#98831
Sun May 25 2008 06:30 AM
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OKAY, THIS TIME I WENT ALL OUT AND DID A SIGN ADVERTISING ONE OF MY FAVE BRANDS, INVADER. I HAD BEEN PLANNING TO DO THIS SIGN SINCE LAST SUMMER, BUT FINALLY GOT AROUND TO STARTING IT LAST MONTH AND SLOWLY WORKING ON IT UNTIL FINISHING IT THIS PAST FRIDAY. IT TOOK A MONTH OF MY SPARE TIME, BUT I FINALLY DID THIS VERY DETAILED EXAMPLE OF THE INVADER LOGO. MY THOUGHTS WERE IF I WERE TO ULTIMATELY GO THRU WITH THE MAKING OF THIS SIGN, IT WASN'T GOING TO BE A 2 FOOTER, MAYBE A 3 FOOTER. AFTER MUCH TOSSING OF THE IDEA I FIGURED THAT A 4 FOOTER WOULD BE THE EASIEST FOR THE DETAIL PAINTING AND BOLDEST FOR THE END RESULT. THE ARTWORK IS SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO OLD INVADER SIGNS, BUT MADE UP MOSTLY OUT OF MY OWN CREATIVE MIND! SO I BOUGHT A 4' X 8' SHEET OF MEDIUM DENSITY BOARD AND CUT IT IN HALF 48" SQUARE. I PROCEEDED TO USE MY HOMEMADE CIRCLE STENCIL TO DRAW OUT A 48"- CIRCLE INSIDE THE SQUARE AND THEN CUT IT OUT SLOWLY WITH A FINE TOOTH BLADE IN MY JIGSAW ON A CLEAN CUT SETTING. I DECIDED THAT SOME OF THE ORIGINAL INVADER SIGNS HAD A SILVER OUTSIDE BORDER EDGE AND WOULD GO WITH THAT. I ALSO "BULLNOSED" THE OUTSIDE TOP EDGE WITH MY ROUTER. NOW ONTO THE PAINTING... FIRST STEP WAS PRIMING FOLLOWED BY A NOT AS THICK AS THE ORIGINAL SILVER EDGE BORDER: CLOSE-UP OF SILVER BORDER PAINTED ON BULLNOSED EDGE: MY NEXT STEP WAS TO CAREFULLY EDGE OUT THE YELLOW FIELD UP AGAINST THE SILVER BORDER WITH A SMALL BRUSH AND FILL IN THE ENTIRE FIELD WITH A SLIGHTLY AMBER YELLOW:
DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE
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#98832
Sun May 25 2008 06:31 AM
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NEXT WAS TO ADD A NICE VIBRANT THICK RED BORDER ON THE INSIDE OF THE YELLOW BACKGROUND LEAVING SOME YELLOW BETWEEN THE RED AND SILVER: PRINTING MY OWN TRANSPARENCY FROM MY ARTWORK AND THEN USING MY OVERHEAD PROJECTOR, I TRACED OUT THE INVADER KNIGHT OF HIS HORSE FOR THE TOP HALF OF THE SIGN:
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#98833
Sun May 25 2008 06:32 AM
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DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE
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#98834
Sun May 25 2008 06:33 AM
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AFTER A FEW DAYS OF LOW HUMITY-LIKE DRYING, I REPOSITIONED THE SIGN BACK IN FRONT OF THE OVERHEAD PROJECTOR AND TRACED OUT THE INVADER MOTOR OIL LOGO: I STARTED WITH THE WHITE AGAIN OUT OF THE 3 COLORS THAT MAKE UP THE "INVADER" NAME: ...AND WHILE THE WHITE PAINT WAS STILL TACKY BUT OUT OF MY LEANING RANGE, I PAINTED THE WORDS MOTOR OIL BLACK AND LET DRY OVERNIGHT: NEXT UP WAS THE VIBRANT RONAN "FIRE RED" ON THE EDGE OF THE "INVADER" NAME AND THE RED DOT BELOW "MOTOR OIL:"
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#98835
Sun May 25 2008 06:35 AM
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THE FINAL STEP WAS TO FILL IN THE BLACK ON THE "INVADER" NAME WHICH REALLY MADE THE LOGO "POP" BIG TIME: SEE WHAT I MEAN ABOUT THE "POPPING?":
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#98836
Sun May 25 2008 06:36 AM
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AND HERE IT IS ALL FINISHED BY NOON ON FRIDAY. IT'S AS TALL AS MY FIREPLACE MANTLE IN THE BACKGROUND COMING OFF THE TOP LEFT HAND EDGE: AND FOR YOU GUYS WHO LIKE THE PIN-UP GIRLS, A SHOT OF THE SIGN WITH ELLA-SIN WHO MODELED FRIDAY AFTERNOON: HOPE YOU ENJOYED MY CREATION AND THANKS FOR LOOKING IN! ~DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE![This message has been edited by THE AMERICAN GARAGE (edited 05-27-2008).]
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#98837
Sun May 25 2008 07:25 AM
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WOW !!! Beautiful sign Doc you did your usual excellent job on it. really like the colors they do pop Jack
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#98838
Sun May 25 2008 08:27 AM
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What sign?? Just kidding... That is awesome!!
------------------ Frank
Frank
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#98839
Sun May 25 2008 08:34 AM
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DOC, you are one talented guy!!! Very nice...
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#98840
Sun May 25 2008 09:01 AM
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Looks good Doc.
Did you ever make more of the "American Garage 2 gallon oil cans"? How hard would it be to change it to "Maxwell's garage" ? I bet you could sell a bunch of them if you could personalize them.
US Air Force Retired, 1981-2007
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#98841
Sun May 25 2008 09:05 AM
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Very nice Doc. Thanks for sharing. Mike
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#98842
Mon May 26 2008 04:52 AM
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Nice job Doc, turned out very nice.
_______________________________ Glenn Wanted: Wadhams Oil and Gas items checker006@comcast.net
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#98843
Mon May 26 2008 05:59 AM
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DOC, You are very talented.
------------------ Scott Shipers
Scott Shipers WANTED: quart picture cans
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#98844
Mon May 26 2008 06:10 AM
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Doc- Thats a beautiful job. I think you should do more with restorations.
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#98845
Mon May 26 2008 07:44 AM
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Hi Doc- great work- thanks for showing - thanks Don
------------------ Wanted 5 quart cans
[b] Wanted 5 quart cans -old speed equipment -1950-60s- Cad- Olds std shift parts - site at www.oilnspeed.com
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