1968 advertisement/art/cleanup - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

drewbert41 · 08-30-2016, 10:24 AM

I have always liked this ad, but the copy I have is small and hard to read and has a ton of lines in it.

drewbert41 · 08-30-2016, 10:26 AM

I blew it up some and got rid of the text since it was so small. I messed around in photoshop a little bit to help get rid of the lines. They looked extra bad when blew up. Has anyone else done anything similar with ads/ art?

drewbert41 · 08-30-2016, 04:28 PM

Wow, what a terrific audience.

**too much stuff** · 08-30-2016, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by drewbert41

Wow, what a terrific audience.

Sorry you didn't get a response in 6 hours, have patience, someone should reply...

67ChevyRedneck · 08-30-2016, 05:23 PM

Large and in color:

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/1...pro-depot.html

drewbert41 · 08-30-2016, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by too much stuff

Sorry you didn't get a response in 6 hours, have patience, someone should reply...

Just thought it was funny.

Saw that 75 people had looked at it already and I figure it is now some of their desktop wallpaper. At least it is mine

drewbert41 · 08-30-2016, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

Large and in color:

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/1...pro-depot.html

Thanks, this is way better. I was able to find it with an image search using 3/4 ton fleetside.

Will be fun to play around with. I have seen the artistic shots thread but I have not come across an art thread. I will have to do a search.

hewittca · 08-30-2016, 08:35 PM

The best collection of original art and brochures with decent resolution I've found so far is at paintref.com. I do not see the ad you referenced, but there are plenty others to look at.

In regards to editing the ads, it is kind of tricky because they are all scans of original, relatively low quality (according to today's standards) magazine prints. They require quite a bit of work to clean up, and it is difficult to improve resolution or clarity. When I modify them, I accept these limitations and try to use them to my advantage, remembering that they are vintage ads afterall and it completes the look and feel to preserve that. Here are a few I've done (including a VW one because I'm also a Volkswagen guy!).

tommys72 · 08-30-2016, 09:17 PM

those are awesome pics

drewbert41 · 08-30-2016, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by hewittca

The best collection of original art and brochures with decent resolution I've found so far is at paintref.com. I do not see the ad you referenced, but there are plenty others to look at.

In regards to editing the ads, it is kind of tricky because they are all scans of original, relatively low quality (according to today's standards) magazine prints. They require quite a bit of work to clean up, and it is difficult to improve resolution or clarity. When I modify them, I accept these limitations and try to use them to my advantage, remembering that they are vintage ads afterall and it completes the look and feel to preserve that. Here are a few I've done (including a VW one because I'm also a Volkswagen guy!).

I love how you lowered them. Cannot tell other than knowing it isnt real.

drewbert41 · 08-30-2016, 09:26 PM

This is what I was going for. I put it through filters originally just because it was such terrible quality. This one is much better.

P.S. Have any of you had prints made of the old ads/ artwork?

Ekliptix · 08-30-2016, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by hewittca

The best collection of original art and brochures with decent resolution I've found so far is at paintref.com. I do not see the ad you referenced, but there are plenty others to look at.

In regards to editing the ads, it is kind of tricky because they are all scans of original, relatively low quality (according to today's standards) magazine prints. They require quite a bit of work to clean up, and it is difficult to improve resolution or clarity. When I modify them, I accept these limitations and try to use them to my advantage, remembering that they are vintage ads afterall and it completes the look and feel to preserve that. Here are a few I've done (including a VW one because I'm also a Volkswagen guy!).

Nice work. Are these the highest res you have of these? I'd love a copy to print off for my office.

drewbert41 · 08-30-2016, 10:36 PM

VW one is my fav

hewittca · 08-31-2016, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by drewbert41

This is what I was going for. I put it through filters originally just because it was such terrible quality. This one is much better.

P.S. Have any of you had prints made of the old ads/ artwork?

Yeah, that version does look significantly better. I use PaintShop Pro and the image resizing is pretty good. There are a couple different averaging, smoothing, and/or sharpening options for resizing. I've never made any prints, but I do know you can find many of these ads on ebay in original form. If you really want the best quality possible, you'd probably have to buy one of those, scan and edit it, and then print that.

hewittca · 08-31-2016, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Ekliptix

Nice work. Are these the highest res you have of these? I'd love a copy to print off for my office.

That version is the original edited one I did which was based off of a scanned magazine page I found. The dimensions are 8" x 10" on this version, and I do have a 16" x 20" version but it is not as sharp. If you PM me your email I can send them to you since they are large .tif files.

hewittca · 08-31-2016, 01:17 PM

Here's another that I did. It's a play on the new for '60 "Torsion-Spring Ride" that Chevy advertised.

08-30-2016, 10:24 AM	#1
drewbert41 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 491	1968 advertisement/art/cleanup I have always liked this ad, but the copy I have is small and hard to read and has a ton of lines in it.

08-30-2016, 10:26 AM	#2
drewbert41 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 491	Re: 1968 advertisement/art/cleanup I blew it up some and got rid of the text since it was so small. I messed around in photoshop a little bit to help get rid of the lines. They looked extra bad when blew up. Has anyone else done anything similar with ads/ art?

08-30-2016, 04:28 PM	#3
drewbert41 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 491	Re: 1968 advertisement/art/cleanup Wow, what a terrific audience.

08-30-2016, 05:23 PM	#5
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: 1968 advertisement/art/cleanup Large and in color: http://fineartamerica.com/featured/1...pro-depot.html __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

08-30-2016, 08:35 PM	#8
hewittca Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Mocksville, NC Posts: 1,766	Re: 1968 advertisement/art/cleanup The best collection of original art and brochures with decent resolution I've found so far is at paintref.com. I do not see the ad you referenced, but there are plenty others to look at. In regards to editing the ads, it is kind of tricky because they are all scans of original, relatively low quality (according to today's standards) magazine prints. They require quite a bit of work to clean up, and it is difficult to improve resolution or clarity. When I modify them, I accept these limitations and try to use them to my advantage, remembering that they are vintage ads afterall and it completes the look and feel to preserve that. Here are a few I've done (including a VW one because I'm also a Volkswagen guy!). __________________ Builds: Green Gus the 68 C10 \| Bluey the 72 1500 \| Lowly the 70 C10 - Instagram: @dr.hewitt - C10 Concept/Development Photos: Master Thread

08-30-2016, 09:17 PM	#9
tommys72 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: springfield mo Posts: 3,075	Re: 1968 advertisement/art/cleanup those are awesome pics __________________ United States Marine Corps 2000-2011 Iraq and Afghanistan veteran Just living life now and enjoying it and my wife, daughter and son

08-30-2016, 09:26 PM	#11
drewbert41 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 491	Re: 1968 advertisement/art/cleanup This is what I was going for. I put it through filters originally just because it was such terrible quality. This one is much better. P.S. Have any of you had prints made of the old ads/ artwork?

08-30-2016, 10:36 PM	#13
drewbert41 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 491	Re: 1968 advertisement/art/cleanup VW one is my fav

08-31-2016, 01:17 PM	#16
hewittca Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Mocksville, NC Posts: 1,766	Re: 1968 advertisement/art/cleanup Here's another that I did. It's a play on the new for '60 "Torsion-Spring Ride" that Chevy advertised. __________________ Builds: Green Gus the 68 C10 \| Bluey the 72 1500 \| Lowly the 70 C10 - Instagram: @dr.hewitt - C10 Concept/Development Photos: Master Thread



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