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BellCo for the win - they had my project quoted 20 minutes after I emailed it to them, and they have an almost perfect match on the background. I also emailed Cadillac and SynTech but haven't heard back. It was only four hours ago so I'm not faulting them; it was just crazy how fast BellCo got...

I've worked with a member here on Braille signs before, but he says that he uses Rowmark and they don't have a similar wood grain (all of theirs are much darker). I'm also not sure if the metal at the bottom came from the manufacturer or the retailer.

Thanks Stephen!

What are OBs and why are they bad?

Stephen, I completely agree that this doesn't address or correct the larger problem. I just posted it so people who need to get something out the door, and don't have the knowledge or maybe the tools to get that neutral gray, might have a way to get the job done.

Saturn, that looks really interesting and useful - I don't have illustrator (or acrobat) and am not sure how to do that in CorelDraw, but I'm gonna dig a little!

Didn't you like my pretty pictures?

Yeah I never actually mentioned what I was doing (making halftones)! Sorry about that - I added some pics up top that should make it much clearer.

That definitely makes sense if you want to warm or cool your picture. This is just a quick way to insure that your image is truly neutral regardless of your printer or RIP.

Thank you for that helpful and not at all snarky reply! If you google search this site like so site:signs101.com grayscale tint You will find about 50 posts, most of which are from people struggling to get their grays gray. I have an HP 315, am using the right profile, and even after running...

Not sure what program you're exporting from, but Photoshop is the only program I know that gives good halftone options and results.

Instead of greys, it's all black and white! (like a pic in a newspaper)

If you can't generate your own icc profiles, your greyscale image has a tint, and people are going to be viewing the graphic from more than a couple feet away - Turn your image into a halftoned print (like a newspaper photo) Open your raster file in Photoshop (if vector then first export the...

Pete, do you make those or where do you source yours?

What do you use for outdoor "in memory of" type plates? Our local supplier tried to sell me on sublimation on metal. When pressed she said it should last "at least 8 years" :rolleyes:

Thanks everybody!

I wasn't sure if this weighed too much to do it that way, I was worried about it tipping away from the wall.

So I ordered a plaque with a blind mount - like a fool I thought it was going to have keyhole slots and I could just use screws with anchors to hang it. Instead it's got studs in the corners. I'm going on a painted interior wall. How the heck should I mount this? Should I use construction...

I guess ambiguity is not my friend here...

Worked great! Thanks so much!