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halo effect light box, help!
hi all,
i’m doing a halo effect light box for a customer, the design is as attached (same as other premises), it’s pretty basic and follows the demo done by Andy Gorman,
i had planned on doing the panels in clear 5mm acrylic to allow the cream to show through, with the black behind to block out the light to everywhere except the area behind the lettering. the lettering it white first, with a brown tex / gold border covering the white.
i’ve made a sample letter and it seems to work ok, but i’m not sure if i’m missing something, can anyone who’s got experience of this type of sign please give me a little re-assurance please?
this sign is 4.7m long and is looking to be fitted early next week, so i need to know it’ll work first time!
also, having looked at a gallery (linked from the demo page) of a guy in spain using this method, i was wondering if there was any way of spicing it up, simply, without costing much more money?
thanks.
Hugh
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I did similar once http://www.uksignboards.co.uk/viewtopic … highlight=
I think what you’re doing will look fine, the cream will be the main sign colour during the day and will look as piccie, and then at night you will mainly just see the halo letters.
Not sure what you’re asking really.
I found that 3mm thick acrylic gave a better halo, but you need to experiment with the outline offset of the blackout and the panel thickness. The only thing I have noticed with the sign I did with 3mm is that the panel has gone ever so slightly wavey over the couple years it’s been up. Customer hasn’t said anything coz it’s not too noticable, but just being critical of my own work. If needs be, I could always just slide another clear panel in to support it.
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thanks Alistair,
i’ve gone with clear panels, but after looking at some transparent vinyls i got as samples this am, i’m wondering whether i should’ve ordered opaque,
ah stuff it… it’s gonna work fine! i think i’m just worrying a little as i’ve not done one like this before!
thanks.
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just a thought guys, will this halo work when using a dark background, such as brown?
thanks.
Hugh -
well i figure that few people have done it this way then, so have decided to try it,
double layer of brown on the back, cream letter outline with a gold letter in the centre, works well i think!
HUgh
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Works better than well, looks great to me!
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looks great hugh well done 😀
nik
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😀 😀 😀 thank you!
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looking good Hugh 😀
Lynn
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Looks great Hugh. The only reason I use white to block out the lettering is that it gives a more defined halo. Yours is the best of both Worlds, I suppose, as you’re getting a good illumination on the lettering as well. Looks brill. I’ve never actually tried it with darker backgrounds.
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That looks well class Hugh :thumbup2:
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Fantastic effect………..Got a pic of it unlit??
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quite plain when unlit!
things to note,
there is no white underlay behind the cream, the reflected light is only from the rear of the cream,something else i need to consider, the bench is covered beneath the glass with a white vinyl, and there’s a large 70w flood light under the bench, so the evenual effect may deped a little upon the actual lighting within the box i’m getting.
does anyone know how 3mm performs vs 5mm? pretty sure i’ve ordered 5mm, but only done this test on 3mm.
cheers.
Hugh
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Inspiring Stuff I will have to give this a try.. Well done
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Excellent job Hugh.
Can you clarify the order of layup?
I imagine gold lettering first, then stencilled brown background, then cream lettering overlapping the brown by a few mil. Yes/No?
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Looks really impressive Hugh :thumbup2:
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Is it double brown on the rear for blackout? and then cream and gold on the front?
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quote Graeme Harrold:Is it double brown on the rear for blackout? and then cream and gold on the front?
Graham / Peter… yes,
to blackout on the rear i used double brown with the letters cut out aprx 5mm smaller than the cream on the front.
then turned it over and applied the cream, then gold.
did it all on the light bench.
clear application tape would make it easier though!
cheers.
Hugh
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