Name plate thoughts....

[Chris Cayemberg]

Folks, I made these nameplates for my completed AWI figs and wanted your opinions. I had been doing just black backgrounds. Thought about dark red for British and dark blue for continentals...

Too busy? Detracts from the figs?

 

[Jimbo]

I think they look pretty good to me Chris
Cheers
Jim

 

[Richard Baxter]

Agree, they look pretty good and clear.

 

[DEL]

Absolutely great. I think that nameplates can add to the 'story'
Even busy plates can make the viewer concentrate a bit more

 

[Bob Orr]

I think they look great! How did you make them? Bob

 

[captnenglish]

They look great.

 

[Nap]

I think they look pretty good to me Chris
Cheers
Jim

Agree there with you James ......I like to use engraved ones from Nameit but yours look good Chris and add interest to the figures which look good as well

Nap

 

[clrsgt]

I think they look great. The backgrounds are a great idea.

 

[Chris Cayemberg]

Thanks guys,

Bob-

I print them out on glossy paper from a power point program. Add heavy stock paper (like photo memory books paper) as a second layer and cut with a small paper slicer. Then tape them with paper craft double stick permanent tape.

The background (flag) image I edited to "darken" in a photo program.

 

[Joe55]

I think they look great. Some folks would give you money for them,.....hint, hint....

Joe

 

[Noel Walker]

No those are great. How'd you get them done

 

[MCPWilk]

Very effective and imaginative background.

Mike

 

[akaryu]

Looking very effective to me, well done.

For years I tended to use rather standard, read bland, backgrounds with only a border in the national colors. Lately I've switched to backgrounds of a map or flag relevant to the figure/bust depicted, maybe less readable but to me a lot more interesting as it gives your figure/bust a place in time and location.

cheers,
Pierre