hand lettering

Greetings all, Amidst my multi-use bag of plotters, printers, laminators and engravers, there still exists a hand-painter. Guess that is something that just never goes away, profitability notwithstanding. It's in my blood. Back in the day there was really only one choice for tempera for...

when I was about 8 years old, I lived next to a real sign painter, he also did uphostery and house painting, and taught us kids brush handling. His best work was murals on the side of trucks. When I was in my 20's I went to George Brown College, I took Fred De Jong's sign painting and graphic...

If you had asked me that question back in the early days of technology, my answer would have been no, but that has changed. Programs like Photoshop, Manga Studio and Corel Painter have really given traditional artists some pretty cool tools to create amazing works of art. We all have our...

Hi folks. I'm new here, so please bear with me while I learn my way around. I'm going to be painting some exterior wall jobs and am looking for a source for some new fitches and cutters. It's been a LONG time since I've done this type of work and my equipment needs updating. Thank you in...

Here's one I did last month. I couldn't change the logo (it's not a bad looking logo except that it used Arial) But I added a "service guy" and with some good advice from Dan Antonelli, I snuck in Gotham instead of the Arial. This is 100% hand painted using a pounce pattern and lettering...

I used to work at H&R Signs for about 8 years in the late 80's. i remember getting the Gerber IV B when it was the @^#*. I bent neon, painted signs, serviced highrises, worked on a Warner bros. film, made vinyl signs, had a lot of fun and learned my mechanical knowledge from that job. I then...