first sign

[DAVE KEPHART]

heres my first sign effort,trying to learn the gx-24 and corel draw on my own.Can't find any assistance in my area,such as classes at the local college or adult ed.So I;ll figure it out on my own.

 

[Sign_Boy]

where it is???

 

[high impact]

it's a new invisible vinyl...for newbies.

 

[Just Another Sign Guy]

best looking sign i've ever seen from a self educated noober

 

[DAVE KEPHART]

well,i'm a newbie,i tried to upload id but it didn't go .i'm missing a step somewhere.i'll give 'er a go again

 

[thesignexpert]

That's a pretty darn good start... keep it up!

 

[Sign_Boy]

Good start real good start

 

[Just Another Sign Guy]

well now that we can see the picture you are off to a good start.

if you don't have them yet there are some publications that you should look into for some inspiration and some guidance. Signcraft magazine is a must have as well as a copy of the book Mastering Layout. You can find both at Pacific Coast Paint/Sign Supply in Portland...as well as one shot in spraycans what more could a budding signman want.

where in oregon are you?

 

[Lunatic Taskbar]

thats a good starting point, now build from that.

 

[zmatalucci]

way to go

 

[Jillbeans]

Looks OK to me!
You could really make that chrome look come to life with a few white highlights.
Love.....Jill

 

[The Big Squeegee]

Welcome from OK

 

[Service Sign Co]

Better than my first attempt. Did you air brush the vinyl on the chrome effect

 

[jiarby]

almost all the graffixxx cliche's in one sign... just missing barbed wire and some diamond plate!

What have you got without the maltese cross and the tribal widget??

 

[Michael]

Looks OK to me!
You could really make that chrome look come to life with a few white highlights.
Love.....Jill

I was thinking the same thing on the C & D lettering, make a couple 4 point star shapes, drop shadow them, drop the feathering down to a 3 or 4, break the drop shadow apart, delete the vector and you will have some sparkly in your chrome lettering .

Great start btw!