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BIO:
Anthony
Palmieri
founded Palmieri Concepts after
20 years of creating custom art work for his own pleasure
and enjoyment. This business grew out of a love for motor
vehicles and was started to share with others what started
out as a hobby. After taking how his own pride and joys (yes
this really started with family pictures and not cars) and
combining them with creativity, it became obvious that many
others would like to showcase their trophies as he has done.
He has also written numerous articles on automotive art and
collector car photography.
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final product (pictures, or source files) are photographic quality.
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Classic Car Pictures and Art by Palmieri Concepts -
By: Anthony
Palmieri
November 13, 2005
Abstract:
At a car show,
a show board is a significant part of the display and is one element
that will differentiate your vehicle from the others, and attract
more attention to yours. Your vehicle is an extension of your personality
and creativity, and a custom show board and a way of expressing
this further. If you go to a major car show such as "World
of Wheels" or the trailers of a NASCAR racer, the
personality of the owner is obvious from the display. Whether it
is a Mustang with the running horse or custom street rod
with vast amounts of chrome and big tires. This article presents
some ideas on adding that personal touch to your display.
Tips On Creating A Personalized Show Board
- Part 1
Over the years
I have learned a lot about how car owners add that personal touch
to their car and I have to thank the many owners that helped me
to better understand the desires of these enthusiasts. The car enthusiast
is a proud group that often has many unique ideas that would differentiate
their car, but they may not be sure how to accomplish it. Examples
include the idea of having small circular photographs of the owners
car that can be inserted in the center of wheels, to having custom
step magnets for placement on the running boards of that custom
coupe to keep people from stepping to get a better look. By collecting
all of this information it is obvious that it is the subtle points
that distinguish two almost identical cars
The owners
that have taken their car show display to the next level have incorporated
show boards into their display. The main intent of this board is
to provide the viewer with information that the owner considers
to be key about the car. The information ranges from the year, make
and model, to more specific details about the engine, drive train
and chassis. The next major element of the show board is tying it
to the car, which is often a picture or pictures. Many boards have
a standard layout of a front quarter view on the top, and a rear
quarter view on the bottom, or other key element.
So the question for you is "Do You Want Your Show Board and
Vehicle To Stand Out From The Rest? "
I would be
surprised if your answer was anything but, YES!
As with adding graphics to enhance the paint, or chrome accents
under the hood, a show board can be taken to the next level with
fantasy pictures. Fantasy pictures could be as simple as a picture
of your car overlaid on the engine compartment, or a key element
such as the gas cap of that mustang GT. Combining this level of
graphics, transforms a show board from just an informational board,
to a piece of art completing your display.
When you think
about creating your show board, do not only think about the text
and pictures, but how to make it different from the others. Would
you rather go to a restaurant and order items 1, 4, and 8, or talk
with the chef and get a meal prepared just for you? You go to the
experts for advice on how to enhance your vehicles look and performance,
so you should also go to the artistic experts on how to display
your vehicle.
There are some
companies such as www.PalmieriConcepts.com that can help by transforming
your everyday pictures into custom art. They have a large selection
of examples that I have described above.
