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by vance galliher
Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:02 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Looking for good software advice.
Replies: 25
Views: 19688

Re: Looking for good software advice.

robare, as a corel x3 user, i'm interested in how you set this up .......

"Left click on the mouse to zoom in...Right click on the mouse to zoom out." ?
when i left or right click mouse, it just selects object...
thanks for info.......
by vance galliher
Tue Aug 20, 2013 8:11 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Latest glass signs
Replies: 46
Views: 40288

Re: Latest glass signs

......i don't believe you , you're just making that procedure up..........you're going to have to show us and do a step by step....hahaaaaaaa. it's such nice work rod !....and really, do a photo/youtube step for us to view or buy......nevertheless, thanks for taking the time to post what you do.
by vance galliher
Tue Aug 20, 2013 2:16 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Latest glass signs
Replies: 46
Views: 40288

Re: Latest glass signs

.........good eye mr. berlier ! and a good question !
by vance galliher
Sun Aug 04, 2013 11:13 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Brush work only
Replies: 5
Views: 6773

Re: Brush work only

alan used to work with a few of us around eugene/springfield or. area.......a fine sign artist and a good soul.
by vance galliher
Sun Jul 21, 2013 12:38 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Invasion from across two ponds
Replies: 6
Views: 4743

Re: Invasion from across two ponds

we would expect nothing less.........and while you're at it , perhaps a video or two.. a great opportunity for a step by step
by vance galliher
Sun Jul 14, 2013 8:52 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Gilding workshop with a pinstriper from Oslo,Norway
Replies: 8
Views: 8284

Re: Gilding workshop with a pinstriper from Oslo,Norway

seeing such great work david is somewhat depressing..............but very inspiring......thanks for the show !!
by vance galliher
Thu Jun 06, 2013 8:48 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Screen Printing_One Shot Paint
Replies: 9
Views: 10148

Re: Screen Printing_One Shot Paint

hi pat, and i'm curious as to how you get such an even blast on the bkgd, which i assume is carved because of the brille...........thanks for sharing !
by vance galliher
Wed May 08, 2013 10:40 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Sign Painters in MD/DC/VA?
Replies: 7
Views: 4715

Re: Sign Painters in MD/DC/VA?

pat, our trader joe's chalk artist in eugene,or, is absolutely amazing . i don't think she stocks shelves............but she might. i think each store has it's own in house artist..but i'm not sure
by vance galliher
Wed May 08, 2013 1:24 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Sign Painters in MD/DC/VA?
Replies: 7
Views: 4715

Re: Sign Painters in MD/DC/VA?

........beautiful work chris !
by vance galliher
Mon Apr 08, 2013 11:58 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Glass Signs (Showcase your work here!)
Replies: 93
Views: 64604

Re: Glass Signs (Showcase your work here!)

...very nice work rod........i really like the "eddie v".......... do you have a closeup ?
by vance galliher
Fri Apr 05, 2013 11:06 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: a different boston gild.......
Replies: 4
Views: 5191

Re: a different boston gild.......

lee, i said this was a "different" boston gild...hahaa. i have done this with the same leaf as well as with different karats, but the clients wants a clean simple "silver" look. the upscale restaurant name has to be on a large glass window, but just palladium would be boring, so ...
by vance galliher
Wed Apr 03, 2013 11:01 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: a different boston gild.......
Replies: 4
Views: 5191

a different boston gild.......

.....now that i have your attention ...... sorry no pics yet, it's something i want to do. i was commissioned to do a boston style gild on a storefront window. but rather than gold, the client want a silver metal look. I’m thinking of palladium matte center , perhaps textured (?), with a white 12k b...
by vance galliher
Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:22 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: chester cunningham.......
Replies: 7
Views: 6108

chester cunningham.......

i'm looking for this book........ “Chester Cunningham sign design notebook” Published by Sign of the Times Publishing Company ISBN 0-911380-57-4 i've called publishing company, amazon (the guy there did a lot of research in and out of house), and abebooks......nothing ! doesn't seem to be around any...
by vance galliher
Fri Mar 08, 2013 2:05 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: I'm New Here
Replies: 8
Views: 6787

Re: I'm New Here

lee, welcome to this site, and thanks for the intro to http://www.signblanks.wordpress.com ...... a great site of handwork
by vance galliher
Sun Oct 21, 2012 9:21 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Burberry Film
Replies: 5
Views: 4572

