Lettering a traditional style Cadbury's chocolate sign - The art of SIGN PAINTING (Signwriting)
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- čas přidán 10. 12. 2021
- This is my latest video, Involving the traditional art of sign painting (Signwriting), in this video I paint a sign I designed, based loosely on a vintage Cadbury's Chocolate sign from the 50's.
Sign painting is an craft that has been practiced for hundreds of years, and maybe longer.
Sadly few artists still complete works like this by hand.
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The letter head
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Hand lettering is definitely a lost art. My dad used to do this back in the early 80s but he got out of it when he heard about vinyl decals becoming a thing. He taught me about font design and letter structure and as a teenager I got into graffiti and started painting pieces on the trains in the old school block fonts he designed. I would add cool 3d effects and cartoon characters from the 80s/90s and other writers thought it was cool because it had that early 80s flare and was easily readable so it stood out from all the other wild-style stuff.
That sounds really interesting, have you got any pictures?
You are lucky and I’m glad you appreciated and learnt from his skills.
*where do I buy that brush?* 🖌 thanks
I’m so happy people are keeping the art of sign writing alive. It’s such a beautiful art.
Thank you so much Masha.
Great stuff I think I've watched this about 7 times now.
Thanks man! Really glad you got some value from it.
Quite simply, a tremendous effort goes into producing a eyecatching sign like that. Magnificent.
Thanks so much David!
only now have i seen such lettering with cane good technique it.👍
Glad you like it!
My father is a sign painter. I always enjoyed it. He has retired and I never pursued it due to uncontrollable hand tremors.
It's horrible to hear of your tremors Tyson. I hope it's not causing you too many problems!
Nice idol
good job! Tanks for you review
you are a top top man keep up the good work
I love it when Cadbury concentrated their advertising on the milk content and not on the amount of sugar ! I still love it.
Thanks mate!
Great work! 👍😎
Thank you! 👍
Beautiful nice sharing✌️😃
Thank you so much 🙂
Wonderful work.
Thankyou, I appreciate it!
Nice Work
Muy Bonito amigo,,yo también tengo 30 años de Oficio de Letrista 😮
Thanks Steve!
Top work mate.
Thank you! Cheers!
Good job my friend,, beautiful artwork,, happy holidays,, see you soon thanks,,
Thanks Greg!
More of this please!!!!
Still getting the hang of making video's, but I look forward to getting some cooler stuff up real soon!
dude had me at the chalky back ground
Wowww amazing🥰
Excellent.
Thankyou Nausath! Glad you enjoyed!
Super 👌
It looks like you have done once or twice before. Nicely done. 😀
Thank you Johnny!
I wanted to do this as a job before transfer lettering killed off the trade. But I did do a van and a church sign before I went into something else.
Hey that sounds awesome, do you have any pictures of them?
@THE LETTER HEAD A long time ago and I’m out of the country so difficult to access my photos. However, I can probably do more.
I did a load of signwriting in the 1980’s including many 8 x 4 property development boards, this video brings back some good memories. The modern vinyl cut or printed on vinyl signs are soulless by comparison but I appreciate are much cheaper especially where large production runs are required.
Thanks bob. Prints certainly don't look anywhere near as good for me. Biased opinions though here! 😅
I've noticed that some of the really big jobs can be quicker and last longer. Especially on ridged or rough surfaces. Murals and wall lettering mostly, but atleast we corner that market still!
I was trained in this. It was sad when vinyl stickers came out. My trade paid nothing then, had to walk away.
That's a shame John, it can be more of a vocation at times. But I'm glad something I live can still support me.
brushes superb
Thanks!
Very nice
Thank you very much Amrit!
Awesome work! I miss doing this myself;; but I was left handed; until I had a stroke;now hemiplegic from it;left side does not function anymore! However, excellent work!
Hey, thanks for your kind words, it really means a lot.
I'm so sorry to hear about your stroke, it's something that I really couldn't imagine living with, and hope I never do.
I hope to be putting up some better video's soon so I hope you enjoy them too!
Thanks,
I had an essential tremor from when I was a kid and still did sign writing.... The long hair of the quill is so quieting.
That sucks. But atleast u had skill at some point and can still enjoy other ppl Mastering their work.
సూపర్ మంచి టెక్నీక్ సార్
I like your writing skills.
Nehemiah sign artist. India
Thankyou my friend
Genioooo
very nice
Thanks!
This is true art and a pleasure to watch. What type of brush and paint are you using. Look forward to the next one.
Thankyou Charlie! for this I'm using a size 4 chiseled sign painting brush (I think)
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Your handiwork looks great. Bro I am a Bangladeshi I have 10 years of experience as a sign writer. I am in 3D. neon sign letter sign I can work on painting. can i work in canada , can i do any writing job with tuli . Can you help me? I will be happy if you tell me
Now try doing this on a wall with spray paint 😂 while trying not to get caught by the cops… seriously tho nice technique that makes everything go faster once u learn it.
I could paint it on my way, although I'm pretty sure the cops will grab me before I can finish!
@@theletterhead pretty sure you could crush some cans if you had the right tips based on the knowledge you already have about layering
great work, im just picking up handpainting after years of painting cars and airbrush work, im really interested in learning more about your rod that youre using as a mobile support. does it have a name and do you have a video on its use? thanks for sharing the great work!
Hi Bradley, glad to have you back on the brush side. Thats called a mahl stick. Personally I rely on it rather than a hand
Sir ,super writing, your brush is very sharp and flexible, what's name of brush. ?
