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Noooo. It's not. I don't know what I used. I thought it might be copasetic but it's not that, either. :omg:

Yesss!!! Thank you, Gregg. :loveya:

I used this just last year but can't remember what it is for the life of me. :thankyou::signs101: Love....Jill

There is a "reduce node" setting in Corel. Some versions of Corel are great at adding extra nodes. But you really should be using a proper bold font for the job. I'm at this now for 29 years. I started out as a hand-letterer and gradually taught myself how to use a computer to make lettering...

The $1400 should be applied to the purchase of the new sign, not have half refunded. You need to tell them that the price of the sign has increased in 5 years by $xx but you owe them a sign. Looking over at my job board, I see that I have a deposit of $50 towards boat lettering from 2006...

I like the middle option the best, but I don't care for the fade on the bridge. Can you make the bridge a pale grey or are you stuck using light blue? Love....Jill

The reason I suggested the snow/ice theory is not because of what happened to my paint. (although the top surfaces were what chipped) A few years ago on another sign forum, someone posted pix of a vinyl failure which looked quite similar to yours, which had been determined to have been caused...

I just passed all my Gerber stuff along to a fellow sign gal. I rarely use a mahl stick, but I have one, and a few pounce wheels.

Thank you, Joe. I know I'm right :Big Laugh

Can the supplier verify that this is fresh stock? Seems kind of weird that they'd have an obscure color like burgundy reflective just laying around. I was so badly burned by Avery that I'll never buy anything from them again (even if they gave it to me for free) I want to say that as late as...

I totally agree that it's going to hurt you more than help you. If you must do it, choose a neutral dark grey background and use all the same font. About 20 years ago I painted a large sign showing letter heights (because everyone always wanted a 6" block letter) to demonstrate just how big...

I think it's caused by the amount of snow and ice we've had, sitting on the tops of the letters and wreaking havoc. The grey areas are kind of protected by the blue. I had to re-letter my painted back window for this exact reason. First time it's ever happened to me. Love....Jill

Bruce, are you saying that you design without a deposit? Do you email these proofs or print them out? Or do you just do it on a laptop during a sales pitch? I might doodle a thumbnail when I am talking to a potential client but I never EVER give them anything they can show to another sign shop.

You need to have proposal sheets (I use two-part but I also send them via email as a pdf) Mine state that after the deposit, I will do two sketches, colors to be determined upon design approval. I explain verbally that if they like the font from Sketch A but the icon from Sketch B or...

Those are awesome. You should be very proud of him. Love....Jill

I used to paint it on coro garden center signs...until the people bought their own plotter. :smile: I think that's what left a bad taste in my mouth. :wink:

The person who hires you to do the design is not really the target market at all...their potential client is who they need to appeal to. That's what it's about. That's how it's supposed to work. I let them pick the colors, and show them a few carefully chosen fonts which I know will look good...

Just hideous. They really got their money's worth...all $250 of it. :rolleyes: Love....Jill

Why'd you give him Hobo as a sample? :Big Laugh :banghead:

Must you use Hobo? I know it's a vintage typeface but there are so many lovely old alphabets out there. Your method ought to work OK for the distressing. I've heard that you can add some talcum powder to the paint to flatten it out as well. Love....Jill