Here's a fun nugget about the lettering. For this sign I thought it would be wise for me to print out my text, scan it as a JPEG, then blow it up to the size that I needed in Photoshop. There's just too much guess and check when you're trying to freehand text on such a big sign. What if I ran out of room? No one wants to buy HOT SAUC.
I decided to paint the hot sauce text red to make it pop out. I added a black border because the red was alas, not popping out and getting lost against the background. Then came the logo. I started by drawing a 12" circle where the logo would be, then primed it. Painting the orange and burgundy around the lettering was a little difficult, but smaller brushes did the trick! I'm still thinking... should I add a border to this as well?I think tonight I'll try to trace on the rest of the text. I have to make sure that none of the text fall on the line between the two pieces!! That should keep me busy!
On other non-sign related news, I finally watched Black Swan last night! (Thanks to Steph... I hope she didn't mind my candor too much, since I tend to ramble and shout during movies.) The cinematography was quite beautiful and erratic. I thought that it matched the main character's inner turmoil, which was a key element to the movie. I'd love to watch it again, as I think I missed a lot of little things that could help me understand it a little more.
OK... maybe I'll post more tonight depending on the progress I make. Toodles for now.
