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I installed this one today. 4x4 on all mdo. Latex paint bground Vinyl lettering, one shot painted outlines and dropshade. Avery gold leaf on small oval. This is a church attended by all black folks, and the two ladies I worked with were both really nice. All the members of the church are up in age, mostly in their seventies. I had to take down their old sign, but did it for free. They were really good customers.
-------------------- Maker of fine signs and other creative stuff. Located at 109 N. Cumberland ave. Harlan, Ky. 40831 606-837-0242 Posts: 4172 | From: Ages-Brookside, Ky. Up the Holler... | Registered: Jul 1999
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it is such a joy to deal with good customers, it is obvious you pulled all the stops out on this one. nice layout and appointments(the finials and trim moulding are wonderful.
I think the panel shape is awesome. I particularly like the color scheme. Very tastefully executed post details, also. Well done.
Have a great one!
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
DrCAS Custom Lettering and Design Saint Cloud, Minnesota
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NOW.....THATS A SIGN!!!!!!!!!!! you do good work
-------------------- 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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"Private" Deaton ???????/// I thought you were a Lt. !!!!!! he he he
Really Nice Design and execution of the Church Sign................ ( Isn't it a joy to work with SOME people ?)
Merry Christmas John.........
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Really, really nice. Doesn't it feel good to let loose and do something that will be appreciated?
You didn't ask for a critique, but I will add one suggestion. I would have placed "Baptist Church" a little higher in the panel to optically balance the negative space within the panel. Hope you don't take this as a negative criticism of your ability because you did a great job.
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-------------------- Chapman Sign Studio Temple, Texas chapmanstudio@sbcglobal.net Posts: 6306 | From: Temple, Texas, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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I gotta do something with all the inspiration from the cool panel shapes I see around here. That & the post details are so far beyond my normal thinking, I can't wait to try something cooler now! Thanks John.
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Thanks to everyone for their comments. I really enjoyed this job. The panel shape is one from Vector Art Mega Collection. They have several pages of good panel shapes in there. I sometimes change em around a little, but on this job, straight off the cd. Raymond, you are exactly right. Sometimes when using shadows, I forget to allow for that when placing the lettering. It should have been moved up some. Mark, I've been using latex paints for backgrounds for a couple years now, with no problems at all with vinyl adhesion. Especially when using premium vinyls. I also use latex for the outlines and shadows sometimes, as I have a set of the Mack water based brushes. Sometimes you have to two coat, but not alot. Its all in the quality of the paint. I use Porter and Ace brands. Both 15 year paints. Still a big one shot user though. Me and Russ Mills of Artcrafts Signs are doing a job next week on some school cafeteria walls. About 14 different characters all hand painted. Lookin forward to it. Oh yeah, on the posts, the finials were bought at Lowes. Very nice cap and ball that I attached with silicone and finishing nails. The pieces on the lower part of the posts are 3/4 inch strips of pine I cut on the table saw and attached with finishing nails. Ive seen this done before, and liked the look it gave it.
[ December 20, 2002, 08:57 AM: Message edited by: John Deaton III ]
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Ho Ho Ho JD! Excellent job John Nice design, good color, great balance. A pet peeve of mine is placement of sign panels relative to post embellishments... and you nailed this one! Great work John Merry Christmas
-------------------- Bill Dirkes Cornhole Art LLC Bellevue, Ky. Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are. Posts: 591 | From: Bellevue,Ky. US | Registered: Aug 1999
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Thanks for the info John. I just finished a small 29" X 26" mdo sign and used 1-shot for the background. Even with a little low temp reducer, it seemed like it took forever to dry.
I'll definetly try laytex next time!!
-------------------- Mark Neurohr "Ernest" Paintin' Place 141 Sunnyside Road Kittanning, PA 16201
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