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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 Sep 29, 2004 8:14 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: WOW I like the Buttons Mike!
- Replies: 1
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- Wed Sep 29, 2004 1:54 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Comments/Critiques on Glass Design
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4714
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Kelly, This is a very nice design. You asked for useful comments...I would adjust a few letters in the main lettering. First, I'd add some space between the SK and take out a lot of space or even overlap the KA. There is too little space between the WA and too much between the AN. The right serif on...
- Tue Sep 28, 2004 7:50 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Non-Pounce Patterns
- Replies: 14
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- Mon Sep 27, 2004 9:13 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Non-Pounce Patterns
- Replies: 14
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- Mon Sep 27, 2004 1:17 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Bronzing Powder How?
- Replies: 6
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Billy, Also try brush lettering a graphic with a gold size/paint mixture just as you would if gilding. Then, when the size has set up, dip a cosmetic pad into some bronzing powder and wipe it across the size. It will stick to the size in the same manner as leaf, however the powder will be more on th...
- Sun Sep 26, 2004 11:28 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Yearly Rant
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7354
- Sun Sep 26, 2004 8:32 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Post from Jul 19, 04
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- Views: 2399
Post from Jul 19, 04
I should probably mention here that this BB is not restricted to Hand Lettering, but also to the additional topics of sign making, fabrication, design, Letterheads, sign books, and other related topcs. Since I made this post the other day, I started a few Signmaking 101 posts to let people get a fee...
- Sun Sep 26, 2004 8:23 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Atkinson: Asphaltum
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Atkinson: Asphaltum
Here are a few comments I saw in Atkinson's book about asphaltum: ------------------------------------------------------------- Asphaltum: Never add oil to Asphaltum, it will retard the drying infefinitely. Never use it without the addition of a few drops of quick rubbing varnish to insure hardness....
- Sun Sep 26, 2004 8:03 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Atkinson Smalts
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Atkinson Smalts
Here's another little gem in the Atkinson book. "Making Smalt: Use clear white beach sand and have perfectly dry. For black smalt use Lamp Black in Japan, toned deep with Prussian Blue. Add in a little Quick Rubbing Varnish and break and thin with gasoline. Starte coloring the saning five pound...
- Sun Sep 26, 2004 8:02 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Atkinson Book. Source for endless posts
- Replies: 1
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Atkinson Book. Source for endless posts
Hi Letterers, Most of us probably own Frank Atkinson's book on sign painting--either an original or the ST reprint. The average person probably knows there is a bunch of text in the front section, but I doubt many have read much of it. Okay...I'm partially guilty, but I have read quite a bit of it o...
- Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:38 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Yearly Rant
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7354
Yearly Rant
Normally, I ask the Denver Chapter of the Letterheads for their support for this site. I haven't asked this year. After asking people to write SignMaking 101 Posts, and then doing about a dozen on my own, we only ever got a few more. After that, I have been stubbornly silent, (and also busy with oth...
- Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:27 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Doming labels
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4154
Hi Danny, I've been wanting to do some of this style labels, but never really knew where to start. Your tutorial will make my job a lot easier, and should save quite a bit of money buying the wrong materials. You did a great job on both Doming posts. Thanks for taking the time and energy to share th...
- Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:12 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Redwood peel up problems
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6822
- Sat Sep 18, 2004 5:27 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Pullman, Penn RR, etc
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2450
Pullman, Penn RR, etc
http://www.theletterheads.com/signphotos/palmsletter.jpg A while back, Robare was asking about the Pullman Car lettering. I recently found a letter from the Palm Letter Co in which they say they supply the letters for Pullman, several RR companies, and Mosler Safe. I cropped out most of the letter,...
- Sat Sep 18, 2004 4:26 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: A Little Letterhead
- Replies: 3
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A Little Letterhead
http://www.theletterheads.com/signphotos/tylerdenver.jpg This photo has been on our refrigerator door for quite a few years. It was taken at the 20th Anniversary Letterheads Meeting in Denver. Tyler, now 15, was about four years old when the photo was taken in the Kids Korner of the meeting. http:/...
- Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:12 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Frank Atkinson pages begun
- Replies: 8
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Danny, I spent all morning, linking quite a few of the pages now. The core of the Atkinson pages are built. I need to take time and gather the text for the books to complete that section. I just spoke with Charlie Thames in Jackson, MS. He was the one who sent me all the old photos and literature ba...
