Tutorial: Brown Bag Printing

I've seen images printed on dictionary pages or newsprint but since I didn't have either available to me, I thought I would try printing on some brown paper bags. It worked wonderfully so I want to share how I did it!

1} Edit & save your image  {keep in mind that when printed, colors & contrast won't be as vibrant as you see them on your screen}

2} Open your image in Pages {or Word if you use Windows}.

3} Drag the arrows {at the corners & sides of the image} to resize the image.
       {I sized mine within a standard sheet of printing paper {8 1/2" x 11"} and then cut my brown paper to the same dimensions.

4} If you are using Pages, right click on the image. Hover over "Align Objects" & select "Center". This will align your image proportionally within the size of your paper.

5} Cut an 8 1\2" x 11" sheet from a brown paper bag.

6} Insert into your printer with the printed side {name of the store} facing up.

7} Print!!  {I had no trouble here but you might want to stay close and keep an eye on it in case the brown paper gets caught in anyway}

I also did a few images of people which turned out well but I had more trial and error with those because it is harder to get facial features to appear correctly against the brown paper. I can't say exactly what I did because it would be different for each image.  Just play with your exposure and contrast/blacks. You might have to edit it so that it looks a little too "edited" on your screen but when you print it on the brown paper it looks great. Play around with it and have fun:)