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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!

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Page 1: 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!

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Initial sketch

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Font Lists

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“Ravie” picked

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Font printed for projection

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Projector

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Font enlarged and projected onto foamcore

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Cutting foamcore, using #11 hobby blades

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First letter complete!

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… the rest.

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My spray paint stash!

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Letter colors chosen

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How appropriate!

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Where I spray (Receiving area)

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Positioning letters in accordance with printout

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The first spray (the “rind”)

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Second spray (the “meat”)

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Shading for dimension

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

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Mounting, prepping for cut

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Using handy border wheelie

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Cutting white border

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Voila! [Almost] Completed letter

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Can’t forget the seeds!

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Surfing for watermelon images

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This is the one!

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Melon rind colors

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… almost done…

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Adding some details with paint marker

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She’s DONE!

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“Where are the melons?”

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Thanks for watching!