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    Posted by Leigh on 29 March 2005 at 14:42

    :lol1:
    Oyyyyyy!
    knees, legs, back – you name it…it hurts 😉

    Had to do these (2 of them) on the dining room floor.
    I have no more room in that garage.

    (2) 46″ x 88″ custom cut panels of 3/8 in. Alumalite
    Lots of colors – all vinyl 🙄
    But, I only have myself to blame, for I designed it……and am now not too happy about that 😮
    I used some of Stevo’s ideas there….the inshade, and the highlights…worked out well I think (thanks for those Stevo)!

    This is actually the first larger scale (for me) sign I did alone.
    was a bit scary with the almost 8′ run of green vinyl (oracal 751) when I didn’t have any more if I messed up………which, with me, is entirely possible…hmmmm possibly likely
    :tongue:

    Camera’s not the best sorry


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  • Marekdlux

    Member
    29 March 2005 at 14:46

    That looks really nice!
    Is that your signature on the right?
    The letters look like they were hand painted with those shadows.
    -Marek

  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    29 March 2005 at 15:11

    Looks great!
    I am a fan of Alumalite but not of back/knee pain.
    You shoulda used the dining room table like I do!
    Ya done good.
    Love….Jill

  • Aaron & Chris

    Member
    29 March 2005 at 15:21

    Nice finish, they it has a really nice overall look about it.

    Nice that you have designed and put it all together from start to finish.

    Well worth the backpain I reckon :lol1:

    Aaron 😀

  • Vitor Brito

    Member
    29 March 2005 at 15:40

    Looks good!!

    (hot)

    Britchenko

  • Simon Clayton

    Member
    29 March 2005 at 17:16

    Really like it, those effects give it real depth… :thumbsup:

    Agree with Jill.. next time use the dinning room table. 😮

    Simon

  • Robert Lambie

    Member
    29 March 2005 at 19:21

    that looks great leigh, really smart! 😛
    as others have said, it has depth/dimension in the design which isnt easy to do and make it look good. well done….

    is the Alumalite like dibond etc that we use here in the uk?

    constructive critisism: nothing really as i am sure i know why… the grey you have used for the inner shadow, would maybe have been best in a lighter shade of grey? if you are like “me” though, you have probably used what you had in stock 😉

    thanks for taking the time to post your work leigh…..

  • Carrie Brown

    Member
    29 March 2005 at 20:22

    Very nice work Leigh, it looks great …. shame about all your sore body areas now though!!

    😀

  • Nicola McIntosh

    Member
    29 March 2005 at 20:39

    nice signs leigh!! 😛

    constructive critisism, i would have moved the grey shadow over to the left a bit so the two pointy bits on the end of the ‘N’ & ‘A’ join together and also have used a lighter grey!! 😛

    Nik 😉

  • Leigh

    Member
    29 March 2005 at 20:59

    (:) to all of you who NOTICED the grey is tooooo dark and it’s actually a bit too wide – and now as Nik pointed out….I could have moved things around a bit 😉 :lol1: damn

    😛

    of course I only really noticed it after the fact :banghead:
    isn’t that always the way.

    and yep, I did use whatever grey I had in stock…no way was I buying
    another roll. I had this left over from another grey dropshadow, but that was on ivory….so I guess it was a bit too dark for the white.

    ohhhh
    and my body still hurts. :lol1:
    That’s it, I’m using the dining room table next time…just like suggested.
    And, what more, I don’t care if people are eating at the time 😉
    MOVE I tell you.

    thank you all (cheesy)
    next time I’m posting it first so everybody can point this stuff out to me before I do the work :lol1: (I’m reallllly outta shape)

    oh yeh Rob, Alumalite is a polymer core (read plastic/corro type) skinned with AL
    http://www.signboards.com/

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