Vinyl engraved glass

**iamtheblues** · 13 September 2008, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by raynerj1

...A nightime shot with the lights of the pub illuminating the window would make for a nice shot also.

So, you are asking Egg to go out, after dark onto the streets of the UK where eveyone over the age of 6 carries a Stanley Knife and run the considerable risk of getting slashed to pieces, or at the very least having his camera confiscated by the police or a bunch of hoodies? I think not. Better by far to photoshop the shot with Xara.
Saludos,
Bob.

**handrawn** · 13 September 2008, 07:55 PM

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'tis a shame to be so afraid of life

**steve.ledger** · 13 September 2008, 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by raynerj1

I would try taking the shot full on, so the art isn't skewed.

That would give a nice picture of the photographer

**Egg Bramhill** · 14 September 2008, 12:39 AM

Thanks for the comments. It was a challenge. The pub has some excellent engraved windows but unfortunately two of the side windows had been smashed. The landlord was completely renovating the pub and wanted replicas of the originals. As you can guess, replica engraved glass would have cost a fortune.

So working on photos of the remaining windows (note the photographer) I created a vector graphic for vinyl cutting. As you can see from the attached a lot of detail still had to be left out otherwise the weeding would have become impossible. But to the casual viewer they pass inspection and the pub keeps it's character.

**raynerj1** · 14 September 2008, 03:24 AM

Reflections are caused by the light angle/intenisty. See this Thread for an example.

Egg could have taken the shot from the inside the pub looking out during the day with the lights dimmed in the pub.

On the safety of going out at night... I am glad I don't live in that neck of the woods.

**Egg Bramhill** · 14 September 2008, 03:28 AM

"Garden spade stolen from shed" is the normal headline here John.

**jclements** · 15 September 2008, 05:33 AM

So, how long did it take tweeking the curves?

**Egg Bramhill** · 16 September 2008, 01:05 AM

Far more time than I should have spent on it John! At one time, 30 years ago, the pub was my local and I've always had a soft spot for it and these windows were just something that's not created in modern "everyday" buildings any more. So to a certain extent it was a labour of love.

How long did it take. I'd say 8 to 10 hours. The hardest part was getting a smooth curve. The recent threads on improved bezier curves (?) would have been of great assistance. Also being aware of the vinyl cutting and what level of detail would become impossible to reproduce.

That was my side of it. My friend then had to cut it on his Roland plotter and weed out the image and apply it to the plain glass.