OCD at its finest lol

@@HotRodJenPinstriping good show, if this means you have it!!, I have Autism, and because of my coordination difficulties, I would spray, as the fine mist would, to my way of logic, give a more consistent result, and a finer coating of paint, Plus my mechanical 'nouse' would mean I could troubleshoot the sprayers, and disassemble them to clean, as I could remember where all the parts go!

@@HotRodJenPinstriping My dad was a hand sign painter all his life. He used a ponce wheel on handle after having hand drawn the lettering on paper with a pencil. Real talent. He did get a plotter and started cutting vinyl in his 60s when that became popular. He used an archery arrow with a rubber ball he stuck on top to steady his hand, other end on the floor for truck doors.. Personal preference but i would have filled the lightening bolts with yellow or darker silver. Brightened the whole design. You're really talented as well.

@@jtjones4081 The arrow and stick your dad used is call a mahl stick.

Hey yo come to India and check out our Indian supertalented artists, much better than her I'm damn sure

Throughout my long life I have noticed lefties have many talents that right handers seem to have missed.

@@nickviner1225 there is certainly a difference it's dominant side of brain, not abnormal for left handed people to be more artistic, than right.

@@nickviner1225let me know when those talents are meant to manifest

As my hand sign painter dad said about vinyl "any idiot can go buy a plotter, cut vinyl, and call themselves a commercial artist but their sense of design sucks." He was right. Some signs I see these days hurt my head, really, I have to look away, after having seen my dad's handwork all my life growing up. Even after he bought a plotter after 50 years hand painting his product was always "pleasing to the eye" s s he put it. I could recognize his work on a van that would drive by even if I hadn't seen him letter it. He's long dead now and I'm old too. So good to see art still alive.

@@jtjones4081 Yep. It's a tenant in any sign or brochure no more than 2 fonts and points. Give a monkey a laptop and a plotter nowadays, and they'll make every line different, because they can.

Same. Remember getting shocked by the pounce machine and remember dad getting his first Gerber plotter.

@@jtjones4081 The journeymen in our shop called them “perfect ugly signs.” The instant lettering shops have proven that out.

Back around 1980 did electrical work in a long building where talented guys would paint 80' long billboard panels. Owner was the biggest cheapest scum bag. In winter only kept the building heated to 40 degrees so paint would not freeze. Summer only had 1 small fan on the floor. Guy had expensive cars, large house, summer house down the shore and a winter cabin but told us he was struggling. Yep struggling to make his next millon.

Nice to hear from someone who wasn't "the best ever", like "eveybody" old seems to be, when talking about the good ol' days.. :)

It's a dieing art, getting a car hand lettered and striped is way more expensive but looks way better than a wrap

Vinyl is like owning a 5 cent bic ball point pen compared to a Parker fountain pen.

thanks so much!!!