Conveying a message does not come as stylish as the bumper sticker. With stylized fonts and sometimes striking colors, the sticker can be affixed to your car, your room or any of your personal belongings. It contains a word or phrase, at times with images, aimed to be seen by other people. Bumper stickers can be bought at all bookstores, but why spend when you can create your own set?

Creation Options

You have a couple of options when creating a bumper sticker. The stylized message can be made from scratch, using art materials, a scanner, sticker paper and printer. If you don’t have the patience to sketch the message and design yourself, you can use Microsoft Word to create stickers. Both ways, you have to use the computer, so your sticker will look vibrant.

Method 1: Sketch and Scan

This method is favored by those who are adept at drawing images, since they can use their artistic skills to the hilt. Using a piece of paper, you will sketch the message; stylize fonts, and create patterns. You can use any coloring medium as long as the resulting image looks vibrant. Upon settling on your design, scan it then print it, giving you your very own original bumper sticker.

Materials Used:

• bond paper
• sticker paper
• pencil
• art materials
• computer
• scanner
• printer
• Adobe Photoshop
• sticker spray

Procedure:

1. Think of a message, its font style and the overall design of your sticker.
2. Sketch your concepts on bond paper. Use art materials, so the designs look edgy. Be creative.
3. Select the best concepts then run them through a scanner, which imports your sticker designs to your computer. (Tips on how to use a scanner)
4. Run the designs on Adobe Photoshop. Add effects and patterns, if you choose.
5. Load the printer with good quality sticker paper.
6. After finalizing the designs, print them.
7. Spray your bumper stickers with sticker spray for a cool vibrant finish. The spray also serves as a protective coating, providing waterproofing to your stickers.

Ideally, bumper stickers contain short messages, sometimes only a single word. If you have something lengthy in mind, you can truncate it then complete the statement using images or patterns. It will look more appealing to you and its intended readers.

Method 2: The Sticker Template

A quick way to create stickers is by using Microsoft Word or any word processor that contains sticker templates. Simply open the sticker template and the rest is pretty self explanatory.

Materials Used:

• sticker paper
• computer
• Ms Word
• printer
• sticker spray

Procedure:

1. Open Microsoft Word.
2. On the top portion of your screen, click File then New.
3. View the templates. Select stickers.
4. With the sticker template activated, create the message for your sticker. Think of a good font and accompanying to make your sticker striking.
5. Load the printer with sticker paper.
6. Print your sticker.
7. When the ink dries, spray your sticker with sticker spray.

MS Word is a convenient platform for creating stickers. You can import images and do loads of stuff to your message. If you are not satisfied with what the word processing software offers, just use Photoshop, or any photo manipulation software, to create and stylize your sticker. (Learn how to use masks in Photoshop)

Wit and Artistry for Striking Stickers

Creating bumper stickers is fun and easy. With a combination of wit and artistry, a sticker can be an instant eye-opener to the public. Chances are, you might find other people sporting replicas of your concept after a few days.

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