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by Miles Cullinane
Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:39 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: may I recommend a book to you all
Replies: 0
Views: 3052

may I recommend a book to you all

'All about Pub Signs' is a book that my sister found me for Christmas. one of my best presents for years! here is one link to a place you can get it but I am sure you might find it in other places too. It's by Dorothy Nicolle. http://www.amazon.co.uk/All-About-Signs-Dorothy-Nicolle/dp/0956029337 bot...
by Miles Cullinane
Tue May 18, 2010 5:27 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Heat Bent Glass Signs with Paint
Replies: 30
Views: 17694

Re: Heat Bent Glass Signs with Paint

Lovely Stuff Dave, Is there a lemon gold in-between the white and deep gold in the 'Joanna's' piece, it looks blended like you taught in the workshop I did with you but I can't tell. Have any pictures of these curved pieces in their final location, Would love to see them. your stuff is a marvel to s...
by Miles Cullinane
Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:45 am
Forum: Hand Lettering Gallery
Topic: Photos from Readers
Replies: 8
Views: 10858

Re: NEW!: POSTING PHOTOS on this new Forum

I'll try it out with my first ever commercial goldleaf job I did and made really really good money on. The funny thing is, they are accountants and after I finished the job, they told me that they thought I would just be using stick on vinyl letters and that at my price for glass gilding! Needless t...
by Miles Cullinane
Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:45 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Photos from Readers
Replies: 8
Views: 14941

Re: NEW!: POSTING PHOTOS on this new Forum

I'll try it out with my first ever commercial goldleaf job I did and made really really good money on. The funny thing is, they are accountants and after I finished the job, they told me that they thought I would just be using stick on vinyl letters and that at my price for glass gilding! Needless t...
by Miles Cullinane
Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:20 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Frog Juice over Gold
Replies: 16
Views: 12323

Re: Frog Juice over Gold

I am wondering what Kent would have to say about the OneShot speed dry UV Acrylic Clear 4005 as I have tried it over gold yet.
by Miles Cullinane
Wed May 20, 2009 2:28 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Eigenbrot Brewery Curved glass signs
Replies: 22
Views: 13642

Re: Eigenbrot Brewery Curved glass signs

for people like me who don't know suppliers by name, what company does Ron Percell work in/ own? By the way Dave, my mum makes a nice fruitcake but she didn't make me one when she made me! The slang of Devon needs some dictionary to go with it! Or in Cork you might someone say to you 'you better be ...
by Miles Cullinane
Tue May 19, 2009 9:18 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Eigenbrot Brewery Curved glass signs
Replies: 22
Views: 13642

Re: Eigenbrot Brewery Curved glass signs

Hey Dave, Where does one go to get Distilled water? what type of company sells it?

Love those pieces, The gold background one is easier to read but the other has a lot of effects that add to it. Love them both. Nice one Matey. :wink: