Coat of Arms image needed

[JonoBN41]

Originally Posted by dever860

I would probably give up and just match the color by eye... which is a nono so I have been made very aware of.

Why is that a no no? Sometimes the green used, originally called olive green by Warren Cole, is too dark to read the mottoes on the banners.

I've used a brush on enamel called "Garden Green", which is a nice balance. Comes in a glass jar, by plasti-kote.

Purples are tough. Very easy to get too blue or too red. You want a "royal purple". Might have to play with that one.

[dever860]

Originally Posted by JonoBN41

Why is that a no no? Sometimes the green used, originally called olive green by Warren Cole, is too dark to read the mottoes on the banners.

I've used a brush on enamel called "Garden Green", which is a nice balance. Comes in a glass jar, by plasti-kote.

Purples are tough. Very easy to get too blue or too red. You want a "royal purple". Might have to play with that one.

No no because I was assured so by my mother, and as long as she is doing the work ill let her be as exact as she wants. I guess the brother she talked to at nationals said for it to be an official COA, the colors have to be perfect to which I responded that I imagine there is a bit of leeway. I dare not question the lady as she is spending a bit of money on this project for me. She is going to call the gentlemen at nationals back and ask for what the exact colors are. "Shrug". I would like them to look like the colors on the prototypes I have, same colors listed on the website. I am not sure if that is possible in the non-digital world.

Ill pass the advice along though, thanks.

[Tom Earp]

MOMs can be tough especially being a Wife of and a Mom of a LXA Brother!

Trust me, jono is good!

[boz130]

Send a PM to Lifesaver...he's probably busy w/the end of his semester, but he'll have the official PMS (Pantone Matching System) #'s.

[Floridaboyz]

I need a coat of arms too! I am painting a HUGE COA in our house stairway this summer, and I needed a highly detailed image of our COa to put onto a color transparency to project and copy onto our stairway wall. this will be HUGE, and I need to know how I can get my hands on a detailed COA, whether its a computer image file or an actual copy. If you got a solution, email at zebob14@ufl.edu or just post. thanks bros.

[PiLambda1]

Originally Posted by Floridaboyz

I need a coat of arms too! I am painting a HUGE COA in our house stairway this summer, and I needed a highly detailed image of our COa to put onto a color transparency to project and copy onto our stairway wall. this will be HUGE, and I need to know how I can get my hands on a detailed COA, whether its a computer image file or an actual copy. If you got a solution, email at zebob14@ufl.edu or just post. thanks bros.

Go here:
http://www.lambdachi.org/publications/graphics/

Download the .tif file that's 5megs

Put it in a powerpoint presentation with white background.
Hook projector into laptop.
Aim at wall.
Run presentation fullscreen.
Trace and paint.
Enjoy.
Rinse.
Repeat.



I just did that process this year for our homecoming banner. It
worked fine. IT would be easier with a decent to high quality
projector. I used STLCOPs and drew on a bedsheet, so it wasn't
so good. But, it could be tweaked to perfection.

GL