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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.
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- Tue Mar 15, 2022 3:36 pm
- Forum: Annoucements
- Topic: Danny Barronian's Health
- Replies: 1
- Views: 24186
Danny Barronian's Health
I spoke with Danny recently. He told me he wasn't feeling too well and after a bit of prying, he told me the doctors found new cancer and gave him the unfortunate news that the prognosis is terminal. I am not sure if I could come up with a better way of announcing it, but there it is. He went in aga...
- Tue Mar 15, 2022 3:36 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Danny Barronian's Health
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13797
Danny Barronian's Health
I spoke with Danny recently. He told me he wasn't feeling too well and after a bit of prying, he told me the doctors found new cancer and gave him the unfortunate news that the prognosis is terminal. I am not sure if I could come up with a better way of announcing it, but there it is. He went in aga...
- Wed Jan 20, 2021 2:51 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: SignCraft is online now: Check out this video tutorial
- Replies: 0
- Views: 21944
SignCraft is online now: Check out this video tutorial
The November/December issue marked the end of the print version of SignCraft Magazine. Covid-19 pushed them into a tough decision. Besides all of the free information already on www.signcraft.com , you can now subscribe to new online content and view it on your computer, phone, or pad. Over around 3...
- Sat Jun 06, 2020 11:59 am
- Forum: Annoucements
- Topic: Forum Donations
- Replies: 2
- Views: 15663
Re: Forum Donations
Hi all, I was responsible for paying the fees to Network Solutions for many years. They charge $100 for each SSL certificate (2 required) plus yearly domain registrations (2 required) and Web Site hosting (2 required). Occasionally, we had to pay a programmer to tweak and fix the sites. It's easy to...
- Sat Jun 08, 2019 4:24 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Vintage Bicycle "Badges"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 18175
Vintage Bicycle "Badges"
I bought an old rusty bicycle at a garage sale today. It had a "Liberty" emblem on it. I did some searches for the company on the Internet and later found the nice page of vintage designs:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/411375747185878721/
Mike Jackson
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/411375747185878721/
Mike Jackson
- Sat Jun 08, 2019 8:06 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: may switch from pc to mac...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 18572
Re: may switch from pc to mac...
Just stay with Corel if you are used to it:
https://www.coreldraw.com/en/product/co ... s-included
Mike Jackson
https://www.coreldraw.com/en/product/co ... s-included
Mike Jackson
- Sat Dec 22, 2018 8:16 pm
- Forum: Annoucements
- Topic: Danny Baronian in the Hospital
- Replies: 8
- Views: 26611
Danny Baronian in the Hospital
Hi Gang, Just a quick note to let you know Danny is in the hospital again after a relapse of his kidney cancer. I talked to him a while on the phone and he sounded pretty good considering the situation. I asked if he would be home for Christmas and he wasn't sure. His daughter, Amanda, is home with ...
- Tue Aug 28, 2018 1:31 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Sign Painter in the Washington DC area?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6768
Sign Painter in the Washington DC area?
I received this by email.... Hello friends, I am looking for a traditional sign painter in the Washington DC area. We have a historic public market that has continuously operated since the early 1880s, when it was established. The inside merchants are looking for a traditional sign painter to do the...
- Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:35 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: just to let you know...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8011
Re: just to let you know...
Hi all, The Denver Letterheads exhausted their treasury last year, so we are on our own again. I have been the primary administrator on this site for 14 years and Danny Baronian has been helping in the background (a lot). We are in the process of handing the reins to Danny, including setting up the ...
- Mon Nov 06, 2017 10:43 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Colortones Paint Formula Book
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8859
Re: Colortones Paint Formula Book
John, the old Colortones booklet was different than a PMS booklet. Colortones included paint mixing formulas to match PMS colors. We had one at the old shop, but I am sure it stayed in a drawer when we sold the shop 22 years ago!
- Mon Nov 06, 2017 10:39 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Blabbermouth me, or just a polite host?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 28342
Re: Blabbermouth me, or just a polite host?
Forums like this one are perfect for storing a wealth of information. Unlike some of the social media sites, the information is still available to anyone interested it, and by adding a post into the thread, it returns to the main page. I would encourage anyone to resurrect any old post that interest...
- Sat Jun 03, 2017 7:21 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: does size matter ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8795
Re: does size matter ?
