The last week has gone by in a blur as we struggled to meet our commitments and also prepared for a local trade show. Even so I did find time to squeeze in some time on the Vedder Mountain Grille sign. Once the clamps came off it was time to do the hand work. Grinding off the glue lines was the first order of business. While I was at it I added a mild texture to the edges with my die grinder. It went pretty quick - even for a sign of this size. Then I tackled the dimensional pictorial. THe background mountain was simple vertical strokes with the whirling tool. Precision Board disappears in a hurry with the right tool.
Then it was time for a little sculpting using an epoxy medium. I used this to create the foreground trees on the lower mountain and the rows of plants in the field. Those didn't take long. At this stage the pictorial is pretty bland but it will come alive as the paint goes on.
Stay tuned...
