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Bart Cordell

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19 hours ago, Bart Cordell said:

Will try

I have to learn to use photoshop before. There is so many possibilities I don't understand for the moment.

Could you upload your psd (the single dial, not the one with several filling up a paper)?

I'll try to do some basic superimposing this weekend if you wish...

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Wow man this is very impressive work. You are very skilled.

Sorry that shrunk on you as it looks absolutely great.

Thank you !

Shrunk is not serious, I can reprint a new dial at will ;). Just lume work take time.

Very nice work. I've not had any shrinking of the decal. What are you using to wet and set it? 

 

I use Micro Set to place decal on the dial, but as I was impatient, I dry it with an hairdryer. Next time ill let it dry few hours.

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Watch rebuild.

As a reminder, originally it's my Big Dazza bought in September. I reworked the mid case bevel lugs, drilled and tapped to accept Athaya crown V2, brassed the bezel, and sanded the plexi.

http://rwg.cc/index.php?/topic/181731-Another-Silix-6538-project

Original Big Dazza

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Same watch after my work

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Now with the new dial lumed, and OnlineStore HK sanded and relumed hands.

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There is a lot of effort in this watch, but it is worth. I love this watch.

I hope tomorrow is sunny... ;)

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1 hour ago, Bart Cordell said:

Thank you !

Shrunk is not serious, I can reprint a new dial at will ;). Just lume work take time.

I use Micro Set to place decal on the dial, but as I was impatient, I dry it with an hairdryer. Next time ill let it dry few hours.

The water slide decals are made of vinyl, so the hair dryer is what shrunk them. MicroSet will tighten the decal, but not shrink it. I use a Q-Tip to take out any air bubbles and smooth it. It takes about an hour to dry. I usually wait a day to lume, though you could do it quicker. 

 

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On 2/2/2016 at 3:04 PM, Bart Cordell said:

Circles, rectangles and triangle are drawed with vectors already. Markers, text and coronet are pixel retouched. I have to find good Rolex fonts and coronet.

Wouldn't this process be better and easier to accomplish with a vector based tool like Illustrator instead of the raster based Photoshop?

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Circles, rectangles and triangle are drawed with vectors already. Markers, text and coronet are pixel retouched. I have to find good Rolex fonts and coronet.

Wouldn't this process be better and easier to accomplish with a vector based tool like Illustrator instead of the raster based Photoshop?

Indeed.

But I find photoshop easier for me as I don't know either.

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28 minutes ago, Bart Cordell said:

Wouldn't this process be better and easier to accomplish with a vector based tool like Illustrator instead of the raster based Photoshop?

Indeed.

But I find photoshop easier for me as I don't know either.

I'll do some magic this weekend, maybe we can bump up the crispness a notch! :)

Impressive so far, very impressive!

 

 

... so wait a bit with the new dial!

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Looking good, great job Bart  
Let's find this man some blank dials! I am following this very closely as I have been wanting to do this for a while.

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Thanks friends !

Yes I need blank dials to improve my work.

If anybody have some or know where I can buy...

Rainy day ;(

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Here we go...

High-resolution, with more correct fonts... And in greyscale (not black-white) hopefully softer gradients/less blocky sharpness

Bart.. You owe me a Tap+Drill for a Big Crown on my Tempus Machina ;)

 

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Here's a low res-preview..

It needs some manual work with 3 to 7 px brushes to fill out small grey gaps in the logo and text. But it's a good base to work on!

 

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brilliant work and stunning results, i just didnt know this could be done I assumed only manufacturers could screen print a dial

I want one of these vintage subs 6538

Big Dazza makes these so will wait untill he does some more

Well Done!!!

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18 hours ago, Bart Cordell said:

Nice !

Will test print as is on decals soon, in order to see if it need manual work.

I would tap your case with please, but don't forget I'm not an expert. Only two watches modded…

Thanks !

I did some more work on it.. Filled out "gaps" in the text. Adjusted levels for all layers. Then converted to 256 color greyscale gif. 2400 x 2400 px.

If you could help me with the drill + tap, I'd be very grateful. No worries. 2 times is better than 0 (and no tools...)

It's all about open source, sharing is caring! :)

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