Welcome to Las Vegas Sign Painting 2013

Welcome to Las Vegas Painting by Borbay

Three trips to Vegas, three years, three Welcome to Las Vegas Sign paintings. Here is number three…

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Here is the entire process in just over one minute….

Borbay in Vegas by Max Macat

This picture was taken by our new friend, Max Macat… a fine Vegas snap. Keep reading, there’s more.

Welcome To Las Vegas Painting Process by Borbay

A blank slate for the third Welcome to Las Vegas Sign painting…

Welcome To Las Vegas Painting Process by Borbay

A quick magenta and orange wash… why not? It’s Vegas.

Welcome To Las Vegas Painting Process by Borbay

Painstaking drawing process… first with pencil, then ink… the straight lines are ruler assisted, but everything is drawn from the eye.

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Getting my draw on, photo courtesy of the talented Max Macat — a most welcome addition to our Vegas squadron.

Borbay in Vegas by Max Macat

All the painting I could handle on the first day under a blazing hot Vegas sun.

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Process within the process… Max photographing me filming myself for the timelapse above — our recent BBC feature in action.

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Mixing paint in the desert is a difficult task… extremely rapid drying.

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Leaning in for more paint.

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Airplane was a great film.

Welcome To Las Vegas Painting Process by Borbay

Accurate work in the hotel room… much better paint control.

Welcome To Las Vegas Painting Process by Borbay

Painting from our Excalibur cabana (#16 to be precise). The lights are on, Welcome style… more angles ready for hue.

Welcome To Las Vegas Painting Process by Borbay

What it looks like… cabana painting… getting back into the greens, popping the lights in the foreground.

Welcome To Las Vegas Painting Process by Borbay

Right down to the final decisions… always important as you enter the prestige phase. Sharpen lines, tighten up gradients, sign it.

Borbay in Vegas by Max Macat

It’s Vegas, so here I am in front of the sign.

Welcome to Las Vegas Painting by Borbay

And Vegas Sign #3 completed!

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