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by Scott Rowan
Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:08 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: star spangled sign
Replies: 15
Views: 16480

Re: star spangled sign

No I didn't. I took some of my "Blue Gold" with me to a letterhead meet in Banff where
Russel Kelly turned me on to it. It seemed to work but I didn't do a test piece to see how
it holds up over time.
by Scott Rowan
Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:29 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: star spangled sign
Replies: 15
Views: 16480

Re: star spangled sign

David, Have you tried a test of water gilding the blue silver? If it is the same thing I used
it turned black when water gilding. I did have some success with "Rolco Aquasize",go figure.
Good luck.
by Scott Rowan
Fri May 29, 2009 4:21 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Cashew brand paint from Japan
Replies: 4
Views: 4750

Re: Cashew brand paint from Japan

No it wasn't. I do remember seeing it but I never used water based paints. Where are you looking for your supplies? There is Do-it and Tokyu Hands. For Hi-Color I went to a local paint suplier. It comes in Quarts in a green can and like Cashew it has a strong odd oder. I'm sure what ever you find wi...
by Scott Rowan
Wed May 27, 2009 4:47 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Cashew brand paint from Japan
Replies: 4
Views: 4750

Re: Cashew brand paint from Japan

I had seen Cashew brand when I was in Japan but I never used it. I found some paint called
Hi-Color ( if memory serves). It is an oil based paint and worked well on wood or glass. I would still order One Shot from the U.S. for a wider color selection.
by Scott Rowan
Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:07 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Screen ink for glass....
Replies: 7
Views: 11736

Doug, I do use the Nazdar ADE Screen inks. They work great on glass and dry in about 30 minutes. It works well if you use a paint mask for outlines as you can roller on the outlines then peel out the letters to be gilded. Let the ink dry, do the gilding and back up the gold. Finally Peel off the res...