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by Jen_Smitten
Wed Oct 28, 2015 10:35 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: My First Reverse Glass Gild Sweetleaf Coffee
Replies: 13
Views: 14681

Re: My First Reverse Glass Gild Sweetleaf Coffee

Cool. Thank you Bruce for your feedback!
That is useful to know that the oil-gilding is pretty durable even without the varnish.

Best,

Jen
by Jen_Smitten
Tue Oct 20, 2015 8:47 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: My First Reverse Glass Gild Sweetleaf Coffee
Replies: 13
Views: 14681

Re: My First Reverse Glass Gild Sweetleaf Coffee

Hi Bruce! Thank you Thank you for your reply and critiques! I did actually clean up the gold that was on the outside of the letters and then varnished after I took those pictures. I should have posted pictures after the cleanup. I definitely understand about being meticulous about those details. Yes...
by Jen_Smitten
Mon Oct 19, 2015 3:57 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: My First Reverse Glass Gild Sweetleaf Coffee
Replies: 13
Views: 14681

Re: My First Reverse Glass Gild Sweetleaf Coffee

Thank you Lee! And thank you for all those wonderful suggestions in those posts before. Those were neat techniques that I would love to try one day!

Yes Sam Alfano's work is amazing!

Cheers,

Jen
by Jen_Smitten
Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:33 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: My First Reverse Glass Gild Sweetleaf Coffee
Replies: 13
Views: 14681

Re: My First Reverse Glass Gild Sweetleaf Coffee

Thank you Dale for your input!
I would love to get my own plotter one day. It would be so useful in so many areas of my work.

Cheers,

jen
by Jen_Smitten
Mon Sep 28, 2015 12:13 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: My First Reverse Glass Gild Sweetleaf Coffee
Replies: 13
Views: 14681

Re: My First Reverse Glass Gild Sweetleaf Coffee

Thank you :)

Any critiques are welcome.
by Jen_Smitten
Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:08 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: My First Reverse Glass Gild Sweetleaf Coffee
Replies: 13
Views: 14681

My First Reverse Glass Gild Sweetleaf Coffee

Hi there, It's been since early 2013 since I posted pictures of a surface glass job I did with aluminum. Through this forum I learned the the Logo, supplied to me by the X- co-owner, was used without permission which was unknown to the current owner. Anyhow that situation was resolved through the pr...
by Jen_Smitten
Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:48 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Use of Artwork
Replies: 0
Views: 2947

Use of Artwork

Hi! I was informed on my recent post of glass sign work for a coffee shop that the logo was allegedly copyrighted and was not permissible for use. I am going to remove the pictures for now due to the conflicting matter until resolved. I did not claim to create the logo. The artwork logo was given to...
by Jen_Smitten
Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:34 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Pictures of Sweetleaf Espresso glass sign work.
Replies: 10
Views: 7736

Re: Pictures of Sweetleaf Espresso glass sign work.

Hi Sam, I was hired by the coffee shop to do the work and they supplied me with the logo stating that they hired someone to create the logo a while back. My apologies. It was not my intention to 'lift' work. This is their website. http://www.sweetleaflic.com/ I would assume the issue would need to b...
by Jen_Smitten
Tue Jul 16, 2013 1:48 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Pictures of Sweetleaf Espresso glass sign work.
Replies: 10
Views: 7736

Pictures of Sweetleaf Espresso glass sign work.

Hi!! I had asked some questions back in January or so about the glass painting project I was working on. It was a massive project and I finally finished last month. Thank you for all the suggestions that were made and I look forward to trying some of those techniques out in the future. I didn't mean...
by Jen_Smitten
Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:34 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Backing up Silver Gild
Replies: 19
Views: 14893

Re: Backing up Silver Gild

Beautiful work Lee. Thank you for showing those. So cool- yes that definitely makes me think more about the color choices and some other options. The wolves just have a little white and then silver. Thank you for taking the time to give me suggestions! I'll post more pictures as I get more done. bes...
by Jen_Smitten
Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:00 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Backing up Silver Gild
Replies: 19
Views: 14893

Re: Backing up Silver Gild

Here is the Engine-turned aluminum I finished today.
by Jen_Smitten
Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:55 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Backing up Silver Gild
Replies: 19
Views: 14893

Re: Backing up Silver Gild

Thank you John for your great suggestions. And thank you Lee. Great suggestions as well! Yes there is going to be a lot of silver color. I decided I'm not going to do the water gilding with the 12 Karat on these pieces and that I'm going to stick with Aluminum throughout. As posted below I did the e...
by Jen_Smitten
Wed Feb 13, 2013 5:50 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Backing up Silver Gild
Replies: 19
Views: 14893

Re: Backing up Silver Gild

Hi Lee, What you have mentioned was definitely something I have been contemplating and concerned about. Yes I was thinking of Palladium or Aluminum leaf, engine turned, inside the S logo and then outside the S, but with in the frame doing the water gilding with 12K. Though having done a test on sepa...
by Jen_Smitten
Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:51 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Backing up Silver Gild
Replies: 19
Views: 14893

Re: Backing up Silver Gild

The windows regarding the question in which I started this post... Here are two pictures of my windows in progress I am painting for a new Espresso / Cocktail place. I have plans for palladium leaf, engine turned in the S, and water gilded 12K outside the S but within the oval. And then silver paint...
by Jen_Smitten
Tue Feb 12, 2013 10:04 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Backing up Silver Gild
Replies: 19
Views: 14893

Re: Backing up Silver Gild

Thank you Lee!
And thank you for your post. It was great information and techniques that I haven't heard of. Very interesting. And as mentioned sounds like a great new topic to post.

Best,

Jen
by Jen_Smitten
Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:26 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Backing up Silver Gild
Replies: 19
Views: 14893

Re: Backing up Silver Gild

Thank you Larry!
by Jen_Smitten
Tue Jan 29, 2013 10:49 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Backing up Silver Gild
Replies: 19
Views: 14893

Re: Backing up Silver Gild

Thank you Doug!

Thank you for the reply and your suggestions.

Yeah it seems I am hearing about issues with 1 Shot on glass these days? Are there more favorable enamels for hand lettering on glass?


Best,

Jen
by Jen_Smitten
Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:21 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Backing up Silver Gild
Replies: 19
Views: 14893

Re: Backing up Silver Gild

Hi Jerry,

Thank you for the compliment and thank you for the reply.

Awesome. I was wondering if that was a better option. I will use the 12K leaf instead.

best,

Jen
by Jen_Smitten
Mon Jan 28, 2013 5:35 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Backing up Silver Gild
Replies: 19
Views: 14893

Backing up Silver Gild

Hi! I am new to the forum. Also I am fairly new to sign painting on glass as well. I am a textile Airbrush Artist for 20 years now and am expanding my interests into sign painting and more specifically on glass. My question is- I am working on a glass painting job for a local coffee shop. I want to ...