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by Lars Wacherhausen
Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:03 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Step by steps
Replies: 5
Views: 3930

Step by steps

Hi there. I have found some links for some step by steps for newbies like myself. I would like to invite you people to add links if you know some great step by steps with pictures (helps allot). :) Here we go. https://handletteringforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2081&hilit=magazine https...
by Lars Wacherhausen
Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:00 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Marbling
Replies: 2
Views: 2192

Re: Marbling

by Lars Wacherhausen
Sun Mar 13, 2011 1:09 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Marbling
Replies: 2
Views: 2192

Marbling

Hi there. Have just been doing some vert de mer marbling I want to show you. If you have some pictures of some marbling you have been doing please upload some pictures. In this marbling I jused linseed oil and color pigments? I dont know the english name for it. Sea sponge and a striber brush for th...
by Lars Wacherhausen
Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:09 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Peace Gold Leaf Workshop
Replies: 22
Views: 14736

Re: Peace Gold Leaf Workshop

Really nice!!

Does it requires some advanced tools to make those round punties?

-Lars
by Lars Wacherhausen
Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:21 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: magazines
Replies: 7
Views: 4741

magazines

Hi there.

I have been subscribing pinstriping & kustom graphix for some years now and signcraft magazine, but theres not much of what i'm into. Do you guys know a magazine that contains more handlettering and glass signs and stuff like that?

-Lars.
by Lars Wacherhausen
Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:12 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: A little test
Replies: 8
Views: 5163

Re: A little test

Thanks for your tips..

As soon I get some more gold I'll try to lay day the gold so it stays in the size of 8x8cm and not less :)
by Lars Wacherhausen
Fri Dec 10, 2010 2:49 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: A little test
Replies: 8
Views: 5163

Re: A little test

Thank Erik, and Bruce, thanks for you answers. I tried with a little oil with my smith gilders tip last time. I think I get too much oil in it so when I pick up the leaf its keep sticking to the hair. Can I wash the hair somehow without destroying anything? And a little answer to your comment #3 - I...
by Lars Wacherhausen
Thu Dec 09, 2010 5:30 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: A little test
Replies: 8
Views: 5163

Re: A little test

This is the best close up my camera can take. I think maybe the matte center is too matte? A help for myself next time is to let the black outline dry for a longer and some ... more practice with laying the gold correct! I used 6 sheets of gold for this letter and its only 10x12 cm :shock: When I us...
by Lars Wacherhausen
Thu Dec 09, 2010 3:51 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: A little test
Replies: 8
Views: 5163

A little test

Hi there.. Yesterday I used my last gold and tried to make a watergilded letter made with a computercuttet vinyl mask. -I first pelled of the outline, paintet it black with 1shot -Pelled of the centers and paintet it with 1shot goldsize -When both the black and the size where tacky I watergilded to ...
by Lars Wacherhausen
Sun Dec 05, 2010 10:37 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Linseed paint
Replies: 1
Views: 1826

Linseed paint

After studied the danish history about signpainting in Denmark I know that, we have used linseed painting both for letters on signs (not truck lettering) and backing up gold. I would like to know whats your experienced is about linseed paint in your countries? As far that I can see is linseed paint ...
by Lars Wacherhausen
Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:40 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: "Up There" Short Film
Replies: 2
Views: 1940

Re: "Up There" Short Film

If someone like to download to their harddrive you can use www.keepvid.com - you can also use it on youtube.

Sometimes its nice to have it on the harddrive so you dont have search for the movie every time.
by Lars Wacherhausen
Fri Nov 12, 2010 8:08 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: "Der praktische Schildermaler" What to do........
Replies: 15
Views: 11977

Re: "Der praktische Schildermaler" What to do........

erikwinkler wrote:I would also like a copy....
There was one for sale a while ago, asking price 400 dollars; I did not had it.

Erik
400 dollars? Serious? I did not know that these books was that much worth!
by Lars Wacherhausen
Fri Nov 12, 2010 3:08 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Glass Signs (Showcase your work here!)
Replies: 93
Views: 64595

Re: Glass Signs (Showcase your work here!)

I wish I knew how to do that! Beautiful :D
by Lars Wacherhausen
Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:10 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: "Der praktische Schildermaler" What to do........
Replies: 15
Views: 11977

Re: "Der praktische Schildermaler" What to do........

Anyone who knows if its all the pages of the book theres in that link?
by Lars Wacherhausen
Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:29 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Glass Signs (Showcase your work here!)
Replies: 93
Views: 64595

Re: Glass Signs (Showcase your work here!)

Thanks for your fine answer, I appreciate that.

Next project is to try some glue chipping. I have hide glue, sand for sandblasting (not very fine), I just need to build a chamber to chip inside and some heat lamps inside to set down the humidity.
by Lars Wacherhausen
Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:59 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Glass Signs (Showcase your work here!)
Replies: 93
Views: 64595

Re: Glass Signs (Showcase your work here!)