Craig,
You should be able to chip small areas with no problems...easily down to area as small as your fingernails.
This page might help:
http://theletterheads.com/2014/04/18/gl ... formation/
You should be able to chip small areas with no problems...easily down to area as small as your fingernails.
This page might help:
http://theletterheads.com/2014/04/18/gl ... formation/
- Fri May 05, 2017 12:19 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Blabbermouth me, or just a polite host?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 28342
Re: Blabbermouth me, or just a polite host?
It's always fun to see the old posts come back to the front page. Actually, I like NOT seeing my name on the forum quite so much because that means others are posting a lot. Janice, there are quite a few lady sign makers around. I hope you are the catalyst that helps them get involved. Mike Jackson
- Sun Apr 30, 2017 8:17 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Oklahoma Bash: October 1982
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5559
Re: Oklahoma Bash: October 1982
Hi Doug,
Mike Stevens was there, but the person you are probably talking about did caricatures. Somewhere in all of my stuff, I have a card with signatures from the event.
Mike Stevens was there, but the person you are probably talking about did caricatures. Somewhere in all of my stuff, I have a card with signatures from the event.
- Sat Apr 29, 2017 5:58 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Doug Bernhardt_Retired?!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 16510
Re: Doug Bernhardt_Retired?!
I'd like to think this is April 1st and this is an April Fool's Joke!
Maybe Doug will now have more time and will fill this Forum with photos of his work, tips, techniques, and so forth.
Maybe Doug will now have more time and will fill this Forum with photos of his work, tips, techniques, and so forth.
- Sat Apr 29, 2017 5:47 pm
- Forum: Hand Lettering Gallery
- Topic: Posting Photos on this 2017 Forum...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11758
Re: posting photos...
Full sized photos from a digital camera or iPhone are way too large for the web and must be resized. The phpBB software does not automatically resize them like Facebook. I n the earlier version of this Forum, we had the maximum file size limited to 750 pixels. I increased it recently to closer to 20...
- Sat Apr 29, 2017 5:47 pm
- Forum: Hand Lettering Gallery
- Topic: Posting Photos on this 2017 Forum...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 17691
Re: posting photos...
Full sized photos from a digital camera or iPhone are way too large for the web and must be resized. The phpBB software does not automatically resize them like Facebook. I n the earlier version of this Forum, we had the maximum file size limited to 750 pixels. I increased it recently to closer to 20...
- Fri Apr 28, 2017 8:39 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Cleveland Signs
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8106
Re: Cleveland Signs
Alan, thanks for posting these photos. (You'll note that the images will post in the orientation you stored them on your computer) My favorite image is the Air Conditioned bowling alley sign. The person that painted it was very good with a brush. You can tell it was just an everyday sign for him, bu...
- Fri Apr 28, 2017 8:32 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Getting Involved
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4230
Re: Getting Involved
Hi Janice, Wow! That's an ambitious project for someone learning! It sounds like you are doing a lot of tests, and if I hadn't read that, it would have been my suggestion. You mentioned using some vinyl in the project. You'll need to be careful because paint usually peels off vinyl over time. In oth...
- Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:17 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: SILVER LEAF WINDOW
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6952
Re: SILVER LEAF WINDOW
Very nice!
And...thanks for posting the photo. Keep 'em coming!
And...thanks for posting the photo. Keep 'em coming!
- Thu Apr 27, 2017 3:41 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Fast dry gold size
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8053
Re: Fast dry gold size
Robert...that's a really good question and I will be anxious to read what others say. Personally, I wouldn't use it and would opt for the tried and true oil sizes.
- Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:04 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Letter to Painters: John Ohnimus 1906
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7737
Re: Letter to Painters: John Ohnimus 1906
As of today, there are 70 pages of posts with 50 on a page on the Hand Lettering Forum. Try clicking on page 70, then page 69 and find an old post that interests you. If you see something, add to the comments and it will bump that old post all the way to the front page. Here's one from 2004...
- Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:13 pm
- Forum: Annoucements
- Topic: Get Involved in the Hand Lettering Forum!!!!!!!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 28201
Get Involved in the Hand Lettering Forum!!!!!!!
