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The Perks of Being Self-Employed

January 17, 2011 //  by Paint It!

First sign

I had a little sign project to do for the VW dealership where I did that mural and giant VW logo a few months ago. I had also added this signage on the wall. This picture to the left shows the "before" shot.

The dealership felt customers were still confused as to where to wait for service when they first come into the showroom, so I was asked to come up with another sign option to put here.

Signage copy

I did a rough sketch on my computer and emailed it over. Because this is a very busy hallway with little room for me to work in, I proposed the sign be done on canvas, like the mural, and then installed. It would cover up the previous signs, so no re-painting/prep work to the wall would be required.

In my studio, I base painted the canvas, taped out areas, and cut some lettering to be stenciled. Then, I looked out my window and saw all this beautiful snow and the sun shinning, so decided to go for a little cross country skiing.

My skis

A quick drive over to Habitat, a wonderful wildlife sanctuary, only a few miles from my house, and I was ready get a little exercise. I came home two hours later and did a some more work on the sign.

Category: Commercial Work, Repeat Clients, Studio WorkTag: lettering, stenciling, Volkswagen

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