http://walljewelry.com/post/LaBelle%20031.jpg I thought I'd throw myself into the picture so you could get a better idea of the scale of this sign. I wanted to do a large cigar sign for some time now... guess I got that one under my belt. I was a bit more motivated to complete this one in a timely ...

http://walljewelry.com/post/glue%20chip.jpg We're in the process of creating some double glue chipping samples. This sheet will be cut up into 8" squares each with a 1/2" clear border around the glue chipped field. I layed it out with strips of 1" vinyl tape, sandblasted it, flowed t...

Hey Danny- Looks like I might have this thing up on the wall by Wednesday the 14th. That would be start to finish in 2 weeks... not bad. That's a lot quicker than the 6 months I spent on the Rick Glawson sign. ...but his is better. ...thanks for all the tips and tricks Rick...I will always miss you....

Thanks for your imput Mike and Danny...especially that recommendation on making it how I'd like to view it for the next 50 years....

-Larry

Danny- As far as I understood it from Rick, almost any inscription could be silvered over. He noticed on many of the European pieces a black line seperating the elements of the design from the silvered backgrounds. He also determined the silver background had been done last. He figured out the black...

I recalled a conversation with Rick Glawson in which he described how, on period signage, shaded [blended] panels were created by spraying [airbrushing] a transparent black shade, created from varnish and black fibroseal, in a fade configuration, then backed up with a single color. This technique wa...

Hey do any of you Rawson and Evans enthusiasts have any suggestions as to what the original color scheme may have been on this sign? I would imagine that the techiques used wouldn't have been too elaborate as they were in a production type mode. I would like to make it look authentic, but my mind us...

I posted a better photo of the back up after the vinyl was weeded.

DaBaron- I know it's unusual that this piece isn't done yet. I've been under the weather the last few days :( , but will continue soon. Oh, and I'm working on another one at my home studio that I'm going to use as a new business card...it's lookin' pretty slick. ...did I mention that I've needed to ...

This sign is being created from a downloadable vector file available on the Letterheads main site. I decided to create a large sign. It is 61" x 42" and is of 1/4" standard plate glass with a 2" bevel all around. It was custom ordered from Western States Glass at the tune of $147...