wood glue.!!

RobotW/Roots: 8th Mar 2007 - 22:47 GMT

i been interested in street art of all kinds for a while now and ive experimented with most. i just started pasting and ive found a good mixture for the paste, but im wondering what color medium works best and what type of paper?

Instorenow: 9th Mar 2007 - 00:44 GMT

I use bank paper, its thin and light so i paste two against eachother. It easy to distribute.

Instorenow: 9th Mar 2007 - 00:47 GMT

Also, how long does it last if you put it in a jar or something and when heating it up, do you mean micrwaving it?

RobotW/Roots: 9th Mar 2007 - 19:13 GMT

whats bank paper exactly? i never heard of that. i just been using butcher paper. the only problem is that it has a wax backside and that makes it harder to make it stick.
any suggestions for what works best for coloring on a paste?

RobotW/Roots: 26th Mar 2007 - 19:22 GMT

thats very true
first time i tried i used wheat flour and it comes out brown.
live and learn

clevr: 30th Mar 2007 - 15:08 GMT

I use newsprint printed on with an injet printer. Spray some Arcylic spray varnish to keep the ink from smudging and your all set. You can get newsprint dirt cheap and HUGE. I have a few up on my outline on the floor like a police dead body line

sir fanceepants: 5th Apr 2007 - 18:00 GMT

i read the comment of adding wood glue to make it waterproof. you can also add bookbinder's glue to make it super resistant.

jason: 7th Apr 2007 - 14:38 GMT

If you mix 1 part elmers glue and 1 part water you get a good result that is clear - just mix it in a water spray bottle -- clean the tip when you're done or it will dry and ruin the bottle -- it's fast and cheap (depending on how much glue you wanna buy). I've used this method for band flyers and they are still there from years ago!!

jason: 7th Apr 2007 - 14:39 GMT

www.stencilrevolution.com has some good tutorials ;)

iman: 7th Apr 2007 - 17:01 GMT

to klepto: is this the klepto i know from long island? a kid i know named Brian, from Columbia? you seem like a tagger, but you never told me you tagged. just wanted to say that if this is the guy i know.

Lily: 13th Apr 2007 - 00:49 GMT

Hi, a friend and I have been planning to put a series of posters on a long, thin surface. The posters will be in the form of a comic strip and will need to be relativley large. How do I get these printed without raising suspision? how can I transport them?
Thanks

devin: 19th Apr 2007 - 00:44 GMT

hey, I recently got into putting up posters around my town, and I've been using spray adhesive to stick them up, and I've been interested in trying the wheat paste instead of my spray. any advice? oh and the spray adhesive totally works so good.
please email me with any feed back: devo55@tmail.com
jah bless :]

Ladle: 25th Apr 2007 - 17:54 GMT

Wheatpasting is a lovely thing - for those who (like me) cant afford a printer to max out large posters, use homokaasu.org/rasterbator - its a brilliant way to make huge posters that tile up. Enjoy!

awaken: 6th May 2007 - 04:30 GMT

Any advice for printing large images without going to a printer?

Instorenow: 10th May 2007 - 12:30 GMT

bank paper is a 45gsm light wieght shit! its like the butchers paper i think!

Instorenow: 10th May 2007 - 12:32 GMT

i find spray adhesive only works on metal surfaces for me anyway. I've tryed brick walls but nothing happens, how did u make it work?

galen: 29th Jun 2007 - 06:34 GMT

hey just curious, if you used something like rasterbater, what do you use to connect all the seperate papers together to make the one giant one to wheat paste??

thanks

Listen up: 18th Aug 2007 - 03:22 GMT

Don't use this recipe. Use the one where you bring the flour/water mixture to a boil. It lasts about a week refrigerated in an airtight container but its fast to make so don't worry about keeping it long term. Also, inkjet printers don't work they smear, sure you can spray it to keep it from smearing but then you can't wheatpaste it as well. I bought poster paper from staples for a few bucks. 3 feet wide by 30 yards. I draw on it with paint markers, spread a layer of paste on my surface, stick my drawing on it, then paste over the drawing to finish.

