Welcome to The Hand Lettering Forum!
This is an interactive Bulletin Board on the topics of Sign making, design, fabrication, History, old Books and of coarse Letterheads, Keepers of the craft. The Hand Lettering Forum features links to resources, sign art history, techniques, and artists profiles. Learn more about Letterheads at https://theletterheads.com. Below you'll see Mchat has been added as a live communication portal for trial, and the Main forum Links are listed below.
This is an interactive Bulletin Board on the topics of Sign making, design, fabrication, History, old Books and of coarse Letterheads, Keepers of the craft. The Hand Lettering Forum features links to resources, sign art history, techniques, and artists profiles. Learn more about Letterheads at https://theletterheads.com. Below you'll see Mchat has been added as a live communication portal for trial, and the Main forum Links are listed below.
Search found 142 matches
- Sun Mar 13, 2005 3:07 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Favorite Color Mixes??? could be fun and informative
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4428
Thanks Mike...
Thank you for spending the time to answer the question and give some good info and input. Yes, it is frustrating that folks won't just throw down a 1 minute answer, but I see it happens all over. I enjoy teaching and will be going back to school soon to get my masters so I can inspire and motivate p...
- Fri Mar 11, 2005 11:26 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Clear for Gold on Vehicles...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2637
Clear for Gold on Vehicles...
First, I would like to say that it is great to see all the visitors reading the posts, but very few, if any people actually give any input. This site is for teaching as well as learning... so please, share your knowledge. I know this question is asked all the time, but I haven't found any answers on...
- Fri Mar 11, 2005 3:25 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Favorite Color Mixes??? could be fun and informative
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4428
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
I see this has been read by 55 people, none of them have favorite color mixes!?!?! Here are some: Lemon Yellow and Purple = Imagination Gold, nicer than 1-Shot's own. Magenta and Reflex = Raspberry Chamois and Medium Green = Nice Sage Color Ivory and Orange = Some Peach color Ivory and Salmon Pink =...
- Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:22 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Lettering Brushes
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9078
Keep at it...
Hello again, I started teaching myself 8 years ago, and learned lots by trial and error, after meeting Alan Johnson at a car show (he was showing his old stake body), he told me to subscribe to Auto Graphics magazine (by NBM) and to go to shows where I would meet all kinds of "Letterheads"...
- Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:28 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Lettering Brushes
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9078
Work surfaces
Hey Tom, Good for you, keep the craft alive! Anyway, when I was first starting out, as mostly a pinstriper (but still use paint), I was told to practice on glass. There are a couple of reasons for this, first you can put some rule lines on the back and then paint the whole thing white or tape a piec...
- Fri Mar 04, 2005 8:21 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Favorite Color Mixes??? could be fun and informative
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4428
Great idea...
Hey Mike, That is a great idea! I actually have panels painted in all 40 of the 1-shot colors and started marking them out for doing the other 39 colors on each one, just to see some interesting color reactions and some color ideas I haven't thought of. That is a lot of work, but one day I will get ...
- Thu Mar 03, 2005 6:30 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Favorite Color Mixes??? could be fun and informative
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4428
Favorite Color Mixes??? could be fun and informative
Just wondering about some color fomulas people like to mix and what colors they look good upon, and who has a good formula for Peach. One color that I made that came out really nice is Vermillion and Chamois, it gave me a nice antique looking warm red, it looks really nice on a medium red background...
- Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:47 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Crazy Lettering and Car art...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2068
OK, here we go...
Hey all, I don't know how many have checked out this site or any of the artists on it, but this guy is one we all have seen his work! http://www.ogabel.com/gallery/jesse.html This is the link to the work he has done for Jesse James, and he designed the Monster Garage Logo! Name: Abel Izaguirre Busin...
- Thu Feb 24, 2005 10:41 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Crazy Lettering and Car art...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2068
Crazy Lettering and Car art...
I know this is a site of mostly traditional types of lettering and techniques, but I have always felt that these guys aren't given enough exposure for the immense talent they possess. http://www.latinairbrush.com/introenglish.html If you are ever in their neighborhoods, look them up and meet them, j...
- Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:37 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Not exactly Northern Exposure, but close...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4015
MOOSE
I have heard of a moose frequenting down town Burlington, anybody whose been there will know that there isn't much wilderness near there, so that was a long walk!
Nice catch of the moment.
Nice catch of the moment.
- Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:54 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Off Topic: Screen Capture Software
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5395
With a Mac...
With a Mac it is Command + Shift + 3 and you get a picture of anything that is on your screen at that moment. Just watch where your cursor is!
AAAhhhhh! the simplicity of the Macintosh.....
AAAhhhhh! the simplicity of the Macintosh.....
- Tue Feb 15, 2005 12:10 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Screen ink for glass....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5022
Screen ink for glass....
I am about to get back into leafing on glass and try out Steven Parrish's technique of screening the outlines and then backing it up etc... I am curious what actual inks he used or others use for this purpose and also inks to avoid. I was just looking on the Nazdar site and they do still offer Lacqu...
- Wed Feb 09, 2005 1:12 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Aluminum Leaf Questions.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3397
Aluminum Leaf Questions.
Hey there, I know this is the best place to ask anything that has to do with leaf, so here I go. I am gettting ready to do a sign with silver metal leaf letters on the top and Goldleaf letters on another part of the sign. My questions are... Should I use aluminum leaf? Should I clear it? What size s...
- Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:17 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Quick clip of a man making gold leaf
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2577
That is GREAT STUFF!
Hey Mike, That is a great video! My friend's grandmother was a gold beater and he has her old table and all her supplies too. I guess it is rare to find anyone just on the street that does that sort of thing. You should put all these shows on a tape or disc and sell them, I would love to purchase so...
- Sat Jan 08, 2005 1:04 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: What Pounce Powder Do You Use?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5559
What Pounce Powder Do You Use?
Hey, I was wondering what type and what color pounce powders everyone is using. Also, are there people that still use pounce wheels instead of electro-pounces (exclusively, not for emergencies on site). My colors are Red, now Black and Blue and they are charcoal dust and chalk line powder. So far, s...
- Fri Jan 07, 2005 6:46 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Just Another Rant
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8690
BRAVO!
This is all great info! My main business is pinstriping, lettering and KUSTOM painting trucks & motocycles here in central VT. The folks here don't have lots of money and those that do don't like to spend it on the paint work. I have turned down a $2500 'Real Fire' kustom paint job on a bike bec...
- Fri Jan 07, 2005 6:07 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Vertical Screen Printing
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3729
Thank you...
Thank you Mike, that info is like gold to me! I wish I knew that I wanted to be a sign painter when I was younger, then I woud have been able to meet some of these old-timer painters. Since I am 30, even when I was young there probably weren't too many around. I love hearing the stories, seeing the ...
- Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:57 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Vertical Screen Printing
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3729
Sorry Alan...
Sorry ...
- Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:48 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Vertical Screen Printing
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3729
Vertical Screen Printing
G'Day all, I was reading about Steve Parrish on the main page and it said he had a trick to vertical screen printing before and I guess afterward. I too have heard of this while I was taking classes in glass gilding with Brendon Brandon a few years back. Can anyone describe, or is there a book that ...
- Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:58 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Tired of 1 Shot (3-5 Shot)....
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2309
Tired of 1 Shot (3-5 Shot)....
Try this out.... http://www.williamsburgoilpaint.bizland.com/AboutUs/index.htm REAL PAINT the way it was made back in the olden days. I have seen signs done 50+ years ago and they look better than some signs done 3 years ago! This might be what the doctor ordered. -------------------- Doug Fielder F...
- Mon Dec 13, 2004 1:06 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Sign Kits....
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2819
That is it!
Thank you, that is the one.
- Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:47 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Sign Kits....
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2819
Sign Kits....
Hello All, I am looking for the collapsible multi-teared sign kits that DeWayne Connot, Peter 'Gunn', etc... have. They are typically blue and have 2 posts that the shelves go up and down on, with wheels on the bottom. Does anyone know where to get one of these and about what they go for? I have a p...