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by Jon_Green
Thu May 09, 2013 12:59 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Practice Materials
Replies: 16
Views: 10950

Re: Practice Materials

Yup. Sure enough, the grey quill puffs up with the Ronan Aquacote. You told me so! :( Jon, The guy at the sign supply store has probably never painted a sign. The fact he sold you a gray quill and a water based paint might be a red flag. You are going to get advice here from people that have been pa...
by Jon_Green
Tue May 07, 2013 4:52 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Practice Materials
Replies: 16
Views: 10950

Re: Practice Materials

Ok, well, I'll procede with caution with the information given to me. I do have faith in a guy at a sign supply place, but we'll see...He said the Ronan Aquacoat behaves very similarly to 1 shot. I'll let you guys know how it goes with the Ronan and Grey quills. Jon, Ronan makes both the Aqua Coat (...
by Jon_Green
Tue May 07, 2013 10:18 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Practice Materials
Replies: 16
Views: 10950

Re: Practice Materials

OK, sorrrrry about the spelling and thanks for the "advise"! It's Ronan, not Ronin. Here is the link to Ronan's website, specifically about the paint you mentioned. For application It does say "brush, roll, or spray"...just not specific on what type of "brush" to use. h...
by Jon_Green
Tue May 07, 2013 12:16 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Practice Materials
Replies: 16
Views: 10950

Re: Practice Materials

McLogan, the sign and screenprinting supply company, told me that Ronin aquacoat paint would work well with Grey Squirrel Quills. Is that not true? Should I go find a Sable instead for the Ronin? I was practicing with 1 shot on a black sign and, yes, this seems to be the best. Maybe the Ronins will ...
by Jon_Green
Mon May 06, 2013 7:25 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Practice Materials
Replies: 16
Views: 10950

Re: Practice Materials

Hi, and thanks for the info, Mike! Are you referring to these colors? http://www.richartcolor.com/index.php/paints/non-washable/premium-tempera.html Hi Jon, Welcome to the forum! I learned with OneShot and Ronan lettering enamels using gray quills, usually painting on enamel coated old real estate s...
by Jon_Green
Mon May 06, 2013 5:08 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Practice Materials
Replies: 16
Views: 10950

Practice Materials

Howdy folks! I'm new to the forum and to sign painting. I've been doing some pinstriping of sorts for a couple years and decided to "branch out". One thing that's proving to be difficult is the choice of paint and surface to practice on. I've tried various methods including 1 Shot on a bla...