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 Snake Oil Productions, professional variety entertainment and other modern conveniences.

Lauren Muney, proprietress, designer, performer, producer, makeup artist, stitcher, props-fabricator, illustrator

Updated 12/09/2004.

The Secret Banner and Sign Page 

Congratulations. You are a friend of Snake Oil Productions, and you have been let into the secret world of banner painting. It's hush-hush because we can't let everyone else know, or else it wouldn't be a secret . . would it. NOTE: This a very graphics-intensive page. It will be almost 2 minutes to load on a 56K modem.
Primed canvasThe banner has been arranged with the client, Dusty Johnson of Pleasant Valley Saddle Shop, as a sign for trade show tables for his 1950's-style leather holsters, called "Hollywood Holsters". 

A design is created  - this canvas is measured to about 2'x4' - this is a view of just the primed canvas.
Pencil design on canvasThe approved design, a transferred onto the canvas, which has already been painted with the base color.

Every color you see in these pictures is NOT EXACTLY accurate, because no digital medium (such as this digital camera and computer) can really accurately capture what hues and tones the eye sees.

Painting beginsThe painting begins, usually in an uppermost corner. t suit, ready for a natty trick or two for an unsuspecting guest.  
Blocked tonesBasic color blocks are laid in. You can still see pencil outline of images yet to be painted.
Starting to shape upMore colors are added to start the look of depth and pomp.
Detail beginsThe holster in the center begins to "pop" out, thanks to an addition of white. 
Slowly building more detailThe holsters begin to take shape. 
Painted area vs. unpaintedWhite is added to lettering (see right side of image). This addition makes a difference, especially when compared to no white added.
All colored areas can be seenA teal tone is added to the blue of the lettering. The lettering really begins to feel in-depth.
More detailingDetails are added to the holsters to imply the shiny black leather with silver studs. The banner may look finished here, but a trained eye knows when to add just a little more.

Finished on the painting table.The finished banner sits on the painting table. Shadows have been added to lettering. Flourishes are added to the middle of the larger letters, and highlights are added to the silver studs in the holster. A few rhinestones will be added to the banner to create Dusty Johnson's characteristic "sparkle", which typifies his flamboyant style.

Once again, the REAL colors in the banner are very vibrant. The two-tone lettering is dusty blue fading into teal, with shadows of dark-wheat and black. The background is a hardy beige. The reds are a dirty-red color, not circus-y nor feminine. The holster looks like black leather and silver studs.