- Wed Sep 15, 2004 11:52 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Frank Atkinson pages begun
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7085
Frank Atkinson pages begun
http://www.theletterheads.com/atkinson/collagerigt.jpg http://www.theletterheads.com/lhparts/atkinsonmain.html I just created an entry page for a new section dedicated to Frank Atkinson. For now, it is just a basic introduction page. Eventually, I will have some addional pages showing more photos o...
- Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:59 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Signmaking 101: Doming dimensional letters
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11637
Hi Danny, You did a great job on the Doming 101 post. Wow, that had to have taken some time--all just for the benefit of a few of us readers! Thanks a bunch . Now that I see these photos, I have additional questions for you or anyone else that has done it: Adhesion: You used epoxy on raw HDU. I assu...
- Tue Sep 14, 2004 11:47 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Silence in the Fall
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4306
- Tue Sep 14, 2004 10:05 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Strong's Book of Designs
- Replies: 5
- Views: 16788
I received this message back from Tod Swormstedt concerning the Canadian reprint of Strongs: ST Media Group can not have a copyright on Strong since it was originally copyrighted by someone else. However, what it did do is legally reprint Strong since the copyright had expired and not been renewed. ...
- Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:49 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: glue-chipping on concave glass
- Replies: 15
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Raymond, Rick used to sell slumped glass ovals. I don't think they would fit in his small kiln, so he must have found a source for them. Pat Mackle might know. I didn't do a Google search, but I bet they are available. I don't think chipping a domed piece of glass would be a problem at all. Angel Gi...
- Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:39 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Silence in the Fall
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4306
Silence in the Fall
With the apparent lack of anything else to talk about on the Forum, I'll post a couple of photos from the area. http://www.goldenstudios.com/family/widetetonssept04t.jpg http://www.goldenstudios.com/family/widesleepingindiansept04t.jpg I took these two photos last Saturday. Fall foliage is just now ...
- Tue Sep 07, 2004 8:57 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: glue-chipping on concave glass
- Replies: 15
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- Mon Sep 06, 2004 11:30 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: glue-chipping on concave glass
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5201
Hi Bruce, Nice job! Thanks for coming back and posting it for us. I am not sure if I will ever have one slumped, nor would I have any idea where to take one here in the Rocky Mountain West, but the information might come in handy someday. I would have always thought the curved glass would make it to...
- Sat Sep 04, 2004 1:20 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: New permanent photos and pages added tonight
- Replies: 1
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New permanent photos and pages added tonight
http://www.theletterheads.com/stphotos/samuelevans.jpg Samuel Evans, a co-founder of Rawson & Evans. http://www.theletterheads.com/lhparts/rawsonevans.html Hi all, Not many of us have any of the first few years of Signs of the Times magazines. Luckily for us, we have a good friend at the magazi...
- Tue Aug 31, 2004 7:02 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Corel Draw clip art observation
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2361
Corel Draw clip art observation
Darla is doing a few banners for the high school and middle school. One of them needed a silhouette/image of Thomas Edison. I know I have a bunch of clip art that should have it already made up. I spent a good hour trying to find one. Ouch. I started with Corel Draw 1.0 and have upgraded quite a few...
- Tue Aug 31, 2004 3:58 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Folded Paper Paint Cup
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6133
Hi all, I just received this from Gary Herpst, our new member! I am new on your Hand lettering forum.... I wanted to take you up on your offer to post a couple of photos that would add to the Hastings diagram that was posted in the paint cup thread. I doctored the posted Hastings image to show the a...
- Tue Aug 31, 2004 10:57 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Folded Paper Paint Cup
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6133
- Sat Aug 28, 2004 8:32 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Folded Paper Paint Cup
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6133
Bob and the rest, LeBlanc shows how to do the cup using an envelope in his Gold Leaf Techniques book. I dug out my old copy to photograph and include here, but the photos are pretty darned lousy. It gives basic instructions, but it is hard to understand what he is doing in the folds by trying to fol...
- Fri Aug 27, 2004 10:50 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Email back up question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7582
Kimberly Zanetti passed this info along to me from the San Francisco Chronicle: Q: I have a ton of messages in my Outlook Express Inbox. I also have a lot of addresses in my address book. I'd like to back up everything as a safety precaution and so I can load the data onto my new laptop. Is there an...