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by Pat Welter
Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:24 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Bob Dylan Does Hand LEttering
Replies: 6
Views: 5426

Re: Bob Dylan Does Hand LEttering

Now that made my day...Awesome Thanks.
by Pat Welter
Thu Aug 30, 2012 6:54 pm
Forum: Hand Lettering Gallery
Topic: new mural, with a bit of hand lettering
Replies: 4
Views: 9172

Re: new mural, with a bit of hand lettering

Well Now...There's a keeper...Nice work Tony.
by Pat Welter
Thu Aug 30, 2012 6:54 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: new mural, with a bit of hand lettering
Replies: 4
Views: 4100

Re: new mural, with a bit of hand lettering

Well Now...There's a keeper...Nice work Tony.
by Pat Welter
Wed Aug 29, 2012 1:19 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: A different kind of lettering
Replies: 7
Views: 6313

Re: A different kind of lettering

Nice fine Danny, great to see someone finding thier happy place...And I too believe people are looking for that handcrafted appeal, and whether they know it or not, it's the good layouts and executed signs that stand out in the digital world of today...We certainly have found that here, and it's wor...
by Pat Welter
Sat Aug 18, 2012 1:15 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: G.A.Schwarz, Toys & Fancy Goods
Replies: 24
Views: 19488

Re: G.A.Schwarz, Toys & Fancy Goods

Pretty sweet there Larry.
by Pat Welter
Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:46 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Color Lithography
Replies: 2
Views: 2966

Re: Color Lithography

Larry, this is excellent, thanks, Pat.
by Pat Welter
Mon Aug 13, 2012 2:44 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: The Aultman Taylor decal project
Replies: 8
Views: 6701

Re: The Aultman Taylor decal project

Hey Ricks, Nice work...I sometimes wonder if we're not part detective as apposed to sign painters with the research we need to do on some of the projects that come our way...finding the info we need can be just as exciting as painting the job ...anyway nicely done. Pat
by Pat Welter
Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:45 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: American Sign Museum
Replies: 15
Views: 9937

Re: American Sign Museum

Hey Doug , thanks for this...It looks absolutely wonderful, must be quite a rush to be working on something like this, doing work we all dream about or would like to see more of in our everyday work....Great to see some faces I haven't seen in a while, Mike and Dave C. and Doc, Sue and Dave...Sure l...
by Pat Welter
Tue May 01, 2012 8:19 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Sign supplier in Denver
Replies: 12
Views: 7356

Re: Sign supplier in Denver

No just little teasers ...you can send it this way anytime...just been cold and windy...No ark but I heard on the radio today of a guy who's building a working replica or the titanic!!...Maybe he know something we don't? hehehe.
by Pat Welter
Tue May 01, 2012 4:40 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Sign supplier in Denver
Replies: 12
Views: 7356

Re: Sign supplier in Denver

No worries Mark.
by Pat Welter
Tue May 01, 2012 2:00 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Sign supplier in Denver
Replies: 12
Views: 7356

Re: Sign supplier in Denver

Now thats cool, really like the straight razor inside the 7.
by Pat Welter
Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:05 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Sign supplier in Denver
Replies: 12
Views: 7356

Re: Sign supplier in Denver

Hey Rixs those are grand...Are they headed for a museum display?
by Pat Welter
Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:51 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: John Mayer, Born and Raised Album Cover art
Replies: 49
Views: 37174

Re: John Mayer, Born and Raised Album Cover art

The used card(album cover) look puts it over the top. Thanks, Dave.
by Pat Welter
Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:56 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: John Mayer, Born and Raised Album Cover art
Replies: 49
Views: 37174

Re: John Mayer, Born and Raised Album Cover art

Finally able to get back on(cpu stuff)...Dave, Tony couldn't have said it better...love everything, but the thing that turns my crank too, are those hand drawings...I guess its a way of seeing how your head & hand work and as Doug mentioned earlier, shows just how much study and research goes in...
by Pat Welter
Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:15 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: A fishy sign
Replies: 5
Views: 4640

A fishy sign

Pat has been fishing.
Another Christmas client sign is complete and ready to go out the door. It is clear cedar with Bert's recess carved, the raised fish is carved from HDU and airbrushed with latex. The rest is 1shot painted on top of Nazdar clear.
The sign is 2 feet tall by 20 inches wide.
by Pat Welter
Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:49 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Brush oil
Replies: 22
Views: 18172