Ceed: 30th Aug 2007 - 23:12 GMT

Damn!!! I have no other way of making my posters. only a inkjet and if that smears then i am totally majorly screwed. Does anyone know how to avoid it smearing? Please anwser
Thanks in advance

wholegrain: 12th Sep 2007 - 19:22 GMT

These are good FREE sites for creating poster sized images.
Just upload your image and let it crank.
You'll be rewarded with a multi page PDF file.
Trim and paste - or DON'T trim for a mosaic effect.

http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/
http://www.blockposters.com/

For max-life / no-smear, give a light spray of clear acrylic.
For covert pasting, I recommend numbering sheets on the back with pencil (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d;
2a, 2b, 2c, 2d; etc)
Then stack them in order. Nothing blows like trying to put together a 24 piece puzzle in the dark.

mousey-squeakity: 28th Sep 2007 - 00:17 GMT

OLA!
ve been reading this site for ages and now my eyes have truly gone square (or is that just with TV?) any who!
i am really eager to get into stickering more so graff but that all looks to hard !!
to the point...
last night i tried this thing called geletin glue *make sad face and points thumb downwards*
it sucked it was a lick and stick process and all it did was leave a weird/odd taste in my mouth!

on to a happier note...

i copied the cooked heatpaste recipe and am soooo excited to try it tonight!!
WISH ME LUCK MY FELLOW WHEAT PASTERS OH WHAT REBS WE ARE!!

xx

brink: 24th Oct 2007 - 02:41 GMT

yeah im doing graff and wanted to get stareted in wheat pasting can you use posters from magazines to past

Punta: 26th Nov 2007 - 18:04 GMT

crazy idea but, could u stick it to the pavement / sidewalk or would it get teared off way to easy? cos i mean something like a hole or crater in the floor would be pretty cool, suppose i could just try..

part time ninja: 27th Nov 2007 - 06:39 GMT

what size bucket do u guys use? just like a BUCKET or like a little pale or what kinda other plastic container?

jack: 20th Dec 2007 - 17:55 GMT

i can't believe it, over 23 thousand hits on this shit.

Bose: 20th Jan 2008 - 01:11 GMT

the only trouble i am having is making the prints larger. how do you print the large poster that can be pasted together to make even larger posters? i have seen the large sheets that i could draw on, but thats not very practical if i want to make a bunch of the same prints.

any help?

anon (CPE000f3d3731bf-CM00111ae43f36.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com): 24th Jan 2008 - 01:02 GMT

rasterbator! homokaasu.org/rasterbator/

natali: 18th Mar 2008 - 15:32 GMT

I want to paint posters on my own..BUT i dunno what paint i should use..
any help will be appreciated??
;)

ONELOVE: 28th Mar 2008 - 01:43 GMT

werd werd.... helps alot brothas! A homie is pasteing for RZST clothing.. Works like a charm www.canyourzst.com The steezzz gear!! Your info held it down=)

MARS: 31st May 2008 - 03:38 GMT

well, I tried rasterbator and such websties, but the image donesnt come out how i want it to, and I also have to trim every peice of paper, which ends up taking a very long time. Does anyone know where I can get large prints onto newsprint paper in the US? And please don;t say Kinkos, cause they stopped the printing on newspaper option =[

hai fukiu: 23rd Jun 2008 - 00:57 GMT

thanks...I'm gonna go piss off some yuppie scum

mat: 13th Jul 2008 - 23:51 GMT

im making my own wheatpastes, not with stencils or anything but drawing them up with sharpies and paint pens, im wondering if i could use like charcoals or if theyd' just smudge does anyone know if the sharpie pen is goign to smudge. has anyone tried like paints or anything yet, or would they just smudge or get messed up from the wheatpasting on the top. itd be sweet if anyone could help me with this stuff.thanks

jon: 23rd Jul 2008 - 01:37 GMT

Hey guys to make posters like the pros your going to have to learn the two fields of reproduction. The first one is printmaking, this includes wood cuts, Linocuts, dry point, etching, engraving, color reduction, gum arabic transfers, silkscreening, lithography, etc. This is the way art posters are often made. Before the technological revolution of art printmaking was the only way to make posters. The second option is graphic design with computer software and printers and im sure you all know about that is all about. Check out some pringmaking books.

