Making signs without vinyl or stencils
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Darlene Ernst on Sep 19, 2016I use my computer and print the words out on clear printing media. From there, they can be cut out and arranged on a sign. There is even special printing paper that will print out an iron-on transfer for fabric.Helpful Reply
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Jod10064435 on Sep 19, 2016I've painted many signs and found that freehand lettering is not as hard as you might think if you break it down into small components with a grid. Set the sign up on your computer using your preferred fonts. Make sure the proportions are the same as your sign. Overlay a grid with as many or few grid lines as you feel necessary. Transfer the grid on your sign and paint your letters. You will have to erase or paint over your grid lines when completed.Helpful Reply
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Mem11964045 on Sep 19, 2016I really appreciate the advice I honestly can't write straight to save my life and my handwriting is pretty on paper but not on projects also I don't have a computer just me and my pellet and spray paintHelpful Reply
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Darlene Ernst on Sep 19, 2016What type of sign were you wanting to make?Helpful Reply
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Mem11964045 on Sep 19, 2016I would have to look at it but it's just a pellet sign that says a cute quote about little boysHelpful Reply
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Karen Shurette on Sep 20, 2016Print out your words or pictures on paper. Line the words up on the wood. If your background is dark colors white chalk on the back of your paper. If your background is light use sheets of graphite. Trace the words or images. Then remove your paper and your image with be on the wood for you to paint .Helpful Reply
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Deanna Nassar on Sep 20, 2016Get a computer with Photo Shop or something similar. That offers more options than many office programs. Get your idea on paper/computer to see how they might look. You are like me with a large space and no limits when writing. Get a chalk line, to help lay out lines on your 'canvas'. You just stretch the line across where you want letters and then pull middle away from the 'canvas' and let it snap back. Once you finish the sign then erase the lines with a damp cloth. Even put the old style triple line set from school to line up Caps and lower case letters. What Darlene said about transfer ink or iron ons is a good way to get it to shirts. Be sure your printer has permanent ink. In print options have it print mirror image so when you iron it on the shirt it will be right side.Helpful Reply
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Swinnen Lisette on Sep 21, 2016Buy in a shop tracing paper (tranlucid) and carbon paper (used to make a copy while typing, put between 2 sheets of paper on a writing machine?) Put the tracing paper on your design, words, drawing. Use several sheets if your design is bigger then A4 format. With a black pencil, trace the words as good and precise as you can. Then put a sheet of carbon paper between your tracing paper and the place you want the words on, go over your lines once more et voilĂ ! That's what we did before the time of computers !Helpful Reply
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