In the latter 19th century a wanted poster were used to let the public know of a suspected criminal whom the law in force wanted to catch dead or alive. In the 19th century though, the person’s image was seldom on the poster because most people at the time already knew who the fugitive was!
But to add some fun to the poster in present time the wanted poster template collection showcased here all make use of a personal photo. Most of the wanted posters in this article are inspired by the real 19th century “Wanted” posters and some of the templates are more Clint Eastwood than John Wayne style and vice versa, it’s a matter of personal choice. But common to most of them are the yellowish, dirty and overall faded look with genuine bullet holes, worn paper edges, paper creases, realistic fonts, weather beaten and high contrast colors. Some of them are even hung on a stable-like wall for extra authenticity.
If you want to get that real-world, hardcore, old and dirty wanted poster look you can edit and tweak just the way you like, you should opt for premium templates which offers a genuine style with loads of editing options. They are made in Adobe Photoshop psd format offering you much more advanced editing options like layers, colors, special effects and genuine fonts. With premium templates you get well organized psd’s, instructions for advanced editing and psd’s tweaked for use in a printing press with CMYK colors and high resolution/dpi for a perfect result. Free templates often don’t offer these kind of features and are often only editable in MS Word/Publisher or as jpg images with low resolution or dpi not suitable for a printing press.
In this article I present a mix of 10 free and premium wanted poster templates and I think many of these look awesome and offers just what you need in order to complete your personal most wanted poster project. Please feel free to leave a comment. Let the hunt begin!
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