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Here's another brand new kawasaki jetski I had the pleasure of decorating with my own graphics design. Details upon request and comments/critiques are welcome.
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Here's another one that I did a couple weeks ago for a local Pro racer, but his colors have traditionally been red, black and white:
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Mike Pipes stickerpimp.com Lake Havasu, AZ mike@stickerpimp.com Posts: 8746 | From: Lake Havasu, AZ USA | Registered: Jun 2000
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Looks great. I see how you airbrushed the black on the green at the top to create shadow for the cutout look, but what did you do to the bottom of the green graphic? It still looks cutout, but I don't see any black, did you use white or some other light color to achieve this effect?
Cool.
-------------------- Tony Broussard Graphic Details Digital Media Loreauville, LA Posts: 395 | From: Loreauville, LA | Registered: Jul 1999
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Nope, all I did was spray the black over the top edge of the green for the "cut out", and left the bottom edge of the vinyl alone. The bottom edge is sharp and crisp so that's what I think enhances the illusion.
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Mike Pipes stickerpimp.com Lake Havasu, AZ mike@stickerpimp.com Posts: 8746 | From: Lake Havasu, AZ USA | Registered: Jun 2000
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Yeah I love the screen inks.. one tip though, don't use acetone for thinning when spraying cause it dries before it even hits the vinyl.
The green set is $305, that's Ready-To-Apply, customer applies it himself. The striping alone (no number plates or airbrushed accents) is $180... uses about 7ft of material and 20 minutes to produce and pack up for shipping... now that I've done a couple, production is very fast.
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Mike Pipes stickerpimp.com Lake Havasu, AZ mike@stickerpimp.com Posts: 8746 | From: Lake Havasu, AZ USA | Registered: Jun 2000
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I think it's all about designing them to look like they belong there. Too many graphics I've seen just look wrong, but yours do everything grahics are supposed to! They fit the shape, add lots of movement and just look cool.
I try to develop graphics that compliment the lines of whatever vehicle they happen to be designed for, and I think this is definitely one of my best so far. It's definitely the best "pre-designed" kit I've done.. of course, Kawi put some nice lines in that new ski so I had a good base to start off on.
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Mike Pipes stickerpimp.com Lake Havasu, AZ mike@stickerpimp.com Posts: 8746 | From: Lake Havasu, AZ USA | Registered: Jun 2000
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Is there any kind of shelf life on the ink mixes when reduced with the Nazdar's ink reducer if stored for a later date? The stuff goes a long way and usually have way too much left over.
-------------------- Alan Ackerson LetterWorks Design and Graphics alan@ack2.com Posts: 776 | From: Oak Ridge, NJ | Registered: Aug 2002
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I dont know about a shelf life, but I usually dump out thinned ink when I'm done with the job that I mixed it up for. I mix very small batches though, usually like 1oz (total after thinning).
I started doing this because I had several 3oz jars that were full to the brim with thinned ink, and they'd sit long enough that they would settle.. so I figured I'd rather have empty jars for mixing custom colors than jars full of colors I dont use.
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Mike Pipes stickerpimp.com Lake Havasu, AZ mike@stickerpimp.com Posts: 8746 | From: Lake Havasu, AZ USA | Registered: Jun 2000
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very sharp! vinyl isn't always final huh? or as one customer calls it "fantastic plastic" md has a market for your skills, but there too seasonal 4 me. good job!
-------------------- mark zilliox mark z signs 8425 pushaw station rd. owings md. 20736 301-855-5407 thezs@earthlink.net http://www.markzsigns.com Posts: 348 | From: maryland | Registered: May 2003
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I stored some ink that was previously thinned in a glass jar to see what happens over a little time. It seperates pretty fast but mixed back up and worked (sprayed and stuck)ok after two weeks. We'll see how it holds up on the ol' Polaris for extreme conditions. I see what you mean about having that stuff laying around but thought it would help speed things up keeping some pre-mixes ready to go. Plus the less I have to smell that stuff the better! Appologies for using the portfolio sec for these questions but you're the man to ask and didn't think it was worthy of it's own thread.
Thanks for the help.
-------------------- Alan Ackerson LetterWorks Design and Graphics alan@ack2.com Posts: 776 | From: Oak Ridge, NJ | Registered: Aug 2002
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