Hi there.. My second try for glass watergilding. In the G and J there 18k lemon gold, the rest of the letters are gold immitationleaf and the snowflakes are silver immitation leaf. All of it are watergilded. I hope the immitation leaf continue to stick to the glass. I started out with a vinyl mask, ...
by Lars Wacherhausen
Mon Sep 27, 2010 2:02 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Glass Signs (Showcase your work here!)
Replies: 93
Views: 64595

Re: Glass Signs (Showcase your work here!)

Nice, I like it. I wonder what it would have looked like if you had distressed the piece with a bit of the "antiqued" look with tiny dashes of black on the aluminum leafed around the red border? Sorry my bad english but I don't understand what you mean with 'distressed'.? :) I looked up f...
by Lars Wacherhausen
Mon Sep 27, 2010 12:33 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Glass Signs (Showcase your work here!)
Replies: 93
Views: 64595

Re: Glass Signs (Showcase your work here!)

I know this is not a beauty like many other signs here on the board but its my first finished glass sign. The black logo is made with a mask and 1shot paint with no hardener, the aluminum leaf is applied with water size, and everything backed up with black acrylic paint and last one coat of yatch va...
by Lars Wacherhausen
Fri Sep 24, 2010 3:10 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Glass Sign Gregg Heger
Replies: 17
Views: 11459

Re: Glass Sign Gregg Heger

It would be nice with some step by step pictures so newbies like me, can see how so beautyful signs are made! :)
by Lars Wacherhausen
Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:31 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Gold leaf sign
Replies: 20
Views: 14965

Re: Brush or airbrush?

Mister kciredoR, Did you appleid the One Shot with a brush or with an airbrush? Or is it better to do it with a roller? And is the paint straight out of the can or did you mixed it with Terpentine/Naphta? I can't find any brushlines in the photo... Thanks, kirE Old topic but I would like to know th...
by Lars Wacherhausen
Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:42 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Remove mirroring?
Replies: 5
Views: 3483

Re: Remove mirroring?

If i was living in USA, I would be there in a minute.

There arent any sign painters in Denmark left. The trade is under a new name now and its all about foil and print, no gold, no paint, no handcraft, all computer :(
by Lars Wacherhausen
Mon Jul 19, 2010 12:28 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Remove mirroring?
Replies: 5
Views: 3483

Re: Remove mirroring?

I can teach you some english if you teach me to be a killer sign painter ;)

Can I use any paint stripper? I heart that use of nitric acid is the best way?
by Lars Wacherhausen
Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:38 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Remove mirroring?
Replies: 5
Views: 3483

Remove mirroring?

Is it possible to take a mirror and remove some of the 'mirror' without sandblasting it so its just pure clean glass again? A chemical process or something?

I ask because I have a mirror were I want to remove some some of the effect for letters in gold?

Hope you understand my english :)

-Lars
by Lars Wacherhausen
Thu May 27, 2010 5:22 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Painted mirror
Replies: 18
Views: 9725

Re: Painted mirror

What do call technique with the big leaf? Brilliant cutting? It looks really nice and I would certainly try it out but I cant find much about it.
by Lars Wacherhausen
Tue May 04, 2010 9:19 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Glass Signs (Showcase your work here!)
Replies: 93
Views: 64595

Re: Glass Signs (Showcase your work here!)

Looks great! The two dancers, are they painted directly on the glass or how do you do that? I need to learn that techniqe :)
by Lars Wacherhausen
Fri Apr 30, 2010 11:07 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Dibond
Replies: 2
Views: 1818

Re: Dibond

Dibond is right in what they say. Its good :)
by Lars Wacherhausen
Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:56 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Glass paint
Replies: 11
Views: 6860

Re: Glass paint

Thank you David :) I dont want to start another topic for this little question but I have som problems with really small curves for flowers and ornaments ect. What brushes do you guys and girls use so the lines remain with a nice flow? I have been trying with my lettering quills and scroll brushes (...
by Lars Wacherhausen
Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:23 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Glass paint
Replies: 11
Views: 6860

Re: Glass paint

This time a tried backup the gold with the boiled linseed oil paint David Slade told me about. It works okay, but the drying time was about two days! But im okay with my result :)
by Lars Wacherhausen
Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:05 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Glass paint
Replies: 11
Views: 6860

Re: Glass paint

Yeah experimentation is the way forward. I found some oil based black for both metal and wood work. Its works okay but the next I would try is, boiled linseed oil paint, and finally there is something thats easy to get here in Denmark. A long drying time is okay this far. But when im getting better ...
by Lars Wacherhausen
Wed Mar 31, 2010 2:22 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Glass paint
Replies: 11
Views: 6860

Re: Glass paint

Now I have done my first "glas sign" with some errors I can learn of. The size I guess was to strong, maybe too much gelatine. I used 1x1cm gelatine (for cooking) for 0,25 litre water. It was really difficult to remove the leaf around the numbers. For the matte finish inside the numbers I ...