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cliffw JUN 12, 07:35 AM
I have two attic louver vents side by side, which look like this ...



I see flags, one American, the other Texan.

How do I paint them like flags ? I would like to spray paint because my artistic talent sucks. Suck or not, the idea will convey my vision.

I do need to know how to replicate the actual dimension ratio. My math skills suck too. There must be a math rule. A flag has constant dimensions. 3x5, 6x10, whatever. The image always looks like a flag. (I do not now have the dimensions of my attic louver vents.)
williegoat JUN 12, 08:42 AM
Ask your wife. She will know. Trust me.

You have a computer and a printer, right?

There are several ways to do it. You can buy printable waterslide decal paper or search for YouTube for how to transfer inkjet photos.

edit: a quick search shows that you can buy printable vinyl sticker sheets. This is probably the best, easiest option.

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MidEngineManiac JUN 12, 09:06 AM
Hire a local airbrush artist .....oh, and yer fergetin that redneck flag !

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maryjane JUN 12, 10:08 AM
The US Flag may be properly displayed in either vertical or horizontal aspects so that is not a problem. It's pretty simple in it's proportions tho the stripe sizes can be a problem on a small area.

https://www.chamberofcommer...sflag/flagspecs.html
"The U.S. flag has a proportion of 1:1.9. Each stripe is 1/13 the width of the hoist and each star is 4/5 the width of a stripe. The union (the blue field) is the width of seven stripes and 2/5 the length of the fly."
2/5=40%
1/13-=7.7%
4/5=80%



It is first necessary to know the dimensions of the vent. Vertical height in your case, would be the 'fly'of the flag. Horizontal dimension would be the 'hoist'.
https://www.inchcalculator....portions-calculator/

Texas flag is somewhat easier.

A vertical Texas flag must be presented with the white portion to the observer's left, always.

"The Texas state flag is the 1839 national flag of the Republic of Texas. The state flag is a rectangle that has a width to length ratio of two to three. It contains one blue vertical stripe that has a width equal to one-third the length of the flag, and two equal horizontal stripes, with the upper stripe white, the lower stripe red, and each having a length equal to two-thirds the length of the flag. The flag has one white, regular five-pointed star. The five-pointed star is located in the center of the blue stripe, oriented so that one point faces upward, and sized so that the diameter of a circle passing through the five points of the star is equal to three-fourths the width of the blue stripe. The red and blue of the state flag are the same colors used in the United States flag. The red, white, and blue of the state flag represent, respectively, bravery, purity and loyalty."

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ray b JUN 12, 03:53 PM
THE ONE STAR IS A RATING
maryjane JUN 12, 04:03 PM

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Originally posted by ray b:

THE ONE STAR IS A RATING



Yes, one of one. As in #1.