The drawings and logos and company names/phone numbers on the doors of old shop trucks and rods...... is there a special term for them? I'd like to try to do it to my 57 chev p/u. Are there any tech articles telling how to do them so they look like they are 40-50 years old?
i dont think they have a special name, but to get them looking old, mask off the paint surrounding the sign, and wet sand it, or you could take a scotchbrite pad and rub it down in some spots
Yeah this has been discussed on the board before. Try the search function I know there are a couple of threads out there.
Hey, The term you're lookin' for is signage. I'd start by studying advertising from the era you're going after, ebay old magazines etc. Next, I'd pick a design and font and draw it on butcher paper, in the real size you want ,on the vehicle's door etc. I'd draw a layout line down the center of your designs and a horazontal line at the middle of the design. Perhaps I'd draw lines above and below the center line dividing the design into quarters. Use all of these lines to center your design, and layout your lettering. If your design includes letter- ing shaped around round or diagonal lines draw these lines in now, as well. You will use all of these lines to layout the design and in so doing will keep the design centered and balanced, "pro-like". I'd use flattened paints to letter and paint the design, you could use gloss finishes and sand flat later, also. Inless you do alot of sign work, it's tough getting good money for design and layout work from a customer! S****ey Devils C.C. " The one thing all nations share is the fear that a member of the family will want to be an artist" -Robert Frost-
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