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by Jes Troelsen
Sat Sep 28, 2013 2:00 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Gilding Precast Letters
Replies: 3
Views: 3502

Re: Gilding Precast Letters

Hi Dan I'm not sure what material you are going to gild on... But I hav been doing outdoor gilding for the last 24 years. In my experince you can do gilding on anything you can paint... To achieve the best results you need to prepare the surface as for a paint job. Sanding and priming using a suitab...
by Jes Troelsen
Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:24 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Looking for good software advice.
Replies: 25
Views: 23936

Re: Looking for good software advice.

Hi Robare I got the Adobe suite of E-bay.... Got them to send me the reg.key by email.. this way in buying a service and not a product from a country outside Europe, makes a big difference as I don't have to pay import tax :-) Now i downloaded the program files and installed it, and its working fine...
by Jes Troelsen
Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:00 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Looking for good software advice.
Replies: 25
Views: 23936

Re: Looking for good software advice.

Hi Robare

Thanks for the great help..
The price for Adobe CS6 is really good...almost to good...
Can I be sure it's a full working key for all of these products ?

Jes
by Jes Troelsen
Wed Sep 11, 2013 4:10 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Looking for good software advice.
Replies: 25
Views: 23936

Re: Looking for good software advice.

Thanks to you all for your answers..
Especialy to Robare for his useful tips concerning CorelDRAW and Adobe illustrator.
I guess I'll have to buy these two programs..
I was looking for some open source stuff, but its probably better to start using the industry standard from the beginning..

Jes
by Jes Troelsen
Fri Sep 06, 2013 1:58 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Looking for good software advice.
Replies: 25
Views: 23936

Looking for good software advice.

Hi all letterheads.. As I described in my introduction post I'm starting to do more sign work, and i want to started the right way.. Right now I'm trying to figure out what software to use when designing signs and shop fronts. What software would you recommend: For working with ornaments and fonts F...
by Jes Troelsen
Fri Sep 06, 2013 1:34 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Hi all Letterheads out there
Replies: 2
Views: 3016

Hi all Letterheads out there

I would like to introduce my self... First of all, I really admire the craftmanship and beautyfull work you post on the forum. I find it truly inspiring, and thank for sharing it all with the rest of us. I’m a 47 years old Danish painter. I was painting vice brought up the traditional way, my teachi...
by Jes Troelsen
Thu Aug 29, 2013 5:11 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: antique shop window
Replies: 16
Views: 12608

Re: antique shop window

Hi Bob Gamache I find your work very inspiring. And all in one day, amassing... But it leaves me with one question, what paint do you use ? I'm new in glass painting and am trying to do things right from the start... I hear that one shot paint is not what it used to be, or how ? Many different opini...