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Hi everyone, I'm working on a new sign for my shop, and I was wondering if anyone could help me out with a problem. I have my logo set up in Signlab Colormaster 5.0 and I would like to bevel the word "Ursta" in my logo, as it is "flat" looking now. I got it to work in Fireworks for use on my webpage but I would like to bevel it on my shop sign as well. I can't seem to get it to work well and I dont have the new e6 bevel tool available.(I am creating the sign in all vinyl with a painted black background) If anyone has it would you be willing to import just the word Ursta from my logo and bevel effect it? Is this possible? I am posting the logo from my site to give you an idea of how my logo looks.
Thanks for your time, Ryan Ursta
-------------------- Ryan Ursta Ursta Graphics 116 B North Mercer Avenue Sharpsville Pa. 16150 Call: 724•962•2206 "We make YOU look good"
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Mark Maj...t..sk.. (sorry Mark )described to me a good way to do this in Photoshop using the "Layer Style" tool in the layer menu. If you have photoshop, you might like to experiment with that. Of course, just as in your Fireworks version it will only give you a rastor version, but you could try to achieve sharper defination & higher contrast (probably in Fireworks or Photoshop)& then vectorize your work. I'm sure someone will take you up on your offer, but the old fasioned way of creating bevel lettering with a pencil & a good understanding of where to put the centerlines & diagonal corner chisels is also worth mention. Especially since you only have 5 letters to do. I drew (with mouse) a bevel version of the characters required to do my business name, & the resulting logo is a source of that little bit more pride due to that little bit more effort.
[ February 21, 2003, 04:50 PM: Message edited by: Doug Allan ]
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Actually, there's two beveling tutorials in the Letterhead.com step by step section. I wrote one of them and Dave's is good too...read them both and maybe once you see the gyst of it, you'll come up with your own way to do it that's even better.
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here's another really detailed step-by-step which is similar to the way I do it chuck's method I also found sometimes its easier to use a photoshop plug in one click effect, then if you have to produce it in vinyl: cut the copy in the light color and the dark color, weed both, with a stabilo and a ruler, draw on your center lines and bevels to the dark color, then hand cut the dark color and reweed, at this point you can add some quick shadows with the airbrush on the lower sides of the bevel, apply the light color first then allign the dark on top. this method is good for one time jobs, its much quicker to hand draw and cut it than to manipulate the points and such, but if your going to have mulitple sizes and jobs like your own jobs, it maybe nice to create a cuttable file.
-------------------- Ken McTague, Concept Signs 57 Bridge St. (route 107) Salem MA 01970 1-978-745-5800 conceptsign@yahoo.com http://www.pinheadlounge.com/CaptainKen
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doesnt corel 10 or 11 have a bevel letter effect?
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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This is where an upgrade to e6 in signlab might be what you are looking for.
Being a new signlab user, I do not have all the knowledge of the program but I can say thr bevel feature in the new e6 will create vectors in a few clicks.
-------------------- Bob Rochon Creative Signworks Millbury, MA 508-865-7330
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