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  1. #alwayshandpaint

    Here's one of the last big spectaculars I painted in NYC, circa 1996, just before tobacco ads were banned. That's me and my partner Javier on the scaffold upper right. Two guys, 11000 SF, 52 days. NO POUNCE PATTERNS! I worked as a Union Pictorial Journeyman for most of 20 years before the...

  3. Logo on brick wall

    Rob, I do this almost every day. I use Benjamin Moore Aura or Low Lustre Exterior. If you are a sign painter, you can paint the letter as you would, cutting in the outline, but leave gaps in the strokes. Fill in sketchily, leaving exposed brick within the letter. Paint will wear off a wall in...

  4. Source for cutters and fitches

    John B., I have had good luck with 1 1/2" cutters with synthetic bristles from Purdy and other manufacturers. Most of my current hand-painted work has been with water based paints, Moore Aura and Impervex especially. I also regularly use Princeton "fitches" from our local Jerry's art supply...
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    Still doing some stuff 'Old School'

    I love that you're doing this genuine article for a wrecking yard! Hand-lettering is not a lost art! I'm being hired regularly to create "rusticated" signage in corporate spaces. Decades of experience in lettering layout and design trump digital design programs every time. Our hands are the...
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