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by erik winkler
Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:15 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Irish Mirrors from Peter Mcullens travels
Replies: 14
Views: 11862

Re: Irish Mirrors from Peter Mcullens travels

I experienced the same thing with my London trip a few weeks ago.
The Irish owner of the Irish bar in London was still upset...
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by erik winkler
Tue May 28, 2013 10:57 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Making a font
Replies: 14
Views: 11157

Re: Making a font

Thank you Larry
by erik winkler
Sat May 25, 2013 12:16 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Making a font
Replies: 14
Views: 11157

Re: Making a font

What Larry?
by erik winkler
Sat May 25, 2013 12:03 am
Forum: Annoucements
Topic: Tornado through Moore, OK
Replies: 14
Views: 17742

Re: Tornado through Moore, OK

That is good news!
by erik winkler
Mon May 20, 2013 1:49 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Making a font
Replies: 14
Views: 11157

Re: Making a font

Chuck or his personal at Letterhead fonts never reply mails.
by erik winkler
Sun May 19, 2013 4:34 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Making a font
Replies: 14
Views: 11157

Making a font

I am searching for some information and was hoping to hear your opinion.
What fontsite is the best place to sell a handmade font?
by erik winkler
Sun May 19, 2013 2:24 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Projectors
Replies: 10
Views: 7347

Re: Projectors

My two cents: Vermeer and Goltzius (old Dutch masters) used projectors. In those times they were named 'camera obscura'. They were not happy to tell the world that they used this instrument, due not being a pure artist in the artistic theory. But their priority was to capture life in all its natural...
by erik winkler
Fri May 10, 2013 3:51 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Midnight in Paris
Replies: 2
Views: 2480

Re: Midnight in Paris

This reminds me.
Check this movie http://youtu.be/2maW8nPL6BI
And look at the moment 13:00

It is a movie prop/facade made by Lucien helle a few years ago.
by erik winkler
Thu May 09, 2013 4:11 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Tips for visiting London?
Replies: 2
Views: 2097

Tips for visiting London?

Hello everybody,

I will be visiting London next week from 14th till 19th of May.
Does anybody has some tips for me to go to?

Thank you!
by erik winkler
Wed Apr 17, 2013 2:50 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Sandblasted Letter Gilding
Replies: 12
Views: 8688

Re: Sandblasted Letter Gilding

I have used this same technique, but was wandering if the frog juice is so much better then a high quality polyurthane clear? Or maybe even a Oneshot UV clear? I removed the mask, because I wanted to clean out the sandblast dust that could be collected in the lettering with water and a toothbrush. T...
by erik winkler
Wed Apr 17, 2013 2:33 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: brush lettering workshop
Replies: 1
Views: 2477

Re: brush lettering workshop

If you would post it on facebook we can share it also.
by erik winkler
Wed Apr 17, 2013 2:31 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: An old book you might want to download........
Replies: 1
Views: 2238

Re: An old book you might want to download........

Thank you Joe.
Lots of different styles in the book.
by erik winkler
Wed Apr 17, 2013 10:29 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Lefranc original gold size.
Replies: 35
Views: 33398

Re: Lefranc original gold size.

Besides the German mixtion I just ordered, my goldleaf supplier told me he had an secret stash of original le Franc size.
I have one liter now.
So no experiments for me, sorry
by erik winkler
Mon Apr 15, 2013 11:43 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Got my Sign work on TV
Replies: 7
Views: 6327

Re: Got my Sign work on TV

Very nice to see it Terry.
We have BBC one, two, three and four in Nederland.
Is there an other change to see your work on the television?
by erik winkler
Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:25 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Lefranc original gold size.
Replies: 35
Views: 33398

Re: Lefranc original gold size.

Haha this is a good story! Thanks Kent for the recipies. Cooking the oil makes me think of the oil named "stand-oil" in Dutch. If I buy this oil and put my own dryer in it, I would have made the oil mixtion my self? I wanted to post a link from this company before, but forgot to do it. A f...
by erik winkler
Sun Apr 14, 2013 2:16 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Lefranc original gold size.
Replies: 35
Views: 33398

Re: Lefranc original gold size.

Dave,
I thought I would check with my own Dutch supplier and I found the stuff, Gilded planet probably renamed it to Luna.
German oilmixtion

Thanks for the help everybody.
by erik winkler
Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:38 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Lefranc original gold size.
Replies: 35
Views: 33398

Re: Lefranc original gold size.

Danny Baronian wrote:As for availability, it shouldn't be hard to find a supplier in Europe, as Luna is made in Germany.

Danny
That is the strange thing, I just can not find any european dealer....
by erik winkler
Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:00 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Lefranc original gold size.
Replies: 35
Views: 33398

Re: Lefranc original gold size.

The experiments will come, but any pointers in the good direction would help a lot.
The most positive outcome will show in at least one year if the size is still holding the gold correctly.

Do you know where to buy the Luna size Dave?
by erik winkler
Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:28 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Lefranc original gold size.
Replies: 35
Views: 33398

Re: Lefranc original gold size.

I have tried to look for Luna also, but could not find it on the internet. Does anybody have a link? Maybe some stupid questions, but what do I know? 1. Does anyobdy have an old recipy for making oil size the traditional way with lead? 2. What if I put some leadwhite (I found some and keep it on my ...
by erik winkler
Fri Apr 05, 2013 12:52 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Problems with glue chip
Replies: 11
Views: 7518

Re: Problems with glue chip

by erik winkler
Fri Apr 05, 2013 1:56 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: HYDROFLUORIC ACID for Mica Acid Etch
Replies: 8
Views: 6783

Re: HYDROFLUORIC ACID for Mica Acid Etch

I love it. Was the mica etching a good choice in your opinion instead of normaal etching?
by erik winkler
Tue Apr 02, 2013 1:26 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Antiques Road Show / American Sign museum PBS
Replies: 4
Views: 3319

Re: Antiques Road Show / American Sign museum PBS

Hello Danny,

Is there any way to watch this online?
by erik winkler
Fri Mar 29, 2013 1:05 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Lincoln Highway mural number 28 - Franklin Grove, IL
Replies: 8
Views: 6027

Re: Lincoln Highway mural number 28 - Franklin Grove, IL

Nice article.
Have not seen it indeed.
by erik winkler
Mon Mar 18, 2013 11:09 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Customer video
Replies: 10
Views: 7664

Re: Customer video

I totally agree with Dan. When I was looking at the video, I tought to myself: "How much paper towels would I have used?". That would have been a lot unfortunatly. Clean proper work, shows your extra quality in my opninion.
by erik winkler
Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:15 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Hello, i am new here...
Replies: 4
Views: 3421

Re: Hello, i am new here...

http://www.lion-art.nl/contents/nl/d46.html
Not in Amsterdam by the way.
Two hours drive...

Or you could go to England and attend wayne Osborne his workshop
http://www.osbornesigns.co.uk/signwriter/teaching
by erik winkler
Thu Mar 14, 2013 1:44 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Hello, i am new here...
Replies: 4
Views: 3421

Re: Hello, i am new here...

Guy,

If you have time during Pesach you could go to Nederland.
Piere Tardiff from Canada is giving a three day handlettering workshop.
It is about 350 dollars.
by erik winkler
Wed Mar 13, 2013 5:14 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: The $277,050 Calligrapher
Replies: 15
Views: 10770

Re: The $277,050 Calligrapher

I understand the political view here.
I just appreciate handwork.
by erik winkler
Wed Mar 13, 2013 12:42 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: The $277,050 Calligrapher
Replies: 15
Views: 10770

Re: The $277,050 Calligrapher

Hello my best friend Chuck! Chuck I like the comparisson you pointed out here, but I think we all agree if you want the personal touch it must be handmade/handwritten. From a distance most of us will probably not be able to see the difference, but when you are in hands-reach you can see the paint an...
by erik winkler
Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:26 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: I'm New Here
Replies: 8
Views: 6789

Re: I'm New Here

Lee Jones wrote:Hi Wayne.
I'm good thanks. Still practicing hard.
Are your workshops still in demand?
Welcome Lee.

Indeed Wayne, if I knew that you give signwriting workshops I woud have dropped by definatly.