Morte615
Active Member
Hey everyone I am wanting to do an outdoor effect, during the day (while the sun is front lighting it) I want a sign to say one thing (gray-scale lettering with no real artwork) then at night I want it to say something completely different (full color with graphics.) The sign is already there but I am wanting to modify it to use this effect. We have about a 4 to 6 inch gap between the current sign and the edge of the frame (which is where I was thinking of hanging a scrim).
I was thinking of using a scrim for the sign, the front being the first item, and behind the scrim being the second and lighting it with lights from behind the scrim. So a couple of questions; First, this will be a permanent instillation outdoors so what kind of material would be best for this application? Second, is Scrim the best use for this (budget is not really an issue for this but I would like to keep it realistic so thinking under $500 for materials?) Third, the lights we are considering on using are Philips Color Grazers we already have the physical location and only about 4 to 6 inches deep so thinking these would work to light the inside (plus they are RGB), any other ideas for lights that would work?
I was thinking of using a scrim for the sign, the front being the first item, and behind the scrim being the second and lighting it with lights from behind the scrim. So a couple of questions; First, this will be a permanent instillation outdoors so what kind of material would be best for this application? Second, is Scrim the best use for this (budget is not really an issue for this but I would like to keep it realistic so thinking under $500 for materials?) Third, the lights we are considering on using are Philips Color Grazers we already have the physical location and only about 4 to 6 inches deep so thinking these would work to light the inside (plus they are RGB), any other ideas for lights that would work?