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I wanted to make some large banners for my units. I was looking at printing them out on paper (rather than trying to paint/draw them freehand). I was wondering if there was a way to make the resulting product look like it has been made with cloth (i.e., reduce the shine on the paper, make it more durable, make it somewhat wavy etc)?

I would print them and then paint over them. To get the wavy flag effect use tin foil or artists foil. You can also use green stuff to achieve the same effect

You can also print them on textured, linen paper. if you wet them, for example with matte varnish, this can make them curl (or you can curl it), and when it dries, it will hold the shape.

Also, you can simulate some weathering by singing the edges of the paper a little bit. Obviously, be careful Don't burn down your house trying to make a banner!

Maybe try washes and some drybrushing to add the feeling of depth and texture? Might need to varnish the banner first to stop the ink running, experiment and post pics of your results!

Is there a way to do it without further painting or using specialist materials for printing? I wanted to avoid the painting as I have trouble doing work this detailed (and so felt that printing would address this issue). Is there any way of setting up the image to make it look like (to scale) cloth?

Scan the banner, photoshop a banner to exact size, print on normal paper, prime banner, varnish paper in place, continue coating it in varnish?

That's what is try, might even have one here if no one has tried it here