HossC Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 I've recreated a couple of signs from around Hazzard, and will post them as they get finished. Most of the signs on the show were hand-painted, so I'm just getting as close as I can with existing fonts.I've posted the Boars Nest sign in another thread, but I've now added the signs from the walls as well.For those of you wondering about the 'GOOD EATS' sign, it was only on the original Georgia Boars Nest, and did not make the move to California. Below are pictures of both to confirm this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted August 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 Here's my version of Ace's car lot sign from 'Repo Men'. Obviously it's far too clean, but it must have looked like this once:):Here's the original: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Duke Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 Those are great pictures Hoss! Thanks for sharing them...wish I was that creative. LOL. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Very nice.How big are these signs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted August 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 How big are these signs?I just have them on my computer at the moment, but the way they are done I can scale them to billboard size without any blockiness. I did the Boars Nest sign because I thought it would make a cool T-shirt. The ones I found online didn't look anything like the real sign. Now the artwork's done I need to get it printed. The Ace's sign was just a bit of fun - I may print it up to accompany my 1:18 car collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryAnne Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Those are great! Love the sign for the number two used car dealer in Hazzard. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted August 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Here's my version of the Hazzard County Gospel Church sign. The screen grab is from 'Enos's Last Chance', but the sign can be seen in other episodes.Original: deli rentacop frontage rd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Duke Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Very nice, Hoss! A lot of work and talent it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukefan Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Totally awesome stuff hoss, been awhile since I been here, but Love this topic, so cool and a true hazzard fan indeed>))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolukeduke Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 very very nice HossC those are very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted August 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Not exactly a sign of Hazzard, but I had a request for a Dukes logo wallpaper. Due to only having a free PhotoBucket account, 1024 x 768 is the largest I can post - should do the job though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 You are the Artie Bender of the HazzardNet, Hoss. Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Duke Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 I agree. Very nice artwork! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukefan1 Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 how do you guys make those signs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted November 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 There seem to be 3 different logos used for DoH. The one I posted a while back is the one that appears on the DVDs. Then there's the one used in the opening credits of the show itself (I can do that one if anyone wants it). Finally there's a shaded one that appears on some merchandise, and at the beginning of the 20th Anniversary Barbecue. It's this last one that I've had a go at this time:Again, being a cheapskate, the largest I can upload is 1024 x 768 - I'm quite happy to provide larger artwork via email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 It's really beautiful the way the colors blend together. At first I didn't really appreciate the blending but then I stopped and took some time and looked at it and the different shades are remarkable. Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadowmufn Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 Very excellent Hoss. If you want to create wallpapers and other graphics for HNet members to download, I'd be happy to post the high res versions where folks can download them. Just email them to webmaster -at- hazzardnet.com whenever you have new stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waikiki23 Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 Hoss, I love pics! I would love to have the Boar's Nest sign for my kitchen!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukefan1 Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 is there a secret on how to do these pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 I've been neglecting this thread for a bit while I've been working on the vehicle artwork, so here's the latest addition. It's two of the billboards featuring Boss Hogg. The first is from 'Sadie Hogg Day', I forget which episode the second appeared in - maybe someone can remind me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Nice work Hoss.I can't remember a national safety week. Hopefully somebody will because now I'm curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryAnne Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Excellent work Hoss! Those look great! I can't remember the episode the second one was in either, but I do seem to recall Rosco's patrol car crashing through that sign. ROFL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadowmufn Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Did you recreate the Boss image or is that a copy/paste? Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted January 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 I can't remember a national safety week. Hopefully somebody will because now I'm curious.I think the 'National Saftey Week' banner was just added for comic irony as Rosco demolished the sign.Did you recreate the Boss image or is that a copy/paste? Looks great.I straightened and merged a couple of screengrabs (all the billboards seem to use the same image), tidied them up and masked out the background. I then let my vector program do an outline trace of the image and added a bit to the color saturation. That produced the image below which (in vector form) contains nearly 400 separate objects:Originally I only intended to use it for the sign on the back of Miz Tisdale's cab, but then I thought of these billboards. As you can see, vector art isn't great at photo-realism and gives a 'solarized' effect when blown up, but it won't go blocky. A couple of hours' work with fountain fills and blends could make it more convincing, but not much fun for me . The advantage of having the image in vector format is that it can be scaled and dropped onto any background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted February 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Here's an unfinished variation of the 'Drive Carefully' billboard from 'Goodbye General Lee'. This one doesn't get destroyed, although the painter ends up on the hood of Cooter's tow truck. The exclamation mark is different in this one and there's also an extra star either side of the 'National Safety Week' text at the top.Lulu (appropriately) gets her own billboard in 'Share and Share Alike': Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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