how to make a sign

Hello!

I’ve had so many folks ask me:

“How did you MAKE that sign?”After being in the Sign Shop for Wegmans Corning for 7

years, it’s finally occurred to me to make a little slideshow documenting the step-by-step process!

Of course, the following show is just one specific project/technique, but it is a decent example of how I

usually go about many other projects…

Thanks in advance for watching!

Initial sketch

Font Lists

“Ravie” picked

Font printed for projection

Projector

Font enlarged and projected onto foamcore

Cutting foamcore, using #11 hobby blades

First letter complete!

… the rest.

My spray paint stash!

Letter colors chosen

How appropriate!

Where I spray (Receiving area)

Positioning letters in accordance with printout

The first spray (the “rind”)

Second spray (the “meat”)

Shading for dimension

Prepping backside with foam tape for sticking second layer (white)

Mounting, prepping for cut

Using handy border wheelie

Cutting white border

Voila! [Almost] Completed letter

Can’t forget the seeds!

Surfing for watermelon images

This is the one!

Melon rind colors

… almost done…

Adding some details with paint marker

She’s DONE!

“Where are the melons?”

Thanks for watching!