Re: Brush oil

Sorry to hear that Mike...I don't leave the brush in the oil as you discribe, I clean the brush then work the trany oil into the heel, then squeeze out the access giving the brush a chisel look and store in my kit brush drawer that has a felt bottom, so have not had your experience, but good to know...
by Pat Welter
Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:44 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Brush oil
Replies: 22
Views: 18172

Re: Brush oil

I use transmission fluid...when dipping the brush in you can watch it draw the paint from the heel...been using it for over 15 yrs. and have not noticed any harsh side effects on the brushes, washes out quickly with mineral spirits...I also have the Saphire Oil Mike is talking about, but have never ...
by Pat Welter
Mon Nov 14, 2011 12:43 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Lear
Replies: 44
Views: 33727

Re: Lear

Dave, it always amazes me how you bring so many technical styles together in harmony...The forthought and artwork that goes into a project like this before you even start on the glass is for me mesmerizing, like figuring out what comes first ,second, third , in the finishing process....Absolutely wo...
by Pat Welter
Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:08 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Gilded yard sign
Replies: 5
Views: 4134

Re: Gilded yard sign

Yes Ron, this is two layers of one inch HDU, routed to allow a 3/4 inch box steel frame to sit in...There is paintable silicon only where the steel frame comes thought the HDU on the ends. This allow the steel frame freedom to expand and contract in the heat and cold since HDU does not expand. the r...
by Pat Welter
Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:26 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Gilded yard sign
Replies: 5
Views: 4134

Gilded yard sign

This is the sign we installed today. The landscaping is not completed. The raised letters, lilacs and hands are all hand cut and carved HDU The sign is finished with Benjamin Moore Aura on HDU with a steel insert frame. The letters and hands are gilded with 23kt gold. The treated posts are covered w...
by Pat Welter
Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:14 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: a project or 2
Replies: 18
Views: 12793

Re: a project or 2

Doug, the missing buttons, is that where you will be running install screws in, then buttoning up?...Love the rich colour and your style is second to none...Pat
by Pat Welter
Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:26 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Danny Cooke film
Replies: 1
Views: 1915

Re: Danny Cooke film

Dave, Danny does fabulous work...Showed this to my bro. Mike who is a diver, he thought it was really great, loved the old charactor...
Pat.
by Pat Welter
Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:56 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: a project or 2
Replies: 18
Views: 12793

Re: a project or 2

Doug, this is fantastic work, absolutley fantastic...
Is the rosette carved in maple? I, just love the look of hand done work with the tool marks, It just shows love and passion for what you are doing, thanks for sharing...Pat.
by Pat Welter
Sat Jul 02, 2011 8:32 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: New Guy
Replies: 2
Views: 2237

Re: New Guy

Hello Frank...Doug is right. check out all the old posts here and you'll be at it for hours...There are some awesome people here who do awesome work...your learning from the best right here...Good luck, have fun...It will be interesting to see more on your family gold leaf history too...Pat.
by Pat Welter
Thu Jun 16, 2011 4:53 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Newest glass sign
Replies: 53
Views: 38073

Re: Newest glass sign

Hi Rod I've heard of Beer'o'clock...but what is beergola???
by Pat Welter
Mon Jun 13, 2011 11:44 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Glass signs of Porto
Replies: 14
Views: 8546

Re: Glass signs of Porto

These are awesome Ash...But is dishearting to see the amount of tagging we see there as well.
by Pat Welter
Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:28 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Elaborate Victorian Style Mirror
Replies: 30
Views: 19254

Re: Elaborate Victorian Style Mirror

Dave, when do you sleep??? Absolutely grand....Pat
by Pat Welter
Fri May 27, 2011 1:10 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Sulis. The Natural Mineral Water of Bath
Replies: 6
Views: 4658

Re: Sulis. The Natural Mineral Water of Bath

Pat I second your emotion...Nice work Dave, been to Bath many years ago...extordenary place...Pat
by Pat Welter
Tue May 24, 2011 9:26 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: The Tottenham Pub, London
Replies: 14
Views: 9251

Re: The Tottenham Pub, London

I've always been amazed at how the entire surrounding work and complement each other, like the ceiling and mill work in the pics you two have posted, and now these last ones you have posted Dave. Tin ceiling and tile work Awesome...The last pic (and it may just be the angle of the pic) makes the Pad...
by Pat Welter
Sat May 21, 2011 8:25 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: The Tottenham Pub, London
Replies: 14
Views: 9251

Re: The Tottenham Pub, London

Dave & Doug these are fantastic, never mind the surounding mill work to say the least...Just simply awesome...