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That pet shop I painted not long after moving here finally faded and needed repainting....
I suggested we paint it in One Shot so it would last longer. The client agreed and I repainted the shop windows...I even threw in a new look for her shop name.
And...it got me on the front page of the local interest section of the paper. (gloat gloat gloat)
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Brilliant! The Old English sheepdog is outrageously wonderful, Disney should be onto you about using it as a new cartoon hero! He/she could be called Gothic. No? Not Gothic? Oh well, perhaps not. A treat to see though.
-------------------- Arthur Vanson Bucks Signs Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England arthur@buckssigns.co.uk -------------------- Posts: 805 | From: Chesham, Bucks, England | Registered: Mar 2002
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Stunning Job!- looks like such a lot of fun to do, ( can you imagine any other career like this?? -- (What did you do at the office today dear?)
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Im flabbergasted! Thats awesome Adrienne! The characters are great. Your technique is so smooth and refined. Hell, its just plain cool. Fantastic job!
-------------------- 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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With windows that nice you'll never get to work in your shop again...lol
...keep on gloating...
-------------------- "Are we having fun yet?" Peter Schuttinga DZines Sign Studio 1617 Millstream rd Victoria BC V9B-6G4 Posts: 521 | From: Victoria BC | Registered: Mar 2002
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You could get in a load of Picture Windows from the local glass company, donated, of course. We could all take ours home after...
is this possible???
-------------------- John Lennig / Big Top Sign Arts 5668 Ewart Street, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada bigtopya@hotmail.com 604.451.0006 Posts: 2184 | From: Burnaby, British Columbia,Canada | Registered: Nov 2001
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-------------------- Terry Baird Baird Signs 3484 West Lake Rd. Canandaigua, NY 14424 Posts: 790 | From: Canandaigua, New York | Registered: Dec 2002
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A, these are gorgeous. Makes me feel all creative! Thanks for sharing. Love.....Jill
-------------------- That is like a Mr. Potato Head with all the pieces in the wrong place. -Russ McMullin Posts: 8834 | From: Butler, PA, USA | Registered: Jan 2001
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Gee (blushing) I didn't think I'd get much response...lol, but thanks!!
I did these with One Shot, a big step for me as I am an acrylic person.
But it went well...I did it just like I would in Acrylics, rollers and all,took me a few days as I could only stand a few hours at a time being as it's a noisy intersection, and the fumes from the cars were pretty bad.(there were 9 windows in all)
I have received a few calls that have lead to a couple of jobs, but I'm gratefull to get what I can, work is slow.
Arthur...I had an Old English Sheepdog for 16 years, he was the love of my life and my best friend. It's been over 12 yrs and I still get choked up talking about him. (His name was Snoopy)
It's all on the outside, I just can't paint in reverse, and the tint on the glass cuts down on the visibility tremendously.
I would LOVE to host a meet, I'm trying to get it together to just have a non-formal get together before I leave for California to do Christmas windows in Nov.
Is it possible?? Tell me and I'll try to pull it off.
BTW, I have almost 40 windows I've been collecting from a local glass shop....I think we could do something on them.
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Those are just wonderful Adrienne. Do you sketch patterns that you apply behind the glass or draw them on freehand? I was wondering if you added the white outline after, it just looks so crisp and clean!
I bet your customer was thrilled.
Suelynn
-------------------- "It is never too late to be what you might have been." -George Eliot
Suelynn Sedor Sedor Signs Carnduff, SK Canada Posts: 2863 | From: Carnduff, SK Canada | Registered: Nov 1998
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I sketch them on the outside of the glass with a china marker, then roll on the base color (the brown dog a tan with dark brown ears, for instance)
Then I came back the next day (this is with One Shot, with acrylics I do it all in the same day) and took a roller with the base color and added the tint if dark brown on the edge, rolled on the shadows.
Same thing with the highlights...
Then outline with black, then next day outline everything with white.
I'm glad ppl ask, it makes me think of the proccess....
-------------------- David Nyman Nyman Signs 100 South 8th Street Escanaba, MI 49829 Posts: 80 | From: Escanaba, Michigan USA | Registered: Nov 2002
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You are a goddess of an illustrator. I think we should tie you up and make you do children's books, hehehe; you should be getting residuals instead of doing this incredible work for people "on the street". You are incredible Adrienne.
-------------------- Ricky Jackson Signs Now 614 Russell Parkway Warner Robins, GA (478) 923-7722 signpimp50@hotmail.com
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Sir Issac Newton Posts: 3528 | From: Warner Robins, GA | Registered: Oct 2004
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