question: 26th Jul 2008 - 05:02 GMT

i heard once that the shellac can be replaced with sunscreen, which apparently does the job.
does anyone know if there's any truth to this?
pax

santoro: 26th Jul 2008 - 15:27 GMT

for those of you concerned about your ink running just photo copy your origional and paste the copies yea you can only do them the size of a piece of paper but thats all you really need and yes jus regular white printer paper holds up real good and wont run if you have clear coat spray a bit in your pot well mixing ur paste its the first method i tried and i never looked back printer paper is fine

santoro: 26th Jul 2008 - 15:32 GMT

also ive kept wheatpaste non refrigiated in a jolt can for far over a week probly over 2 yea it will start to smell but who cares u get a bad smell for 3 seconds while u paste learn 2 luv it

benjamin : 26th Aug 2008 - 07:16 GMT

has anyone tried the spray adhesive you can buy at wal-mart and stores like that, how does it hold up in comparison to wheat paste? i know wheat paste can last years.

anon (c122-108-152-239.sunsh1.vic.optusnet.com.au): 11th Sep 2008 - 16:07 GMT

Wheat paste is environmentally friendly, spray adhesive is not. Using products that harm the environment defeats the purpose. Its not necessary anyway. Wheat paste is very effective.

caz: 11th Sep 2008 - 16:07 GMT

Wheat paste is environmentally friendly, spray adhesive is not. Using products that harm the environment defeats the purpose. Its not necessary anyway. Wheat paste is very effective.

xarconika: 13th Sep 2008 - 23:03 GMT

Interesting to read about appearing non-suspicious; I live in Detroit and you want to look as shady as humanly possible when you're doing that stuff, because you become a target for criminals if you look too nice/"normal". But I guess if you're in more vibrant metropolitan areas or the suburbs, that works.

Thanks for the info! And I agree that while sprays may protect the longevity of the posters, wheat paste is so simple, cheap and natural that it just makes you okay with the moderate temporality of it.

keprecon: 15th Sep 2008 - 03:20 GMT

Ok, so i've got this fairly large sized piece, all hand drawn with all sorts of markers, pencils, and pens. Is there a household item I can use to seal the sucker up to keep from smearing when i paste it? I really don't want to have to resort to an aerosol spray.

anon (hlfxns0163w-142068086134.pppoe-dynamic.ns.aliant.net): 17th Sep 2008 - 23:11 GMT

keprecon: try hairspray

DonDon: 5th Oct 2008 - 06:39 GMT

I Boil a pot of water.
Put Flour in a cup and and add cold water. stir
Turn off heat on pot of water
now stir in the cup of flour and cold water into the pot
bring pot back to boil
then stir in sugar to make extra sticky
also wood glue if you would like
store in fridge..... can last up to a week. so gives you time to plan
BE SAFE HAVE FUN.

dapper: 5th Oct 2008 - 20:58 GMT

is there a spot to do large scale color die cut posters on newsprint?

N.B.: 24th Oct 2008 - 00:13 GMT

i found that if you get a hard edged object and run it down your poster and squeez out all the wheatpaste extra gunk it makes it tightly pressed and then spray a clear coat of spray paint and it will last one fucking long ass time. trust me.

Mime: 29th Oct 2008 - 07:43 GMT

To everyone wondering "Will this work?"
Try it on a test page and see what works and what doesn't. Experiment.
Also, what about old tomato sauce bottles to store and transport the paste? Easy, fairly mess-free application.
Improvise, innovate, create.

al: 18th Nov 2008 - 01:24 GMT

i use the recipe of flour, sugar and water and i paste over my posters every time and it comes up clear as. ive never needed to use shellac.