Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - (Page 10) Lesson 1 Getting Started Learning to Wrap: By Chris Ytuarte Firsthand from A First-timer s adults, it’s a rare occurrence to find ourselves intentionally involved with something in which we have no prior experience whatsoever. Most of us, at this age, won’t even try new foods. But that was the very situation in which I found myself a few months back, driving through a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C., en route to my first ever lesson in applying vinyl graphics to a vehicle. Upon arriving at the headquarters of the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA), where I would be taking part in their two-day, intensive, “hands-on” Vehicle Wrap Workshop, I joined my fourteen fellow students, all of whom, it is safe to say, had vastly more A experience in the field than myself. It was an eclectic group from all over the country—including Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina, and even Bangkok, Thailand—and consisted mostly of independent sign shop owners. One encouraging sight was the fatherand-son tandem that co-owned a FASTSIGNS® franchise in nearby New Carrollton, Maryland; it was good to see the sign shop tradition continuing to be handed down from one generation to the next. Seated in a small classroom, SGIA Digital Printing Analyst Jeff Burton led the workshop group through a short discussion of what would take place during the next two days. As the attendees introduced them- S10 SBI Vehicle Graphics 101 November 2007
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 Table of Contents Welcome to Vehicle Graphics 101 Firsthand from a First-timer Pitfalls, Problems, and Paths to Glory Adventures in Vinyl Removal Hitting the Market: Put Yourself Out There Product Manufacturers Listings Wrap-related Calendar Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 (Page Cover1) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 (Page Cover2) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 (Page 3) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Table of Contents (Page 4) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Table of Contents (Page 5) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Table of Contents (Page 6) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Table of Contents (Page 7) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Welcome to Vehicle Graphics 101 (Page 8) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Welcome to Vehicle Graphics 101 (Page 9) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Firsthand from a First-timer (Page 10) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Firsthand from a First-timer (Page 11) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Firsthand from a First-timer (Page 12) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Firsthand from a First-timer (Page 13) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Pitfalls, Problems, and Paths to Glory (Page 14) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Pitfalls, Problems, and Paths to Glory (Page 15) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Pitfalls, Problems, and Paths to Glory (Page 16) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Pitfalls, Problems, and Paths to Glory (Page 17) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Pitfalls, Problems, and Paths to Glory (Page 18) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Adventures in Vinyl Removal (Page 19) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Adventures in Vinyl Removal (Page 20) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Adventures in Vinyl Removal (Page 21) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Adventures in Vinyl Removal (Page 22) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Hitting the Market: Put Yourself Out There (Page 23) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Hitting the Market: Put Yourself Out There (Page 24) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Hitting the Market: Put Yourself Out There (Page 25) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Hitting the Market: Put Yourself Out There (Page 26) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Hitting the Market: Put Yourself Out There (Page 27) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Product Manufacturers Listings (Page 28) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Product Manufacturers Listings (Page 29) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Wrap-related Calendar (Page 30) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Wrap-related Calendar (Page Cover3) Sign Builder Illustrated Vehicle Graphics 101 - November 2007 - Wrap-related Calendar (Page Cover4)
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