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Posted by Talisman (Member # 1869) on :

This is my latest effort. My first time using the Chisel Font.

One observation is that next time I think I will reverse the grey and white in the font. The way I have it now has the light source coming from the lower right corner of the sign.

Does anyone else have any rules of thumb for using the Chisel Fonts???

Critiques and comments welcome.

Posted by Robb Lowe (Member # 2121) on :

The light source is top left the way you have it now. Light color = light source. The grey is the shadow side. You did good.

Posted by Randy Campbell (Member # 2675) on :

You have it top left like Robb says.

Posted by John Deaton III (Member # 925) on :

Yep, they're right Joe, and the sign looks awesome!
Course, you know me, Im a chisel font addict. [Roll Eyes]

Posted by Rovelle W. Gratz (Member # 4404) on :

Beautiful.

Posted by Joe Endicott (Member # 628) on :

Good lookin' sign!

Light source on a two color chisel effect like that depends on whether you see it as convex or cancave. It's your choice (or rather, your brain's choice). My brain tends to automatically go to convex. I can barely force those letters into concave.

see this post for some other thoughts on convex vs. concave: Concave lettering

Posted by Stevo Chartrand (Member # 2094) on :

Nice Sign Joe!!

Stevo

Posted by Ian Stewart-Koster (Member # 3500) on :

Great sign Joe, but you spelled 'Centre' wrongly [Wink]

Posted by Talisman (Member # 1869) on :

Thanks for the kudos.

I must be left brained.... I look at the chisel font as incised or concave... thus the light source in the lower right... I guess I'll have to convert... [Wink]

Thanks for the link Joe, I remember that thread now.

Posted by Rovelle W. Gratz (Member # 4404) on :

Ian, he also used the wrong colour.

Posted by Talisman (Member # 1869) on :

Rove,

But I did use grey. [Wink]

Posted by Jillbeans (Member # 1912) on :

Looks good to me!
Love....Jill

Posted by Mychael Parker (Member # 5143) on :

i have been doinf ALOT of signs using the chisel font, BUT WHAT I DO IS: i try and talk them into using the reflective vinyl, to add more night -time exposure (more bang for their buck) the i do the chisel font in the reflective and use "shadow effect" or "true shadow" vinyl for the second half of the chisel color.

THE EFFECT IS AMAZING!!!! you can use it on ANY color reflective vinyl (or any color regular vinyl, but the reflective is the most amazing one to use)

try it, and watch it POP!!!

by the way... great sign.

mychael
1st post here on leterhead

Posted by Steve Racz (Member # 4376) on :

Joe,

I really like it - i love the panel at the bottom and the thin stripe around the border. The entire sign just looks right to me.

Thanks,
Steve

Posted by Talisman (Member # 1869) on :

Thanks Steve and Mychael.

I will have to try a sample piece with the reflective and true shaddow. Honestly I'm not really a big fan of the reflective, but the true shaddow sounds like a natural for this application. Thanks again.

Joe

Posted by Dan Sawatzky (Member # 88) on :

I too LOVE chisel fonts. Nice work!

I also love the shape of the sign! IT WORKS!

-dan

Posted by DONALD THOMPSON (Member # 3726) on :

I really like it all
The colors, shape and layout
Nice Job

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