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  • design help needed please for fairground images?

    Posted by Chris Stansfield on June 18, 2007 at 6:01 pm

    Hi Guys,

    hope someone can help, have print job to do (or cut vinyl) for a event company, they are building some fairground stalls for a corporate event, and i need to put graphics on the front to make them look realistic, like the old traditional painted style ones

    …but tried searching ‘tinternet but not coming up with anything, and my imagination is lacking at the mo. thought someone with a background in traditional hand painting might have a better clue and could help

    swirls and bright colours is basically whats needed, proportions of about 2×3 landscape.

    have attached, my attempt, dont think its quite right.

    thanks in advance for any help

    Chris


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    Barie Dixon replied 16 years, 11 months ago 8 Members · 14 Replies
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  • John Harding

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    June 18, 2007 at 8:06 pm
  • Glenn Sharp

    Member
    June 18, 2007 at 8:10 pm

    sorry about the quality of the picture

    I think your on the right lines…you just need to embellish it a bit


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  • Chris Stansfield

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    June 18, 2007 at 8:27 pm

    thx, i’ll take a look

    😀

  • David-Foster-

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    June 18, 2007 at 9:40 pm

    Any more info on size and format? I have some of those CD’s and plenty fairground photos. I will have a dig about but will be tomorrow.

  • Chris Stansfield

    Member
    June 18, 2007 at 9:49 pm

    am going to print, finished size will be roughly 2′ x 3′

    vector ideally, but any image file will be ok if you have anything it will be greatly appreciated

  • David-Foster-

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    June 18, 2007 at 10:09 pm

    Just a quick taster… I think cut vinyl is out of the question :lol1:

    Not sure on copyright either 😮


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  • David-Foster-

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    June 19, 2007 at 7:07 am

    Looks 2 x 3 in proportion…

    You could vector it but the photo may rescale big enough…


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  • Chris Stansfield

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    June 19, 2007 at 10:10 am

    excellent, thank you very much

    will let you know how it goes

  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    June 19, 2007 at 3:05 pm

    David, who did the one with the "W"?
    Incredible work.
    Love….Jill

  • David-Foster-

    Member
    June 19, 2007 at 3:33 pm

    Hi Jill, it’s a famous fairground artist, Fred Fowle. I have loads of photos of his stuff, some pictures of his workshop. I think he has retired but passed his knowledge on… just a quick look at that W again…


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  • Alan Drury

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    June 19, 2007 at 4:07 pm

    I have a book of fairgound art and the quality is fantastic. Fred Fowle is a name that springs up regularly and apparently is ragarded as the ‘top dog’ I think he was from Balham in South London although he must be well retired by now.
    Alan D

  • Chris Stansfield

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    June 23, 2007 at 4:49 pm

    thought i would post how it went with this…

    will post a pic of the whole stall on the event if i can get one.

    I digitally printed them and with the painted wood surface underneath it turned out really well, and looked almost hand painted

    thanks for all the help


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  • Lynn Normington

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    June 23, 2007 at 5:34 pm

    they look just the job Chris, I know fair ground and show people are very particular, if they liked them they must have been spot on, be nice to see it all together if you can well done 😀

    Lynn

  • Barie Dixon

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    June 24, 2007 at 8:58 pm

    Paul Wright does fantastic fairground work
    http://wrightair.co.uk/mainpages/miamimain.htm

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