Hi Stuart- thats a really nice piece.
Did you do the cut glass and gilded Barclays Bank windows at the Beamish Museum, in the north east?-
.Just something very familiar about those letters!
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- Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:17 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Painted mirror
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9880
- Sat Dec 19, 2009 2:45 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Left Brain / Right Brain ?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7733
Re: Left Brain / Right Brain ?
Same for me Brian!-.. Never mind.. hand me another shot of that reducer..CHEERS and MERRY CHRISTMAS!
- Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:11 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: GoldLeaf Workshop England
- Replies: 36
- Views: 22010
Re: GoldLeaf Workshop England
Thar's sweet, m'boy!
Your a true craftsman Dave.
Your a true craftsman Dave.
- Wed Dec 02, 2009 3:04 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Brilliant Cutting and their wheel sizes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5643
Re: Brilliant Cutting and their wheel sizes
WOW- what that panel does'nt show you is all the work that that takes,,, all the standing- twisting, turning, and its all got to be "first time " stuff, and it doesn't go fast either. Dave.. you gonna do any cutting in your classes?- that would be cool to combine a puntie cut in a workshop...
- Wed Dec 02, 2009 2:55 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: corrupt font
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3963
Re: corrupt font
Glad you got sorted Doug-
On the windows system fonts side - Mike( i think) wrote a wonderful article in signcraft -years back, and it featured a list of those pesky system fonts- I used it constantly ..( back in my old PC days)
On the windows system fonts side - Mike( i think) wrote a wonderful article in signcraft -years back, and it featured a list of those pesky system fonts- I used it constantly ..( back in my old PC days)
- Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:34 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Brilliant Cutting and their wheel sizes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5643
Re: Brilliant Cutting and their wheel sizes
I think you might be over- complicating things a bit Erik..I tried a bit of brilliant cutting down at "Master Daves", and the process is pretty simple. . . .Its just mastering the skill that takes a lifetime :D . . Anyway- If Smiffy was born a couple centuries ago they'd of burned him as a...
- Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:36 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Gordon Farr ,Signwriter
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7175
Re: Gordon Farr ,Signwriter
That's a real nice post Dave- we all owe so much to those that go before us.
I can see now where you get your talents
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.( where your kids got their good looks and charm from is perhaps more of a mystery )
I can see now where you get your talents
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.( where your kids got their good looks and charm from is perhaps more of a mystery )
- Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:58 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Goldleaf 23
- Replies: 19
- Views: 12366
Re: Goldleaf 23
Dave, Dave, Dave,.. thats truely beautiful..
I might be down your way next week- You still allowed Fish n chips?
I might be down your way next week- You still allowed Fish n chips?
- Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:58 pm
- Forum: Hand Lettering Gallery
- Topic: Goldleaf 23
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14920
Re: Goldleaf 23
Dave, Dave, Dave,.. thats truely beautiful..
I might be down your way next week- You still allowed Fish n chips?
I might be down your way next week- You still allowed Fish n chips?
- Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:54 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Hi all: Ron Lloyd from Sunderland, England
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11656
Re: Hi all
SPOT ON those Ron, thanks for sharing!
- Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:09 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Hi all: Ron Lloyd from Sunderland, England
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11656
Re: Hi all
Hi Ron- Glad to see I'm not alone with my brush! Welcome along.
I'm much much further down that road.. In Sunny sussex by the sea
I'm much much further down that road.. In Sunny sussex by the sea
- Wed Sep 09, 2009 1:42 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Disney Paris
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9243
Re: Disney Paris
Nice shots Erik! That opened a year or two before I left school here in the UK, I was heavily getting into sign painting at the time and I was told about old 'So and So' who was a local signwriters Son, Who was working on some of the stuff in Disneyland Paris before it opened. The Firm I think has g...
- Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:55 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: 3D Sign in the Making.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13432
Re: 3D Sign in the Making.
Erik..Looking good, lots of showcase skills in there! Note that this gold looks like a true mirror, because of the special german/dutch size invention I use. You can polish the gold like it is a bole gilding, but this size will stay perfectly for at least 25 years outside. :mrgreen: Spill the beans ...
- Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:44 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Which brushes?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5699
Re: Which brushes?
Scarlett- looking today at my kit I have a couple of smaller -short length-brushes in Quills-( probably ticket writers) i think the hairs in those are a sable ox mix but they have a nice "spring" about them for small lettering Ah Dave!- Every good workshop should have a little puppy poo - ...
- Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:08 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Question for fellow Brits. Which paint?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3134
Re: Question for fellow Brits. Which paint?
OHH the pain when I think of all the half tins of White Intenso that I let dry out and threw away years ago- What i would'nt give for just a spot of that in my dipper some times. Its very true when they say " you don't know what you've got till its gone! . . .Don't even start me on spoiled brus...
