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One of those days I may look into buying a digital printer, maybe...but for now I am having serious fun painting those, way too much fun!! Should be install friday if the weather permits. I'll post the final picture in the Portfolio section.
Life is so good!
-------------------- Pierre Tardif P. Tardif Inc. 1006 boul. PIE-XI sud Val-Belair QC. Canada G3K 1L2 418-847-4089 pierre@ptardif.com Posts: 800 | From: Quebec city | Registered: Aug 2002
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Man, my spidey sense is tingling! Very cool!
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
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"Things work out best for the people who make the best of the way things work out." - Art Linkletter Posts: 6451 | From: Saint Cloud, Minnesota | Registered: Jun 1999
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Are you also painting a little wood stove in case Spidey gets chilly? (3rd pic down) Your work is fantastic, as ever. Bet the kids got a kick out of watching you paint that. Love....Jill
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I pulled this up before Sam went to school and he said "awesome print that out for me I want to try it." so thanks for the pics and I am sure Sammy will try drawing and coloring one soon.
-------------------- Sam Staffan Mackinaw Art & Sign 721 S. Nokomis St. Mackinaw City, MI dstaffan@sbcglobal.net Posts: 1697 | From: Mackinaw City, MI | Registered: Mar 2004
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Judging by the last picture where you're beside the Spiderman... I'd say the illustration is at least 8 feet tall !!! Maaaannnnn that's a big spider!!!
With posts like these.... who needs a printer....or a friend !!!
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Love that woodstove...it got me warm just lookin' at it,with only those base colors. As far as spider man...I think that's YOU. Able to stick to large murals...leaping around tall windows with a single bound. Pretty fast too.
I have always liked to see an artist kick in gear, so to speak, and you do that Pierre...when you paint it's all focus, until you get done. Things get done in a hurry because you take the time to FOCUS on what you're doing. That's what makes you good!
Oh, did I mention your willingness to tackle large projects?
-------------------- Jeff Ogden 8727 NE 68 Terr. Gainesville FL, 32609 Posts: 2138 | From: 8827 NE 68 Terr Gainesville Fl 32609 | Registered: Aug 2002
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-------------------- Mario G. Lafreniere (Fergie) J&N Signs Winter did show up! Posts: 1257 | From: Chapleau, Ontario | Registered: Jun 1999
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Pierre,great looking spiderman. Would U tell us the size of that roll of Tyvek,& details of the metal roll system that holds it? Thank U, Kent Moss
-------------------- Kent Moss Greg Moss Signs Posts: 363 | From: Wilbraham, MA / Charleston,SC | Registered: Nov 2003
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It'a all painted on Tyvek with waterbased Fluorescent paint. The color and the shades are applied with 3" rubberset rollers and then detailed with regular signpainters brushes. It took about 9-10 hours from start to finish, will take another 6 for the lettering parts.
I now buy the Tyvek in rolls of 250 yards and only in 48" wide. When it's larger I taped another part to it. Used to buy it in 60" wide but now Dupont request a 3600 yards order!! Way too much for the flow of work we now have.
The rack that holds the roll is "home made" as my uncle is a welder/machinist.
Here's close-up shots...
-------------------- Pierre Tardif P. Tardif Inc. 1006 boul. PIE-XI sud Val-Belair QC. Canada G3K 1L2 418-847-4089 pierre@ptardif.com Posts: 800 | From: Quebec city | Registered: Aug 2002
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Fanfrickintastic Pierre!! That's much better than a digital printer; you da man!!
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-------------------- Dan Sawatzky Imagination Corporation Yarrow, British Columbia dan@imaginationcorporation.com http://www.imaginationcorporation.com
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so, what's the best way to install that stuff? double sided tape? What brand works best for you? I've tried different types but I like carpet tape.
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Magnificient Pierre,thank you for letting us see what can be done without the printers and keeping the craft alive. We now have a new hero.
-------------------- Bill Riedel Riedel Sign Co., Inc. 15 Warren Street Little Ferry, N.J. 07643 billsr@riedelsignco.com Posts: 2953 | From: Little Ferry, New Jersey, USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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My grandson is a real Spiderman fan. In his 3 year old vocabulary, "Spiderman" sounds more like "Bonnaknee". I showed this to him and he started jumping up and down shouting: "Bonnaknee! Bonnaknee!"
Very nice work, Pierre.
-------------------- David Harding A Sign of Excellence Carrollton, TX Posts: 5092 | From: Carrollton, TX, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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