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| Signextra Update... |
 Wm Smith - RollsRoller
William Smiths install Five Rolls Rollers within Three Sign Business’s around the UK. Read more about the installations and the feedback from the sign makers now.
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| Signextra Update... |
 Sign Making Book
Phill Fenton, a regular contributor to uksignboards.com and long term member of the UK Sign Group, launches his very own sign making book. Read More:: |
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| Client Visuals |
 Client Visuals
Learn how to create professional lifelike sign visuals for your clients using CorelDRAW® software. In this tutorial Andrew Blackett shows you to incorporate flat design visuals into on-site photographs.
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| CorelDraw Lenses |
 CorelDraw Lenses
Lenses are a simple but very powerful and effective tool within Corel software. In this tutorial Glen Sharp will show you two useful applications that can be used to aid your day to day design work.
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| Depth & Reflectivity |
 Depth & Reflectivity
This next tutorial by Phill Fenton shows you how to,” in just a few simple steps” create the illusion of depth and reflectivity in a simple graphic using gradient fills and transparency tools.
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| sublimation desk |
 All-in-One Sublimation Desk
As sublimation printing is becoming more and more popular within our trade, I have put together this next tutorial showing you how to create an All-in-One sublimation table to house your equipment and stock.
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| UKSB Members Gallery 2009 |
 UKSB Members Gallery
Looking for inspiration? Take a look back at just some of the outstanding work submitted by our members from January – December 2008.
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| Vehicle Wrap Visual |
 Create a Vehicle Wrap Visual
We know the concept of a vehicle wrap is to completely cover a vehicle in digitally printed vinyl. But how do we create the visual of what we have in mind to present to our customer? Learn how to do just that in this next tutorial by Phill Fenton. Read More:: |
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| Sign TOOLBAR |
 Signtoolbar>>
Uksignboards.com launches the worlds first sign makers internet browser toolbar powered by Google.
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| What's in my vinyl fitting box? |
 The Vinyl Fitters Tool Kit
In this next tutorial I am giving you a look inside my own vinyl fitting tool box. I am listing everything you are likely need to have in your own kit, complete with suppliers and prices. This also includes the tools needed for vehicle wrapping.
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| Glass effect blends |
 Letter Blends
Learn how to easily create glass effect blends on any type of font using Corel software in this next step by step tutorial by Phill Fenton.
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| Creating a Workbench |
 Building your own a Workbench
In this next tutorial Phill Fenton shows us how he built a very robust yet low cost workbench which has served him well for the past twelve years…
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| understanding “Natural Layout” |
 Natural Layout
Inspired by the book “Mastering Layout by Mike Stevens”, Phill Fenton takes us through the initial steps of understanding “Natural Layout”.
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| Gold leaf - Corel Tutorial |
 Two tutorials by Sal Cabrera
Tutorial one shows us how to go about creating a prismatic dimensional effect using Gold Leaf. Tutorial two shows us how to create an Osmalta background effect found on traditional signage, using Corel Software. Read More:: |
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| Vehicle Wrapping Video Tutorial |
 Vehicle Wrapping – Part 1
Part one of an ongoing tutorial based on vehicle wrapping, where we go through the complete process of wrapping a vehicle from preparation to completion. Part 1, Video duration - 11 minutes. Watch Video:: |
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| Application Tape Video Tutorial |
 Working with Application Tape
In this tutorial you can watch how to apply application tape to cut vinyl graphics, as well as prepare the graphics ready to be fitted. Approximate video duration 22 minutes Watch Video:: |
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| Impact’s Vehicle Software on Video |
 Impact’s Vehicle Software on VIDEO.
See Andrew Ritchie put Impacts vehicle outline software through its paces using Signlab in our next UKSB video. Approximate video duration 10 minutes watch Video:: |
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| Weeding Sign Vinyl - Video Tutorial |
 Weeding & preparing Vinyl – Part 1
Yes, in this tutorial we go back to the bare basics were we cover what almost every sign maker must carry out on a daily basis, Weeding! Approximate video duration 17 minutes Watch Video:: |
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| Window Graphics – Two Video Tutorials |
 Applying Glass Etch Window Graphics
In this tutorial, watch Robert Lambie prepare and apply DRY, two Glass Etch vinyl panels measuring 1600x500 and 1200x1000 with graphics cut from them. Both windows are prepped, fitted and application tape removed in only 10 minutes. Watch Video:: |
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| Banners – Video Tutorial - Part 1 |
 Banners Video – Part 1
Here, we go through the process of creating a digitally printed banner, a cut vinyl banner and an ink stencilled banner. We cover Trimming, Hemming, Eyelets and laying up. Approximate video duration 25 minutes. Watch Video:: |
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| Creating a Traditional look sign... |
 Creating a Traditional looking Sign
Using modern day sign tools and materials, Duncan Wilkie of Comsign Architectural Signage shows us how to create a traditional styled Estate Agent Sign.
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| Vinyl Tutorial - Video |
 "Multiple layers of vinyl"
In this VIDEO tutorial we show you how to stack 4 layers of vinyl, perfectly aligned, bubble & crease free in less than 4 minutes... fitted dry!
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| Chrome Lettering Effects using Corel Draw |
 Chrome Lettering in Corel Draw.
Learn how to easily create stunning chrome effect lettering using Corel Draw in our next step-by-step tutorial submitted by Stevo Chartrand.
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| Adding Decorative features. |
 Adding Decorative features to signs:
Sal Cabrera shows us just how easy it can be to add Elegant decorative features to your signs. Read More:: |
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| Snippets! |
What word was spelled out by in the first neon sign?
Neon - The small bright red sign was created by Dr. Perley G. Nutting, a government scientist, and exhibited at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri - fifteen years before neon signs became widely used commercially.
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