Regatta Boat Graphics

Oh those dedicated men of fashion!

And they're off! Good speed to the Meanie on the Transpac. Hoodies lookin' good too DryArmour

"We all live in a yellow submarine..."

The Meanie, getting ready for Transpac

H/T to Jeff Thorpe for the design inspiration.

Been a while since we posted. A very hectic year! but fruitful. Will try to get caught up on postings now. This project is from January 2020. While measuring another boat in the yard I was approached by someone curious if I was the RBG lady..! He was restoring a Luders 36 and it was about to go into paint - My favorite color which I nicknamed 'Caribbean Teal'. He pulled out a piece of paper and sketched out what he was looking for. Boat would be named Sisko - a variant on the name, but with a back drop of the GG bridge - you get the gist.

When I saw his sketch I immediately conjured up 1950's era travel postcards. Big slab serifs - lot's of perspective slants in the lettering. Turns out the client draws and paints vintage travel posters - and he sent along photos of a few. I knew we were on the right track.

There's a very distinct glow the GG bridge gets during sunset mid-summer. The lingering sunset lends a bronze hue and the industrial orange (actual name of the paint on the bridge) really glows. So that would be the backdrop behind the lettering rendered in a color gradation to include the hull color with gold discs layered in back for a shadow.