| Carved wooden signs will say a lot about your | | | | consider adding an image to your carved wood |
| business, home, cabin, camp, lodge or RV. Aside | | | | sign. |
| from telling customers, visitors and friends who | | | | Images also have a very powerful impact on the |
| you are, it will tell them a little about the business, | | | | message on your sign. One picture can make an |
| your personality or your sentiments as well. There | | | | interesting message even more compelling. An |
| are many important factors to consider when | | | | appropriate image, properly incorporated into a |
| planning how your sign will look. Font is powerful | | | | carved wood sign can actually serve as a |
| factor, as it determines how the actual text will | | | | demonstration of who you are, what your |
| appear. Text in one font can deliver a different | | | | sentiments intend and profoundly supplementing |
| message altogether than the same text of | | | | the message with something that will show the |
| another font choice. Font choice alone can deliver | | | | viewer as well as telling them. This visual leverage |
| formality, whimsy, rusticity and hundreds of | | | | will serve to enhance your sign, and your |
| themes: Western, Cartoon, Sailing, Hunting, Fishing, | | | | message, in a positive way. |
| etc. The size of your sign can also make a | | | | While adding an image or multiple images will raise |
| difference, but the larger it is, the more it will | | | | the cost with distinct predictability, it is always |
| cost. This is because it will take more materials to | | | | worth the investment. The reason for the higher |
| build it, and therefore, more labor as well. Often | | | | cost is the increased amount of carving time and |
| larger signs require laminating many cedar | | | | complexity necessary to engrave images into |
| members of greater thickness to create a plaque | | | | cedar sign panels. The costs will vary, depending |
| large enough to make a solid and stable sign panel. | | | | on what you want on your sign, how large the |
| It’s not unlike a bowling alley or a chopping | | | | image is and how complex the image is to carve. |
| block. Those elements; however, aren’t the | | | | A simple image will obviously be the least |
| only ones that should be considered when planning | | | | expensive, while a complex image will require |
| to have a custom personalized outdoor welcome | | | | more work, and added cost. The most expensive |
| sign commissioned. | | | | option is custom designed, original art unique to |
| Choosing to place an image on your sign can | | | | the message, the owner and the carving |
| greatly increase not only the signs visibility, but | | | | artist’s repertoire. Here, graphics can be |
| also the aesthetic interest from potential | | | | added according to your specifications, imagination |
| customers, friends and viewers. Sometimes, the | | | | or inspiration. |
| image will grab a person’s attention before | | | | No matter which option you choose, keep in mind |
| the actual words even come into view, thus | | | | your sign will last you a long, long time, so you will |
| making that person want to read the words | | | | see a return on your investment. It’s all about |
| because they were captivated by the picture | | | | attracting attention, customers and visitors. |
| they just saw. This is why you might want to | | | | Images often make or break an amazing sign. |