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  1. ce5000 feeding vinyl through

    Sounds like it was sent to Sheet rather than Roll 1 or Roll 2. :smile: That makes me say "Oh Sheet!" when it happens to me. Love....Jill
  2. Landscape design

    Suggestion to demonstrate the white pinline and fern, with fresher colors and a subcopy font bolder and more in tune with the script.
  3. Cut/plot not launching...?

    Sometimes you just need to restart your PC when this happens. Other times you have to re-install Cutting Master. I save an old version because I dislike the newer one. Good luck. Love....jill PS If you do a search, I think I have a few threads on here where this has happened to me.
  4. Landscape design

    Better...but try changing that inner pinline outline on the script to white, straightening the panel for landscape design, try the panel itself in black, fix the weird area (not smooth) in the r (where the e joins the r)in the name, and I think the idea of a fern rather than that leaf has some...
  5. lil help please

    Cooper Black maybe? Love....Jill
  6. Landscape design

    It's very dark, lacks contrast, and has a lot going on, busy looking. I'd eliminate the heavy black shadow on the name. Make sure, if using italics, that they have the same slant. The landscape font looks very space-agey and does not compliment the script font. "What they do" seems to have...
  7. The top 5 reasons NOT to start a sign shop

    Well said. I would add a #6 Don't go into the sign business just because you want to be your own boss. You'll learn that every client you land will want to be the boss. It's frustrating too, because we are taught that the customer is always right. But you don't want to listen to them when they...
  8. Art Competition Piece

    Very detailed! Kinda scary but also really makes you want to look at it. Good luck! Shame about the biased judges, though. Love....Jill
  9. Feed back please

    I would seriously try to talk the guy out of the psychotic serial killer wrench wielding appliance repairman. Draw something unique for him, less clip-arty looking more custom. The first one, with the modified O, looked much better, although still not quite right. I agree that what he does...
  10. Blank wooden box sign source? Similar to the primitives subway art boxes?

    Try Joann Fabrics, Michaels, Hobby Lobby or Wallyworld. Love....jill
  11. What the heck do you call this thing?

    Try "copperplate flourish" ...or in your case, pixellated copperplate flourish :Big Laugh Love....Jill
  12. Customers are so ignorant...

    Oh, I am definitely jaded and have been fed up since business dried up in 2007. I am sick of dealing with people who only care about price, and competing with idiot hacks who work for practically nothing. I do have several great customers, but the problem is that I do their signs so well...
  13. Designers....Looking For

    Rick would be your go-to guy! Love....Jill
  14. First Mack Brushes and not sure how to prep...

    ...I was told to initially wash the brush in water and shampoo to remove the size, but I just use turpentine. I only clean my brushes with turpentine. I only use baby oil to preserve them. I think rodents or bugs might eat brushes soaked in lard oil, if you can even find it. The Kafka brush...
  15. How to get design on window perf to not arc after install

    When doing vehicle window lettering in vinyl (back in the day) I always distorted the overall shape of the word until it was like a gentle "smile", so that it did not frown once applied...and neither did the customer. Love....Jill
  16. Ain't gonna do that anymore either!

    There are so many things I will no longer do that the list grows longer each day. Last year I was asked to price a job for a 40" d/s circular sign on main street, that the "designer" had hanging from chains! I told them that I could price the sign but that it was a terrible idea to hang that...
  17. Customers are so ignorant...

    I am so sick of trying to educate customers, only to have them go elsewhere. I've had this same guy I swear. They court you with questions until you teach them just enough so that they go to someone cheaper in the end. :rolleyes: Love....Jill
  18. Recent window splash ads

    They look the way a window splash is supposed to look. Hope they bring you in more business, Craig. My one regular splash client is going out of business. Love....Jill
  19. Hand Painted to Vinyl Cut

    I don't really mind the look of this at all, I would just make a few minor changes such as enlarging the name on the side. Love....Jill
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