Re: Burberry Film

lorenzo,
john studden has a video or mag article on this procedure dave mentioned............perhaps someone else has more info
by vance galliher
Sat Oct 06, 2012 12:32 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Black Velvet On Gold?
Replies: 11
Views: 7559

Re: Black Velvet On Gold?

lee, tell the folks how many books of gold you and pete use to gild that statue atop the oregon state capitol....here's a site that tells the whole story http://www.oregonlink.com/goldenpioneer/index.html
by vance galliher
Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:59 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Original Dead Men
Replies: 686
Views: 2084396

Re: Original Dead Men

....i like the new frame larry.....the first one was a little too much...
by vance galliher
Sat Jun 02, 2012 3:11 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: very nice work mr. seese.....!!
Replies: 10
Views: 6595

Re: very nice work mr. seese.....!!

you're welcome dan. i did my site in 04, and it's been static and needs updated as well , with more current work and a better SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION
by vance galliher
Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:37 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: very nice work mr. seese.....!!
Replies: 10
Views: 6595

very nice work mr. seese.....!!

dan, your recent reply to larry's post had your website i hadn't seen before..........very nice ! awesome work......check it out folks
by vance galliher
Tue May 22, 2012 7:39 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Album cover critic
Replies: 16
Views: 10067

Re: Album cover critic

mike , thanks for the mayer link . i'm a long time fan of his, but hadn't seen the interview.
by vance galliher
Wed May 16, 2012 9:40 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Album cover critic
Replies: 16
Views: 10067

Re: Album cover critic

hahaaaaaa.....i wouldn't place too much value, in fact, let's make that NO value, in what this man says .
by vance galliher
Tue May 08, 2012 12:42 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: New Video
Replies: 16
Views: 10576

Re: New Video

great work Rod..........I've saved it to my favorites along with dave's video. I enjoy showing folks what "the cream of our crop" does.
by vance galliher
Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:05 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: beautiful work.....
Replies: 2
Views: 2573

beautiful work.....

Sent to me by a friend............great site ! http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2011/0 ... raphy.html
by vance galliher
Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:18 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Newest glass sign
Replies: 53
Views: 38217

Re: Newest glass sign

Bob, could you speak about the G in the circle........that's a really intense gild !
by vance galliher
Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:42 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: What about pricing.........?
Replies: 14
Views: 8289

Re: What about pricing.........?

and I must add that the top notch work that you Bob, Larry, Erik, and Rod share with us is really an inspiration .....and I truly appreciate your effort and time
by vance galliher
Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:17 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: What about pricing.........?
Replies: 14
Views: 8289

Re: What about pricing.........?

hahaaaaa........one of my cats is all black, ........... and he's a wonderful cat and very demanding ! I'm glad you think it's a great topic Bob. It has always been an interest of mine, ........how to price "art" ? And who's to say why this landscape sells for $2oo and that one for $2000. ...
by vance galliher
Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:03 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: What about pricing.........?
Replies: 14
Views: 8289

Re: What about pricing.........?

Thank you to all who respond to this conversation……… I agree with Larry’s statement that the more techniques on a piece, the higher the price. When I started doing signs some 35 years ago in Santa Cruz, all I did was hand carved redwood, and the acceptable pricing method at the time was by the squar...
by vance galliher
Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:16 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: What about pricing.........?
Replies: 14
Views: 8289

Re: What about pricing.........?

thanks for reply Rod . I only used your post on the matter because it was the most recent on the subject of pricing. I'm not sure why a client would mind, but that's between you and your client. Aside from that, and when there is no privacy issue, why can't we have conversations about how and what w...
by vance galliher
Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:00 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: What about pricing.........?
Replies: 14
Views: 8289

What about pricing.........?

I could care less about how much you make or don’t make per year. I know there are people on this forum that gross under 20k per year and those that go well beyond 500k. What people make per year is not the point of this inquiry, but more to the point of what people charge for their glass art. In a ...
by vance galliher
Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:30 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Newest glass sign
Replies: 53
Views: 38217

Re: Newest glass sign

when I saw the first pic the perspective threw my off and I thought the panel was on the floor....... and thought man o man ! what a hugh piece of glass.......then I realized it's on a table . Very nice piece Rod....have lots of fun !!. It's always great to see what you do and how you do it............