Totally amazing! Dave you're a true keeper of the craft.

Thanks Erik for your e-mail about this topic, very interesting. I used a spar varnish or marine varnish on the fire trucks I did. It add a darker shade to the gold though, but it was done this way many years ago. I have talked to a few old signpainters that did firetrucks in the past and this what t...

Ouch! For both John and his truck! Thanks to nowadays body shop, should be fixed all right and glad nobody's hurt!

To all my brothers of the brush, a shameless self promotion on Youtube.com...

http://www.youtube.com/user/ptardifinc

Any kinds of comments welcomed!

Life is so good with a brush in hand!

Liked the Nocturna too but like Ken said; Mack is manufacturing some really good ones like the 2962 that I uses most of the time with any kind paint and they are nice people supporting letterheads!. Don't see a lot of difference in the snap between the two, thaugh.

That's official now! I scheduled two HAND LETTERING BOOT CAMP. The first will be held at Donald Thompson's shop in Laurens SC, January 18-19-20th 2008 while the other is at Canadian Signcrafters supply in Bayfield, Ontario february 22-23-24th 2008 The boot camp will be an intensive full 3 days class...

I think that signs for movie production is a really good market for signpainters. There is so many movies out there where the style, typeface and look of the signs, especially period signs, are not accurate. Movie production also suffered from the "take over" of the "graphic designer ...

I think that signs for movie production is a really good market for signpainters. There is so many movies out there where the style, typeface and look of the signs, especially period signs, are not accurate. Movie production also suffered from the "take over" of the "graphic designer ...

"Hopefully" NO, John! I'm just kidding, I am not a lefty but one of my employee is and when he tried his hand at calligraphy that was a problem. His hand always going over that ink that's not dry yet. I know it could be the beginning of World War 3 for the signpainters, but I am still look...

New guy in town... One thing I've started a sure interest lately is Calligraphy. After watching Russ Mowry at work at French Kiss A Brush 2 years ago it got me thinking...hey I want to give it a try. I have practiced almost every night while watching TV, with only fountain pens and paper pad. I have...