A couple laps down

Well the truck is on it's way. Did about an hour or so of carving and sanding to get this far.

A good start

well I'm a day or two too late with the photo. Got a good start on the base of the sign, now it's on to the main ingredient.

New stuff made old

A few years ago I was into making "antique" signs. I did quite a few for the Rogue Valley Family Fun Center in Central Point and a few for Gates Furniture in Grants Pass.

These are made from new materials but abraded and sanded and dinged up to look much older than they are.

I have also done similar signs for residential markers and gifts.

first step

Well after procrastinating for a few days I got started on the 40 acres sign. I'll post a picture tomorrow.

40 acres

I am starting another sample sign. This one , as was the triceratops sign, is heavily inspired by fellow sign maker in Canada, Dan Sawatzky. Dan is an amazing sign artist specializing in over the top dimensional signage.



My version will include a 1940 ford pickup and will hang in my stepdads garage where, hopefully, it will be seen by other car nuts and lead to more custom signs.

final details

Today I did the final glue up and pocketed a french cleat in the

back of the sign and placed it on the small display wall in my office

El Finito

Well the first challenge for 2011 is done
a sample sign to hang in my shop to show prospective clients
what JP Graphics is capable of. Hopefully I can do at least six of these
this year.

This sign was made with precision board manufactured by coastal enterprises
HDU (high density urethane) is a rigid foam product used in several industries.

Prime

The sign board and the skull have been primed and are ready for paint.

The skull has not been glued on yet as it would be quite difficult to
paint some areas if I had glued it on now.

well I think it's looking pretty good.

I would like to thank Dan Sawatzky for the inspiration

JP Graphics

continued...

most all the parts are now cut and set into place

Now I gotta glue it up and paint it.

another step closer

I've got the signboard done and the letters cut out. the skull will be attached with a
1" piece of steel going through the sign and into the back of the skull
sandwiched between layers of precision board high density urethane (HDU).

skull is done

I finished the skull yesterday but did not get the sign board ready.

this is how the skull will hang off the board once I get it ready

http://www.jpgraphicsdesign.com/

a little bit more

made a little more progress today. I'll be getting some epoxy clay on it tomorrow and getting the signboard ready

more samples (build it, and they will come)

started a new sample sign yesterday. it will be for a fictitious reptile store featuring a triceratops skull.