Dave,
That was fantastic! Nice work by Danny Cooke & yourself, thanks for sharing.
Jeff

Bruce,
I've been enjoying the photo installments. Great inspirations!
Thanks for sharing,
Jeff

Bruce,
I've been enjoying the photo installments. Great inspirations!
Thanks for sharing,
Jeff

Dave, Did you save the file to your hard drive? Sometimes, omega will do an automatic backup. Go to the start menu and do a search in the name box, type: *.plt then modify dates & enter the date you were working on the file start search. search under the C: drive The search option will locate an...

Rod, One way I know is to use the Contact sheet application under the file, automate menu. You then choose how many images across & down the page which will give the size of each image. Then select the folder where the image files are stored, and press go. It will automatically line up all of th...

Bob,
Wrights of Lymm have carried bronze powder for a long time and they have a wide variety.
I have been very pleased with anything I have purchased from them.
http://www.stonehouses.co.uk/product_list.php?id=616

Jeff

Seegar & Company,
Beautiful, just beautiful!
Jeff

Joe,
I think that is a very good point. I did use HDU, confident that there would much less chance of allowing moisture in.
Ashley,
You had said you used wood for the letters, can you explain how you attached the wood to the glass, if at all, or are they just positioned together?
Jeff

Ashley, Dave, & others, I did my first carved fascia sign in the spring and was challenged by the issue of sealing the unit. I decided to use 1/2" wide double faced 3m emblem adhesive, very much like VHB tape offered by my sign supplier. I buy it from the local autobody repair supply & ...

I'd recommend to anyone to take the time to watch this film...beautiful.

http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/201 ... -up-there/

Jeff

Mr. Smith,
Set the dates & I'll sign up for that one.
Jeff

Your abilities are astounding to me Dave, thanks for sharing the thought and design process for the stunning artwork!

Jay, Thanks for sharing the progress of this project, I'm enjoying it.
Jeff

Doug & all,
Have had this page bookmarked for a long while. When I need an inspiration for a storefront job, I'll go to it. Seeing it today reminded me of this post.

http://www.pbase.com/bygaspo/pubs&page=2

Jeff

Dave,
How about glazes? I'm thinking since you have a kiln, you could use a glass color glaze with the mask. It would still leave the same edge, but when you fire the piece, the edge would be softened. I'm guessing a possible double bonus, as the color would be permanent.
Possible?
Jeff

Old Smitty must be hitting the egg nog a bit heavy to put my name on that list...especially twice. I can't hold a candle to any of their talents, so take mine off, or put these on :wink: . Pat, enjoyed that information, thanks. Some of the guys many looked to for answers not on that list start with....

Rawson & Evans locations?

Doug, One thing you could do (I have photoshop 7) is under the file menu, go to automate, then contact sheet II. This is an automatic setup I use often to vew a folder of images with many on one sheet, like the contact sheets of negatives the photographers used to use (or maybe still do). You could ...

Hey Rob, I was the lucky winner of that item & it arrived in good shape over the weekend. I had not ever noticed one offered on eBay before, but was glad to be in the right place at the right time. Jeff p.s. if the link is dead, the item referred to is an original Rawson & Evans catalog, ide...

Steve, I remembered I had this old article from a Hastings Gold Leaf newsletter from the forties or fifties. It doesn't help much with your prep. question, but it can and has been done. A little over the top, eh? http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0WQCNAkgbH*RnzDPrjJTnnaoNjDCMWfiDQ5el3JAJ3vQ4tLL1EKNwBeN2...

Larry,
What a beautiful, complete job. Thanks for sharing the thorough process, step by step. I'll bet you have inspired many, you've surely inspired me.
Jeff

Larry,
What a beautiful, complete job. Thanks for sharing the thorough process, step by step. I'll bet you have inspired many, you've surely inspired me.
Jeff

Larry, Here is another: http://www.rags-n-tags.com/supplies.html I have purchased some from eBay just last week at: http://cgi.ebay.com/MICA-SNOW-GLITTER-FLAKES-in-POWDER-form-FREE-INS_W0QQitemZ8230017530QQcategoryZ75564QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Bob Hovanec referred this to me, & one...

I once did a surface gilded job with a directional burnish to give the appearance of dimensional or carved lettering. Following the article in SignCraft by Bruce Deveau. (STEP BY STEP-PRISMATIC GOLD LEAF LETTERING Creating prismatic gold leaf lettering, by Bruce Deveau. Vol 56: pages 52-56) I did th...

Mike,
Yep, time sure does sneak by.
October 1, of this year will mark 20 years since I started my business.
That was a good move for me too.
Jeff

The first thing that comes to mind is US Banner. They have a nice black enamel receptive banner material & offer many sizes. I'd bet you could specify to have the flag sewn just like a standard flag with extra reinforcement along the back edge.
1-800-845-5722

Bob, Google is a good source for reference photos. When I am looking for a photo of anything, I will go to: http://www.google.com and use the "images" tab, between Web and Groups. I'd type in the word I was looking for, & to be more specific, I would put two words in quotations. "...

I have recently done a project on a curved piece of glass. I used the 1:1 by volume water to glue ratio on glass that was blasted with 80 grit siliconcarbide & it worked very well. I applied the glue to each letter, allow the glue to gel, & it only took a minute, for the glue was a bit thick...

I saw one of those on eBay the other day.
http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/eBa ... AMEWA%3AIT
Nifty work.
Jeff

Doug, I was given the impression at one time that One Shot tinting clear had the same properties as the other One Shot paints, it just didnt have any pigment. I would tend to think that would be a good choice to use it if you were going to use the aqua from One Shot. No drying surprises, or other cr...