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Here's a job I did on a Rat Rod last friday. Rat Rod Truck
-------------------- Signs by Alicia Jennings (Mudflap Girl) Tacoma, WA Since 1987 Have Lipstick, will travel. Posts: 3813 | From: Tacoma, WA. U.S.A. | Registered: Dec 1999
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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.
-------------------- Jean Shimp Shimp Sign & Design Co. Jacksonville Beach, Fl Posts: 1266 | From: Jacksonville Beach, Fl. USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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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.
-------------------- Jon Peterman 200 Summit Loop Grants Pass, OR -------------------- a.k.a. dc-62 success is in Jesus Christ Posts: 434 | From: grants pass or. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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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.
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-------------------- Catharine C. Kennedy CCK Graphics 1511 Route 28 Chatham Center, NY 12184 cck1620@taconic.net "Look at me, Look at me, Look at me now! I't's fun to have fun, But you have to know how!" Posts: 2173 | From: downtown Chatham Center, NY | Registered: Feb 2004
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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!
-------------------- Preston McCall 112 Rim Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 text: 5056607370 Posts: 1552 | From: Santa Fe, New Mexico | Registered: Nov 1998
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Alicia, that was very entertaining!...and educational as well...liked it a lot...I'm left handed also...thanks for sharing!
-------------------- Lynda Yoder Wayne Yoder Signs & Designs 4735 List Rd Grass Lake, MI 5176884951 Posts: 154 | From: Grass Lake, MI | Registered: Feb 2007
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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.
-------------------- Dave Sherby "Sandman" SherWood Sign & Graphic Design Crystal Falls, MI 49920 906-875-6201 sherwoodsign@sbcglobal.net Posts: 5396 | From: Crystal Falls, MI USA | Registered: Apr 1999
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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.
-------------------- Brad Ferguson See More Signs 7931 Wornall Rd Kansas City, MO 64111 signbrad@yahoo.com 816-739-7316 Posts: 1230 | From: Kansas City, MO, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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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!!!
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You're rigth FranCisco, I now have a Flip Ultra HD camera. Better quality videos.
-------------------- Signs by Alicia Jennings (Mudflap Girl) Tacoma, WA Since 1987 Have Lipstick, will travel. Posts: 3813 | From: Tacoma, WA. U.S.A. | Registered: Dec 1999
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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.
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Oh yeah, and the letters looked backwards but my dislexic helper thought they looked fine.
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