bananahamuck Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh5k7OocVJQ&feature=BFa&list=PL9C28183618B25766&lf=results_main Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Well I think the vinyl ones will turn out great. I won't let 'em ship out until they're awesome. The issue is I can't get a decent image of them to convert to SVG. Which means I have to hand trace the crappy JPEG, instead of taking the easy way out and utilizing the auto-trace. I wouldn't be bummed about doing a Bezier trace if the design wasn't so damn curvy. Especially since it will have a chrome outline. Then you inevitably end up with some parts thicker than others, and it takes forever to work your way through the graphic and get everything proportioned. And w/ black on chrome, any difference in border size will stick out like a sore thumb. It's going to be a lot of work, but in the end it will be a sweet product, and a testament to my skills. Once I have the master file tuned, I could cut 1,000 of these in a day. Too bad I only have one interested customer :D well hang on to the file because im going to need at least another set once i get the perminant paint on this thing lol any way i can help maybe track down another pic? Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 ^^ Id buy that in a sticker, white.. Maybe even with some black background shadowing of the letters to make it look 3dish or whatever. Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 thats what hes making for me so instead of the stock datsun 610 emblems ill be all jdm tyte yo Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 I threw that up there as it was a pretty clean jpg that Cracker should be able to trace. If need be, I should be able to convert it to Ai... Quote Link to comment
crackerjack69 Posted April 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Made these for the BMX meet next Saturday :D Quote Link to comment
haruspex Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 I just got my metal-flake blue decals. Thanks Crackerjack. Quote Link to comment
crackerjack69 Posted April 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Nice! BTW, and I'm sure haruspex agrees, these have waaay more personality in person. The camera doesn't capture them well. I have a hell of a time photographing some of the colors I have, they just don't show up right. Glad I could help. Still have some of this color left if anyone needs something made :D Here's a cool cool tailgate piece another member had me make I've got a girl driving all the way down from Central Washington to pick this up! I think she's after more than just the decal ;) Quote Link to comment
crackerjack69 Posted April 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Getting a little closer to a working vector of the Bluebird-U emblem. This is tough going. It's gonna take some time, but I'll get it right. After I untangle all the nodes, and smooth all the edges, I'll begin on the outline. I have a cool picture in my head of how it's gonna look, but damn it's time consuming. I could cut 100 of these in less time than it'll take to vectorize the damn image. Now I gotta get some more Bluebird parts for my 620 so I can rock a pair of these once they're done :D already got the SU's, and arrow markers, maybe get an SSS grill to fit the 620???... ollz. Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 those are looking bad ass i cant wait to rock them on my fresh paint! if you want the sss look on a 620 cut out the center section and replace with mesh Quote Link to comment
crackerjack69 Posted April 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Yeah, one of my vinyl sources sells some pretty legitimate mesh, thought about getting some. I have a top secret plan for my grill though. We'll see how it goes. Anyways Bonvo, these will be ready for you before Canby. And I saw your fresh paint, looks good. 1 Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Let me know if you need any help with the vectors. Seems like its comin along nicely. Quote Link to comment
crackerjack69 Posted April 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 Bonvo, you kick ass. I've been forced to learn all kinds of useful stuff while trying to make these :D They're not done by any means, but even in rough draft form they look good once cut in vinyl. Here's a couple pics of the steps I did tonight, from a bare bones design to eventually cutting and installing a neat prototype! These WILL be perfect in time for Canby. I just gotta complety rebuild the dash and the U, and do some straightening. The dash and U are gonna have angular lines of black running through to simulate the actual 3D shape of them. I'm having a hard time figuring out how to explain it, but my vision is solid and you'll see what I mean real soon :D I'm having a blast designing all this stuff. Thank you Ratsun, you bring great joy to my life. Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 Glad my image worked out for you... looking good man. Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 YES!!! these are going to be bad ass on top of my fresh paint now if only my car was right hand drive.... Quote Link to comment
crackerjack69 Posted April 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 For teh lulz: Now not only am I laughing at this guy's Honduh, but also laughing at his humorous decals :D Hmmmm... Wonder if "Herrafrush" is copyrighted. Quote Link to comment
crackerjack69 Posted April 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 Guess who picked up some glow in the dark vinyl today? :D 1 Quote Link to comment
Str8_69 Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Any plans on doing the "Your mom likes this"? I'll buy 10 Quote Link to comment
crackerjack69 Posted April 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Any plans on doing the "Your mom likes this"? I'll buy 10 LOLz, yeah I could make those. Pm me size and color :D Had a few beers, and made these :D Quote Link to comment
fuzz's '71 510 Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Where are my minions??? LOL!!! Quote Link to comment
crackerjack69 Posted April 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Where are my minions??? LOL!!! Aargh!!! Angles are easy, curves are hard!!!! LOLZ, I made the Carl's Junior design in 5 mins, I've got an hour into your design and it's still crap :D I'll get it though. I'm no graphic designer, so some of these jobs getting thrown at me are kinda tough. The challenge is fun though. Quote Link to comment
fuzz's '71 510 Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Just giving you some hell :poke: Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 challenges? you mean like mine? lol Quote Link to comment
crackerjack69 Posted April 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Yeah, and tell fuzz how long you've been waitin for yours lolz. It's worth the wait though :D Quote Link to comment
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