- Thu Jun 18, 2009 1:01 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Question for fellow Brits. Which paint?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3134
Re: Question for fellow Brits. Which paint?
Hi Ted-My door is always open to any brothers (or :D sisters) of the brush.- but please give me a call to arrange a visit, as I'm very busy lately. PAINT:I use lots of one shot- but also use a range of both Wrights colours and Craftmaster-depending on the job and the colour. Reds whites and yellows ...
- Wed Jun 17, 2009 4:51 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Which brushes?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5699
Re: Which brushes?
Hi Scarlett,
I use the shortest length in the pure chisel sable ranges- either form Wrights or Handovers- specially in sizes 0-2
I use the shortest length in the pure chisel sable ranges- either form Wrights or Handovers- specially in sizes 0-2
- Wed May 27, 2009 12:44 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: spun gold
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5231
Re: spun gold
Thanks Kent, I know Dave Smith does some dramatic burnishing stuff from the back ( Maybe he will jump in , in a bit)
- Wed May 27, 2009 3:04 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: spun gold
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5231
Re: spun gold
Can you spin a water gild ?.. ( like burnishing-stripes or bevels from the back??)
- Fri May 15, 2009 6:44 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Eigenbrot Brewery Curved glass signs
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13894
Re: Eigenbrot Brewery Curved glass signs
Nice work mate.
I prefer the all-gold one.-What is the triangle/checkerboard border pattern on the black one.?
I prefer the all-gold one.-What is the triangle/checkerboard border pattern on the black one.?
- Tue May 05, 2009 4:47 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Letterhead Studios Design
- Replies: 40
- Views: 40591
Re: Letterhead Studios Design
BLIMEY DAVE.. what did you have for breakfast that day! - Really Amazing work, what a nice glass piece that would make.-Thanks for the sneeky peeky
- Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:01 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Frank H. Atkinson 1915 Sign Painting Manual
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5378
Re: Frank H. Atkinson 1915 Sign Painting Manual
Bill Stewarts Signwork is an excellent book- and was written for the City and Guilds sign course here in the UK as an instructional textbook. It covers: Letterforms-heraldry-paints-colours-ladders-signboard construction-signwriting-gilding-Glasswork,(acid etching,gilding & painting)-screenprinti...
- Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:20 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Old Sign Companies
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6745
Re: Old Sign Companies
Dave- there was a Glass embossers in Brighton- i have found several pieces, but the neame for the moment escapes me.
- Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:09 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Glass gilding book
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4092
Re: Glass gilding book
Nice book Erik ... but Go to the party... Books last forever-But Sister -in-laws wear out!
- Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:09 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Hello everyone - I'm new to the site - From Illinois
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4550
Re: Hello everyone - I'm new to the site - From Illinois
Excellent excellent work- Welcome
- Sun Mar 15, 2009 5:28 pm
- Forum: Hand Lettering Gallery
- Topic: Hand Carvings
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12103
Re: Hand Carvings
Nice carvings mate.. what was the food like?
The iron thing.. could be a fire back?- pretty old thou,
It looks like a religious subject.... was it perhaps hidden and saved during the reformation?
Cast iron usually gets smashed- nice finds- thanks for sharing.
The iron thing.. could be a fire back?- pretty old thou,
It looks like a religious subject.... was it perhaps hidden and saved during the reformation?
Cast iron usually gets smashed- nice finds- thanks for sharing.
- Sun Mar 15, 2009 5:28 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Hand Carvings
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6716
Re: Hand Carvings
Nice carvings mate.. what was the food like?
The iron thing.. could be a fire back?- pretty old thou,
It looks like a religious subject.... was it perhaps hidden and saved during the reformation?
Cast iron usually gets smashed- nice finds- thanks for sharing.
The iron thing.. could be a fire back?- pretty old thou,
It looks like a religious subject.... was it perhaps hidden and saved during the reformation?
Cast iron usually gets smashed- nice finds- thanks for sharing.
- Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:00 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: good ol' days... step by step
- Replies: 104
- Views: 68938
Re: good ol' days... step by step
EXCELLENT- Been watching this post closely, -its been a wild ride -super job Thanks for letting us sit on your shoulder.
- Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:00 pm
- Forum: Hand Lettering Techniques and Step by Steps
- Topic: good ol' days... step by step
- Replies: 104
- Views: 108126
Re: good ol' days... step by step
EXCELLENT- Been watching this post closely, -its been a wild ride -super job Thanks for letting us sit on your shoulder.
- Sun Mar 01, 2009 4:51 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Curved gilded advertising
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6516
Re: Curved gilded advertising
Dave- I am not fit to clean your brushes-
Top class work.
Top class work.