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Joseph Diaz
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I've been wanting to do a steampunk themed design for a very long time. Unfortunately, not one customer has ever stopped in wanting this particular theme for their project. So when the CorelDRAW Design Contest was announced, I thought great! here's my chance to do one.

So this is what I came up with:

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It made it into the group of finalist:
http://coreldraw.com/media/p/132736.aspx
along with my other design:
http://coreldraw.com/media/p/130799.aspx

If you happen to be a member at Coreldraw.com. Check out all the entries and rate them. There is some really nice stuff this year.

If you are not a member and use Coreldraw. You should consider signing up anyway. It's a great community. In addition to Letterville, it is quickly becoming one of my favorite sites to visit on a daily basis.

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Joe Diaz
Diaz Sign Art
628 W. Lincoln Ave.
Pontiac, IL 61764
www.diazsignart.com

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Joseph Diaz
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Here are some more detailed views:

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Joe Diaz
Diaz Sign Art
628 W. Lincoln Ave.
Pontiac, IL 61764
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Thanks for sharing Joe! Her face shown as a line drawing is kind of scary! Lol. That's some super work.

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Joy Kjer
Art On Display Signs
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Lincoln, NE

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Good Lord.. that is just Awesome!! How many hours did you put into it?

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Sean Ellery and Brian Haberlin would be proud.

Well done!

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BlueDog Graphics
Wilson, NC

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Warning: A well designed sign may cause fatigue due to increased business.

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Looks like a winner Joe.

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Brent Logan
Reno, NV

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Looks like you had a lot of fun doing that-great stuff! I like the ornaments & weights inside the letters. Reminds me of a cuckoo clock.

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Masterful work.

Funny thing is, I haven't checked in here for awhile, and I looked over and commented on some old portfolio stuff before I opened this.

Needless to say, I'm more than a little impressed. [Applause]

Edited to add:
Your object manager must be the most organized thing on wheels to keep this work straight!

[ August 06, 2011, 06:12 PM: Message edited by: Steve Purcell ]

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Steve Purcell
Purcell Woodcarving & Signmaking
Cape Cod, MA

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Joe

If you could make a 3D model of this sign, display it on your shop and post it on the kind of website only you could make I would bet you would have customers from around the world beating down your door and paying whatever it was worth to you.

SERIOUSLY AWESOME!

-grampa dan

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Dan Sawatzky
Imagination Corporation
Yarrow, British Columbia
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Joe, that is awesome that you thought of posting the drawings along with the finished product.

When I took my adobe illustrator classes I was amazed at how it was done, and fudged at a face with glittery tear drops, it was awesome but the tools are quite difficult to master, and what an awesome piece you've created; thank you for the closeups.

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Deb Fowler

"It's kind of fun to do the impossible - Walt Disney (1901-1966)

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You knocked this out in a couple hours, right? hehe :-) Great work Joe - simply beautiful.

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Todd Gill
Outside The Lines
Potterville, MI

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Fantastic, great to see such good work with Coreldraw!

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Creativeink Design Group
3080 Perth Line 33, R.R. 4
Stratford, Ontario, Canada N5A 6S5
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Joseph Diaz
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve Purcell:
Edited to add:
Your object manager must be the most organized thing on wheels to keep this work straight!

I wouldn't say the most organized, but it certainly was needed to keep myself from pulling out what little hair I have left.

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Joe Diaz
Diaz Sign Art
628 W. Lincoln Ave.
Pontiac, IL 61764
www.diazsignart.com

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Holy Cow! It is fantastic! I feel so stupid looking at your Corel stuff versus mine! Good luck in the contest.

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Amy Brown
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Joe,
That is some SERIOUS work! [Applause] I feel like Amy, just not worthy. But really, give us a rough guess how long something like that would take (40 hrs?) For me probably a month of Sundays and then some.

Way to go and congrats on moving up the ladder to claim the final prize. [Smile]

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Brian Diver
PDQ Signs
Everett, Wa

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Man, that some fantastic work. What'd ya do, lock yourself in the basement for 3 weeks,,,straight?

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Signs by Alicia Jennings (Mudflap Girl)
Tacoma, WA
Since 1987
Have Lipstick, will travel.

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There is some good work posted in the competition but this design blows all the others out of the water. great job on the illustration. ever worked with illustrator CS? what is your opinion of .Ai vs. .CDR?

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Cliff Butner
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Saint Cloud Fl. 34771

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Wow, beautiful work Joe! How many hours do you have in it?

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I believe all of us would be surprised if you do not win the contest.It looks like Mr. and Mrs. Diaz's son will be going a long way.
Bill

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Bill Riedel
Riedel Sign Co., Inc.
15 Warren Street
Little Ferry, N.J. 07643
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quote:
Originally posted by Cliff Butner:
ever worked with illustrator CS?

Yes, the last version I used was CS2 though.

quote:
Originally posted by Cliff Butner:
what is your opinion of .Ai vs. .CDR?

My opinion is they are both great tools. I just happen to be most comfortable using Corel.

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Joe Diaz
Diaz Sign Art
628 W. Lincoln Ave.
Pontiac, IL 61764
www.diazsignart.com

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Holy Cow Joe!
That's some superb work. Thanks for posting it.
Gives me inspiration. I use AICS exclusively , but you've piqued my interest in corel.

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Ray Guzman
BrainWaze Studio/Hoboken Sign
450 7th Street,Hoboken, NJ 07030
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As usual, Joe this is Great. Only sucess can come from work like this. Give yourself a pat on the back.

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Tom & Kathy Durham
House Springs, MO

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OMG......

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Sonny Franks
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You see something every once in a while and wonder...who are these people that do this unbelievable stuff...now I know who one of them is.

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Rusty Bradley
Bradley Sign Studio
100 Creekview Road
Summertown, Tn. 38483

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Just thought I re-look at this for a time, this is way beyond outstanding. Really like seeing the vector lines sure helps understand the effort wow

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Craig Sjoquist
http://www.592sign.net
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Orlando Fl. 407-592-7446 vikinwolf@gmail.com

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That is freaking impressive.

That is a real labor of labor. You should be really proud of yourself.

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Bruce Bowers

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The whole thing is very impressive. The gal is awesome. I'd marry her, bionic arm and all.

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Dave Sherby
"Sandman"
SherWood Sign & Graphic Design
Crystal Falls, MI 49920
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Bumped for others to see.

Congrats Joe! This is truly a winner. Well earned. [Applause] [Applause]

[ September 20, 2011, 05:20 PM: Message edited by: Sam Staffan ]

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Sam Staffan
Mackinaw Art & Sign
721 S. Nokomis St. Mackinaw City, MI
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Really really really impressed!

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Erik Winkler
Dekoratie Studio Ferry Winkler
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Nederland
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I may open a micro brew just so I can use this as my logo.

Too cool.

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Dan Beach
Cylinder 9 Designs
1650 Glassboro Rd
Sewell, NJ 08080

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