Red Dead Redemption Sign
Hot Wire Foam Factory
With Red Dead Redemption 1 finally coming to PC, our graphics and marketing guy, Shane, made this decorative sign to pay tribute to both Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2.
“I started off by creating patterns in Adobe Illustrator to print out and trace over sheets of EPS foam. I slightly modified some official artwork of John Marston and Arthur Morgan and printed them out in full color. That way, if I had trouble painting them, I could simply glue the printouts to the sign.”
“I cut the pieces out with the original Scroll Table, then glued them all together with Foam Fusion. For the larger pieces, I left the cutouts on the foam to use as guides for the Hot Wire. For the letters and the little pieces of the gang riding on horses, I traced around them with a pen. To cutout the inner sections of some of the letters, I used a 3-Inch Hot Knife.
When cutting out smaller and somewhat detailed pieces, like the gang riding on horses, I recommend having one of our Pro Power Supplies with an adjustable heat dial (Variable Heat, Deluxe Variable Heat, Eco Variable Heat). Not only do they allow you to cut quicker, they let you turn the temperature down so you can cut really slow and create much finer details.”
“From there, I coated it with All Purpose Foam Coat using a chip brush and small paint brush to give it a bit of a texture that goes with the classic Red Dead Redemption art style.”
“Once the Foam Coat dried, it was finally time to start painting. I used acrylic craft paint for every color. First, I painted all the black parts except for the pieces on John and Arthur. I followed that up with all the red pieces, then painted the front faces of the letters white and added the sunset in the background.
In order to get the artwork for Arthur and John as accurate as possible, I ended up tracing over the larger black portions of my printouts with an Xacto Knife, then hand painted all the smaller details.”
“And with that, the sign was finished. It measures about 1.5-feet long and can work as both a wall mounted sign or something you set on a tabletop.”
