Just a quick note to wish all a great Thanksgiving. I'm thankful for all the wonderful years in this
profession and all the great people that are a part of it.
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This is an interactive Bulletin Board on the topics of Sign making, design, fabrication, History, old Books and of coarse Letterheads, Keepers of the craft. The Hand Lettering Forum features links to resources, sign art history, techniques, and artists profiles. Learn more about Letterheads at https://theletterheads.com. Below you'll see Mchat has been added as a live communication portal for trial, and the Main forum Links are listed below.
This is an interactive Bulletin Board on the topics of Sign making, design, fabrication, History, old Books and of coarse Letterheads, Keepers of the craft. The Hand Lettering Forum features links to resources, sign art history, techniques, and artists profiles. Learn more about Letterheads at https://theletterheads.com. Below you'll see Mchat has been added as a live communication portal for trial, and the Main forum Links are listed below.
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- Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:53 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: have a great Thanksgiving
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- Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:13 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Blending 1 shot on Dibond
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smiths cream
I worked for Pictorial Painting for a while and we used Smith's almost every day on most of the billboards. Most were MDO 14' x 48' rotates. They would be out for a few years before repainting. We worked mainly with oil colors so I don't know about One-Shot. However, every- thing held up well. We al...
- Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:05 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Thanks for being here.
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Thanks for being here.
Just a quick thanks for all of you being here for guys like me. Most all of my sign painting pals have gone to help with those repaints, waiting for us somewhere out younder. I'm still doing hand lettered signs to keep my hand in. Now they are free to charitable groups helping those in need. It's my...
- Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:23 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Save a few bucks on your books
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- Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:56 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: November 1st....say it ain't so!!!!
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Hi Mike, Thanks for helping me get settled into the forum. As for the weather here in Alameda, California, it's really cold if it gets down to 35 at night and the 50's during the day. However, your picture shows why you or anyone would put up with the winters. I used to have my sign shop in Redding,...
- Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:14 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: new member and question
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Jim, Glad to find someone from the past like myself. Todays work is wonderful, thanks to the computers. However, knowing how to design, layout and letter a sign by hand is a wonderful feeling. I still remember the day I was lettering a jewerly shop window during my apprentice days, when a beautiful ...