Post by pookie on Nov 12, 2010 6:59:18 GMT -5
ok I finished my road signs last night for the most part. I want to go over the outlines one more time with black marker so they stand out.
These are foam board (poster board sized) road signs that I made. I used my cookie cutter and traced it onto graph paper. I then marked off a bigger grid on the graph paper to make it easier on me since the graphic was pretty general. I then lightly made the same number of grid marks on the poster board and drew the Gignerbread man accordingly. Since it is semitrical I only had to draw (free hand) 1/2 of it. Once I got the shape to my liking I taped pieces of paper together and traced it to make a template. On the rest of the poster boards I only had to draw a center line. I used the template to trace around 1/2 of the graphic then flipped ot over to trace the other half (right/left). I went over the outlines with a black sharpie. I used simple inexpensive craft paints to color it in (2 coats). I used marker for the arrows (just so happens all the turns are right turns!). I do need to spray them with a sealer so they hold up in the potential weather. Not perfect by no means but who is going to notice while you are driving???
These are foam board (poster board sized) road signs that I made. I used my cookie cutter and traced it onto graph paper. I then marked off a bigger grid on the graph paper to make it easier on me since the graphic was pretty general. I then lightly made the same number of grid marks on the poster board and drew the Gignerbread man accordingly. Since it is semitrical I only had to draw (free hand) 1/2 of it. Once I got the shape to my liking I taped pieces of paper together and traced it to make a template. On the rest of the poster boards I only had to draw a center line. I used the template to trace around 1/2 of the graphic then flipped ot over to trace the other half (right/left). I went over the outlines with a black sharpie. I used simple inexpensive craft paints to color it in (2 coats). I used marker for the arrows (just so happens all the turns are right turns!). I do need to spray them with a sealer so they hold up in the potential weather. Not perfect by no means but who is going to notice while you are driving???
