Here's a job I did on a Rat Rod last friday. Rat Rod Truck Posted by Jean Shimp (Member # 198) on :
Thanks Alicia, that was fun to watch - great job. I am also left handed like you; I noticed you put your shadow on the right side of the letter like I prefer to - it feels more natural to paint it that way. One time when I was first starting out I went with my boss to letter a big tank truck. He painted the driver's side and I painted the passenger's side.I almost got fired that day because he said I painted the shadow on the wrong side. Fortunately, I don't think the customer ever noticed the shadow on the drivers side was opposite of the shadow on the passengers side. Posted by Jon Peterman (Member # 528) on :
but that cab was only used from about '39 to '47 so it can't be a mid fifties anything, but great work on the truck. I have a Volkswagen rat to do soon.
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
LOL Jean...I don't know why there is so much concern about shadows.
Left, right, what difference does it make?
In fact it is kinda neat to do the shadow to the right on the driver's side and to the left on the curb side. I think it makes more sense.
If the sun were shining at the front of the truck, the shadows would fall to the back of the truck, correct? And it "flows' better that way too.
A long time ago I did a first job for a trucking company using their printed logo. It involved a "slash" and I did both sides of the first truck exactly the same. The owner took one look and kinda said "Don't you think that looks kinda stupid?". I had to admit that it did. I re-did the one side so that each side had the slash "flowing" towards the back. She liked it better, she liked that I was happy to make the change and we had a great working relationship for years.
Posted by George Perkins (Member # 156) on :
Great job and I really liked the music!!!
Posted by Catharine C. Kennedy (Member # 4459) on :
fun stuff, as always!
Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
Everything goes better when you're listening to Willie.
Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
The truck looks great!
Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
Great Video How-To, great music great artists
Posted by Preston McCall (Member # 351) on :
The Shadow knows! I do the lower right thing because most of my work is on big glass. I find it does take a few extra strokes, but with gravity, it usually corrects any lower straight lines. The old school (Atkinson) said it should be on the left, but I prefer the right. Really no big deal IMHO.
The videos you make, Alicia are always worth watching and you do such a pro job with the work. Interesting how you gave it the rat rod look by leaving some age holidays. Great Work!
Posted by Pat Welter (Member # 785) on :
Great job Alicia, Love watching another southpaw in action...
Posted by Lynda Yoder (Member # 7340) on :
Alicia, that was very entertaining!...and educational as well...liked it a lot...I'm left handed also...thanks for sharing!
Posted by Dave Sherby (Member # 698) on :
Great video as always Alicia. I tried to watch it in the mirror so you looked right handed but then the shadow was on the wrong side. Oh yeah, and the letters looked backwards but my dislexic helper thought they looked fine.
Posted by Brad Ferguson (Member # 33) on :
I think the shade on the left has predominated because it's easier for a right-hander to pull the strokes on that side. As a left-hander, right-hand shades are easier. For example, I can often pull the shade in a single stroke on the belly of an 'O' if I am starting at the top right. It's not quite as natural or easy if I start the shade stroke at top left. I often used a left side shade for no other reason than this.
I was told once (by Crazyjack, a right-hander, in Peoria), that a left-side shade is a "reverse shade." To this day I don't know if he was pulling my leg or not.
Posted by FranCisco Vargas (Member # 145) on :
Once again, very cool video! Looks like you got another camera cause you look like a spring chicken with them close ups, other than that beautiful work!!!
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
Great job, great fun, great music......
Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :
You're rigth FranCisco, I now have a Flip Ultra HD camera. Better quality videos.
Posted by John Duckett (Member # 4505) on :
Great video! Thanks for sharing
Posted by Gonzalo (Peewee)Curiel (Member # 3837) on :
Great videos and yer gonna love that Flip! I have put mine to the test and it just keeps going
Posted by Donna in BC (Member # 130) on :
I really enjoyed that Alicia! Itchin' to try something like that on a table top of mine. Thanks for the awesome inspiration and how to recreate aged lettering. Cool. Posted by Mark Matyjakowski (Member # 294) on :
nice work, thanks for sharing
Posted by Lawrence Armstrong (Member # 8336) on :
Awesome Alicia! Thanks for posting and keep 'em coming.
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Oh yeah, and the letters looked backwards but my dislexic helper thought they looked fine.
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