Joyce's and Reuben's name panels were relatively simple. However, they are great exercises for learning to use textures in EnRoute. The vectors are very simple and to make things even simpler, we built the border and frame separately .

We started with the border — using a simple dome relief and then adding rivets (also with the dome relief tool. Next, we imported the “splotches” texture bitmap and applied it to the file — instantly creating a rough surface.

After this, we created a slightly domed relief, added the lettering’s border and texture. Lastly, we added the lettering (using the bevel relief tool) and added the woodgrain texture to the background.

Once routed, the sign mimics a traditional sandblasted sign.

Reuben's name pate was a also fairly simple. We created the border and the background reliefs as slightly domed files. Then, we added the bamboo bitmap texture. Since the frame, background and lettering border were separate we were able to nudge them up and down into position before combining/merging everything together.

As a final step, we added the lettering as a beveled relief.