•  Illustrator

• OnShape

• () Wood

• Blue and white paint

• Gloss spray(?)

• Pencil

• Glue

• Tape

• Sander

• Sandpaper
  
  

The first things I did was create the design for my sign on Illustrator.   I wanted a ski-themed sign because have a house in Breckenridge, which is where I'll hang the sign. At first, I wanted to do skis for my sign, but it was difficult to get the shape right so I chose to do a ski-goggle sign that says "Breck" in the frames because they were easier to trace. I found a cartoon image online of ski goggles and traced it using the pen tool. Then, still using the pen tool, I made the letters in "Breck." I chose not to use the text tool because I didn't like any of the fonts, so I preferred my own letters. Then, I traced an image of a snowflake using the pen tool and used the shape as the holes in my R and B. 

Now it was time to cut out my sign on the CNC machine. I started by taping a section of the machine where my sign would go. Then I taped the back of the piece of wood and glued it to the the tape on the machine. Then, I set the bit to the bottom left corner of the wood and got to cutting! 

Next, I sanded my sign to make it as smooth as possible to paint. I used an electric sander for most of it but I used a sheet of sandpaper for the hard-to-get places. 

Finally, I painted my sign. I chose to use blue and white to represent a snowy day on the mountain. i painted the top half blue and the bottom half white and blended them together in the middle. Then, I took a damp paintbrush and dipped it in white. I flicked the paintbrush over the sign to make little snowflakes. Finally I painted little snowflakes over the holes in the B and R.