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Traditional Signwriting

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Having been in the sign industry for 23 years and now in project management, i picked up my old signwriting brushes today and realised i can still do it :lol:

If anyone has any requirements let me know, i am based in woking, surrey.

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snraem wrote:Having been in the sign industry for 23 years and now in project management, i picked up my old signwriting brushes today and realised i can still do it :lol:

If anyone has any requirements let me know, i am based in woking, surrey.

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Hi sound good i mit like somethink done on me van and u not far form me im along the A3 got any picture of any of your work to see :wink:
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it has been so long since i used to do it, i was thinking more of custom work, pinstriping or 'aged' commercial authentic signwriting, whatever really...

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snraem wrote:it has been so long since i used to do it, i was thinking more of custom work, pinstriping or 'aged' commercial authentic signwriting, whatever really...

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The "aged" commercial signwriting sounds a good idea. I just need to find a canvas for you to work on.
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snraem wrote:it has been so long since i used to do it, i was thinking more of custom work, pinstriping or 'aged' commercial authentic signwriting, whatever really...

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no sound silly but what is pinstriping or 'aged' commercial authentic signwriting, look like ??
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I thought that all sign writers and long gone... get practicing and stick an ad in the classic commercials mags.......

Nothing nicer than a well signed "classic truck" all the panels "coachlined"

Mmm... wonder if its a look that could work on the doka...... :idea:
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hercules wrote:
snraem wrote:it has been so long since i used to do it, i was thinking more of custom work, pinstriping or 'aged' commercial authentic signwriting, whatever really...

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no sound silly but what is pinstriping or 'aged' commercial authentic signwriting, look like ??
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aged is like the old writing on commercial vans, very streaky and most likely a matt finish to make it look like its been there forever

Pinstriping is thin lines and shapes :wink:
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toomanytoys wrote:I thought that all sign writers and long gone... get practicing and stick an ad in the classic commercials mags.......

Nothing nicer than a well signed "classic truck" all the panels "coachlined"

Mmm... wonder if its a look that could work on the doka...... :idea:

might just do that, could do with the extra cash, (kids keep spending it) cheers :wink:
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hercules wrote:
snraem wrote:it has been so long since i used to do it, i was thinking more of custom work, pinstriping or 'aged' commercial authentic signwriting, whatever really...

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no sound silly but what is pinstriping or 'aged' commercial authentic signwriting, look like ??
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sorry i should have said 'authentic' signwriting, as in very old looking :wink:
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im a trad signwriter too, i once painted LAUNDERETTE on a shopfront,30 feet long, big letters, 2 days later got a phone call,the owner told me i had spelt it wrong ! i had missed out the letter U. !! (could have cried) ha ha, oh well. :oops:
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Post by Lewis »

I may be interested in something like this - we were considering getting some 'tongue in cheek' sign written graphics for the side of ours. Could you post up some examples or summat?

We'd be keen on some traditional 'tattoo style' italic text such as this:

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billyoneball wrote:im a trad signwriter too, i once painted LAUNDERETTE on a shopfront,30 feet long, big letters, 2 days later got a phone call,the owner told me i had spelt it wrong ! i had missed out the letter U. !! (could have cried) ha ha, oh well. :oops:

do you still do it or have you moved on with modern technology?

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no modern tricknology, old dogs,new tricks,ect. yes still do the odd bit, i enjoy it more now because its a bit of a pastime, it was murder years ago when all my kids were starving and crying and depending on me, ha ha, bless em. ive been thinkin of doin summat a bit rad on my ole ratty, when i get everything else done. :roll:
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I used to do this years and years ago... recently discovered my old sables
and pinstripers.

A noble skill and will always be in demand... lettering and leafing was my forte.. I had dozens of fonts in my head.

oddest job were two bicycles... pinned and lettered "Aelfric" and "Baerwulf"

strange

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kev, keep hold of them unless you fancy selling to me???

I used to restore church clockfaces, that was a real treat.

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