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I've been wanting to do a steampunk themed design for a very long time. Unfortunately, not one customer has ever stopped in wanting this particular theme for their project. So when the CorelDRAW Design Contest was announced, I thought great! here's my chance to do one.
If you happen to be a member at Coreldraw.com. Check out all the entries and rate them. There is some really nice stuff this year.
If you are not a member and use Coreldraw. You should consider signing up anyway. It's a great community. In addition to Letterville, it is quickly becoming one of my favorite sites to visit on a daily basis.
-------------------- Joe Diaz Diaz Sign Art 628 W. Lincoln Ave. Pontiac, IL 61764 www.diazsignart.com Posts: 538 | From: Pontiac, IL | Registered: Aug 2005
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-------------------- Joe Diaz Diaz Sign Art 628 W. Lincoln Ave. Pontiac, IL 61764 www.diazsignart.com Posts: 538 | From: Pontiac, IL | Registered: Aug 2005
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Looks like you had a lot of fun doing that-great stuff! I like the ornaments & weights inside the letters. Reminds me of a cuckoo clock.
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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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If you could make a 3D model of this sign, display it on your shop and post it on the kind of website only you could make I would bet you would have customers from around the world beating down your door and paying whatever it was worth to you.
SERIOUSLY AWESOME!
-grampa dan
-------------------- Dan Sawatzky Imagination Corporation Yarrow, British Columbia dan@imaginationcorporation.com http://www.imaginationcorporation.com
Being a grampa is one of the the most wonderful things in the world!!! Posts: 8738 | From: Yarrow, B.C. Canada | Registered: Nov 1998
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Joe, that is awesome that you thought of posting the drawings along with the finished product.
When I took my adobe illustrator classes I was amazed at how it was done, and fudged at a face with glittery tear drops, it was awesome but the tools are quite difficult to master, and what an awesome piece you've created; thank you for the closeups.
-------------------- Deb Fowler
"It's kind of fun to do the impossible - Walt Disney (1901-1966) Posts: 5373 | From: Loves Park, Illinois | Registered: Aug 1999
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quote:Originally posted by Steve Purcell: Edited to add: Your object manager must be the most organized thing on wheels to keep this work straight!
I wouldn't say the most organized, but it certainly was needed to keep myself from pulling out what little hair I have left.
-------------------- Joe Diaz Diaz Sign Art 628 W. Lincoln Ave. Pontiac, IL 61764 www.diazsignart.com Posts: 538 | From: Pontiac, IL | Registered: Aug 2005
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Joe, That is some SERIOUS work! I feel like Amy, just not worthy. But really, give us a rough guess how long something like that would take (40 hrs?) For me probably a month of Sundays and then some.
Way to go and congrats on moving up the ladder to claim the final prize.
-------------------- Brian Diver PDQ Signs Everett, Wa
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Man, that some fantastic work. What'd ya do, lock yourself in the basement for 3 weeks,,,straight?
-------------------- Signs by Alicia Jennings (Mudflap Girl) Tacoma, WA Since 1987 Have Lipstick, will travel. Posts: 3812 | From: Tacoma, WA. U.S.A. | Registered: Dec 1999
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There is some good work posted in the competition but this design blows all the others out of the water. great job on the illustration. ever worked with illustrator CS? what is your opinion of .Ai vs. .CDR?
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I believe all of us would be surprised if you do not win the contest.It looks like Mr. and Mrs. Diaz's son will be going a long way. Bill
-------------------- Bill Riedel Riedel Sign Co., Inc. 15 Warren Street Little Ferry, N.J. 07643 billsr@riedelsignco.com Posts: 2953 | From: Little Ferry, New Jersey, USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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quote:Originally posted by Cliff Butner: ever worked with illustrator CS?
Yes, the last version I used was CS2 though.
quote:Originally posted by Cliff Butner: what is your opinion of .Ai vs. .CDR?
My opinion is they are both great tools. I just happen to be most comfortable using Corel.
-------------------- Joe Diaz Diaz Sign Art 628 W. Lincoln Ave. Pontiac, IL 61764 www.diazsignart.com Posts: 538 | From: Pontiac, IL | Registered: Aug 2005
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Holy Cow Joe! That's some superb work. Thanks for posting it. Gives me inspiration. I use AICS exclusively , but you've piqued my interest in corel.
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Just thought I re-look at this for a time, this is way beyond outstanding. Really like seeing the vector lines sure helps understand the effort wow
That is a real labor of labor. You should be really proud of yourself.
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
DrCAS Custom Lettering and Design Saint Cloud, Minnesota
"Things work out best for the people who make the best of the way things work out." - Art Linkletter Posts: 6451 | From: Saint Cloud, Minnesota | Registered: Jun 1999
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Congrats Joe! This is truly a winner. Well earned.
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-------------------- Sam Staffan Mackinaw Art & Sign 721 S. Nokomis St. Mackinaw City, MI dstaffan@sbcglobal.net Posts: 1694 | From: Mackinaw City, MI | Registered: Mar 2004
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