creating a large grey scale for photoshop project

Question

I am working on a large installation and need to create a greyscale as part of my image. My paper is 22" wide, and I need to leave about an inch on each side to accomodate the printer. I want the greyscale to be a total of 100" in length by 5" in depth. In order to do this, I need to divide each segment into 20" lengths, but wish to be able to put the greyscale together to the full length and have it appear seamless. I can fit 3 20x5" segments on each sheet of paper (the paper is 17" in depth) so will produce the final greyscale using at least two sheets of paper.

My question is: how can I make each segment so that when it is put together it will look as if it were printed at full length on a single sheet of paper?

Thank you in advance for any suggestions.

Kevin Stohlmeyer · Answer

Hi @s.b.art when tiling art like this, the key is overlap regions. You should allow a certain amount of overlap between the segments and then when you put them together, you can butt cut the overlap to appear seamless.

Sounds silly but this wallpaper demo video explains how to overlap your image and then cut to create the seamless pattern:

https://www.finehomebuilding.com/project-guides/painting/double-cut-wallpaper-perfect-overlap-seams

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