Okay folks! With the support of the Denver Letterheads and several readers, we've been able to pay for the site for the rest of 2017 and pay a php developer to move the Hand Lettering Forum to the same server as www.TheLetterheads.com . We are still working on to make the registration captcha more &...
- Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:59 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Gold Rush Cigars
- Replies: 0
- Views: 19070
Gold Rush Cigars
GoldRuchCigars1400.jpg I made two or three of these panels and sent one to one of the Conclaves. One of them hangs on my office wall. Today, I was cleaning the sensors on my camera and did a few test shots. The glass piece made a good subject. It was terribly skewed—a result of me snapping the shot...
- Sun Apr 23, 2017 3:15 pm
- Forum: Letterhead Events
- Topic: California Conclave 2000
- Replies: 6
- Views: 16293
Re: California Conclave 2000
Conclave 2000 2003-03-16-030751.jpg 2003-03-14-185220.jpg 2003-03-14-184725.jpg 2000-02-13-151506.jpg 2000-02-12-154648.jpg 2000-02-12-154636.jpg 2000-02-12-144701.jpg 2000-02-12-144538.jpg 2000-02-12-114155.jpg 2000-02-12-111453.jpg 2000-02-12-110611.jpg 2000-02-11-174132.jpg 2000-02-11-153801.jpg ...
- Sun Apr 23, 2017 3:15 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: California Conclave 2000
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10596
Re: California Conclave 2000
Conclave 2000 2003-03-16-030751.jpg 2003-03-14-185220.jpg 2003-03-14-184725.jpg 2000-02-13-151506.jpg 2000-02-12-154648.jpg 2000-02-12-154636.jpg 2000-02-12-144701.jpg 2000-02-12-144538.jpg 2000-02-12-114155.jpg 2000-02-12-111453.jpg 2000-02-12-110611.jpg 2000-02-11-174132.jpg 2000-02-11-153801.jpg ...
- Sun Apr 23, 2017 3:08 pm
- Forum: Letterhead Events
- Topic: California Conclave 2000
- Replies: 6
- Views: 16293
Re: California Conclave 2000
Rick Glawson and Esoteric Sign Supply 2003-03-16-031255.jpg 2003-03-16-031215.jpg 2003-03-16-031209.jpg 2003-03-16-031152.jpg 2003-03-11-052136.jpg 2003-03-11-051857.jpg 2003-03-11-051724.jpg 2003-03-11-051646.jpg 2000-07-14-203717.jpg 2000-02-13-141305.jpg 2000-02-11-135904.jpg 2000-02-11-111223.jp...
- Sun Apr 23, 2017 3:08 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: California Conclave 2000
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10596
Re: California Conclave 2000
Rick Glawson and Esoteric Sign Supply 2003-03-16-031255.jpg 2003-03-16-031215.jpg 2003-03-16-031209.jpg 2003-03-16-031152.jpg 2003-03-11-052136.jpg 2003-03-11-051857.jpg 2003-03-11-051724.jpg 2003-03-11-051646.jpg 2000-07-14-203717.jpg 2000-02-13-141305.jpg 2000-02-11-135904.jpg 2000-02-11-111223.jp...
- Sun Apr 23, 2017 3:04 pm
- Forum: Letterhead Events
- Topic: California Conclave 2000
- Replies: 6
- Views: 16293
California Conclave 2000
Rick Glawson's California Conclave 2000 1999-01-01-070000.JPG 1999-01-01-070000-4.JPG 1999-01-01-070000-5.JPG 1999-01-01-070000-6.JPG 1999-01-01-070000-7.JPG 1999-01-01-070000-9.JPG 1999-01-01-070000-14.JPG 1999-01-01-070000-16.JPG 1999-01-01-070000-17.JPG 1999-01-01-070000-20.JPG 1999-01-01-070000-...
- Sun Apr 23, 2017 3:04 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: California Conclave 2000
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10596
California Conclave 2000
Rick Glawson's California Conclave 2000 1999-01-01-070000.JPG 1999-01-01-070000-4.JPG 1999-01-01-070000-5.JPG 1999-01-01-070000-6.JPG 1999-01-01-070000-7.JPG 1999-01-01-070000-9.JPG 1999-01-01-070000-14.JPG 1999-01-01-070000-16.JPG 1999-01-01-070000-17.JPG 1999-01-01-070000-20.JPG 1999-01-01-070000-...