I recently cutout the letters for my granddaughter’s name as a gift using Draftboard. I used 6 layers to create a 3D effect then glued them together with a fine tipped bottle of Super Glue. Came out great except you may notice that the letter “I” appears a little fat. I forgot to check the Proportional Box in Inkscape when scaling it to a 5 inch height.
Originally, I was going to paint them but decided that the paint would cover up the light and dark lines that gave the letters an enhanced 3D depth, so left them plain.
Ooh, very cool. I adore the sunburst in the E especially!
Nice job on the gluing…my hand is not that steady
A use for all the mandala-making techniques folks have been throwing up on here!
Did you see the one made with coloured cardstock? That would make a neat name plate.
Thankyou!!! I did see that post!!! It was amazing!!! I also thought about doing the top layer in acrylic, a different color for each letter as another option. But I was pressed for time, plus Draftboard is less expensive!!!
Me too!!! I have a family full of artists; my Grandmother, my Mom, my Daughters.
I got completely skipped with the artistic talent gene! What is worst, is that I can conceive beautiful things in my mind, but they come out as “stick figures” when I draw them.
Lol, The Creator played a really mean trick on me!!!
My daughter and her husband loved the name Sedalia and had spent time in Missouri so that is probably where it came from! I will tell her about the movie. My daughter was born in 1983 so probably has not seen or even heard of the movie! My granddaughter is only 2, so has not seen the movie!!!
Tsuga is the Latin genus name for Western hemlock, the state tree of Washington. Since I live in Washington and am a forester, I have adopted the name timtsuga
Not sure how old your granddaughter is but I know that my daughter would love to paint those letters. So that would be a neat idea instead of using acrylic to color it, let her do it and I bet she will love it even more.