Sintetic brush by handover uk
Nice work!
What’s brand or type of tape are you using?
Hi there, not sure what brand but it is a low tack tape sold from our sign paints retailer.
Does the brush ever get away from you after a line or curve when you’re lifting it and you accidentally spritz paint all over?
It used too, it does take a while to control the brush. Not that I'm anywhere near perfect though!
Hey could you think about telling us what tools you are using? I think it would be helpful as well. Keep up the vids.
Hi Mike, the brushes I'm using are synthetic chisel style sign painting brushes. These are from Handovers UK. But there are many others. The paints I'm using are called 1shot sign painters enamels. Hope this helps!
One shot enamel paint
Real animal hair lettering brushes do best job
And your mahl stick for leverage
Practice makes perfect
None of the above materials are cheap
@@antonyandrerenaissancearti977 Tell me about it I have been doing airbrushing for many years now and want to learn more about lettering. I have looked at a bunch of brushes but would like to get a suggested brand.
A question if I may, do you always use oil based paint ? I paint furniture decoratively and use water based paints which has it's advantages but the brush does drag. I was interested in also doing some signs as I did one for a friends guest house a few years ago and it was a great success with guests. I do this for my own pleasure, not as a business as I am retired. Thank you
Hiya, I use oil paints for lettering onto flat surfaces. But on brick acrylic certainly has it's advantages.
If I'm painting backgrounds for signs I will use acrylic paints too as the oils take longer to dry and are more awkward to paint with.
Hi, thanks for the information, the paints did seem very fluid. With acrylic if the paint is too fluid then it doesn't cover enough. As I use acrylics I generally have to do thwo to three passes. Have a nice day, hugs from France x@@theletterhead
I want this brush
The brush I'm using here is a chiseled no.4 sign painting brush, I bought it from a UK based company called Handovers. Although there may be a closer manufacturer of similar style.
im a digital artist. i mostly do digital illustrations. and my cousin wanted me to make something like this on a wall of a hotel. i have done calligraphy on a few certificates.
me looking at this, this looks hella scary to make those clean curves and make letters that is bigger than my hand. i feel bad for the hotel to make me paint something like this when I haven't made anything like this at all. I'd be willing to try if was just her personal small project to try 😂
Hi Jane, I'd love to see some of your illustrations (I have an email in the description to view art from viewers).
Calligraphy is a skill on it's own, one that I definitely do not possess! Why not try it out and see how you go with painted lettering? With a bit of practice you may surprise yourself.
Nice work...only a little mistake at the " R" of CADBURY'S...the shadow part below must have the rounding...but overall great artwork
Hi Manoodj, yes I did notice that after the filming, but couldn't add it in. Thanks though!
what brushes do you use for your work?
Hi Marty, this one is a chiseled sign painting brush, I think it's size 4
@@theletterhead thanks I have been looking for a brush that I can load up but still provide crisp lines. Appreciate you.
Wonder if he knows it’s perfect or he can only see the flaws?
what kind of brush did you use in this video?🤗🤔
Hi Mao,
This brush is a chiseled synthetic sign painting brush, It may be better known as a quill.
what kind of brushes did you use?
For this one I used chiseled synthetic brushes from handovers uk
@@theletterhead i see is it for water based only? or can be use for enamel or lacquer paint?
Could you rewind back to when you constructed each elaborate letter --long before you started painting the C of Cadbury ?----ie the pencil outline ? spacing --its confusing how you suddenly start painting without showing the early stages !
How did you learn?
Through a family business from my father
super easy to do
Once again show the class that it's easy to do this because it's not! You need a lot of skill do to something like this. So if it's easy do it your self.
Hey here's a thing that you can do for the new year. Stop being rude to people and grow the hell up lol!
Perfect layout makes it easier..i had to build letters from a single line rought layout with chinagraph...my old boss wouldnt even do rough layout jzst top and bottom guidline
@@wintersigns7136 real signpainters don’t need a top and bottom guideline 😂
I can see the faint lines of the letter as you paint ---THAT stage is what is missing !
Carl,
This sign is a replica of an old sign i found, I designed the layout using a design software based on that sign.
This is an early video when I was testing the waters with videoing work. I had no idea what to show or not to show.
PRAISE THE LORD I have you to let me know now, I'll grab my time machine and edit it for ya...
talk over this please! I want to know your thoughts!
Hey, I'm talking more in my recent video's, I'm still getting used to it so I sound a little edgy. But it will get better!
I spent nearly 30 yrs making a living doing signwork by hand...computer technology has made signmakers out of idiots...the art is practically gone...i am a left handed painter...
Being lefty is annoying huh?
That's amazing man, I bet you got some skills in that time! Would love to see your work.
When I see people painting with vinyl stencils and rollers, whilst calling it "hand painted" I do hurt inside.
@@theletterhead stencils expedite for completing time jobs...i had to use it more than once...i made my patterns.. Did it all...some 40 yrs latter I still see my work on structures. Keep painting and learning
@@freshpootube I can see what you can't...being right handed is over rated
@@theletterhead real shame is there are no more sign supply storefronts with the great animal hair brushes and one shot paint
What did you write? MEMO F.R.F. I.B.S F.D.C
The biggest skill in signwriting is being able to pull sharp corners without using tape. Otherwise, you’re pretty much just colouring in.
Hey "Freshpootube", thank you for your scathing, yet well written message.
I started signwriting in the UK and back then I didn't use tape for much more than lines.
But after years working and learning in London, a lot of time with short deadlines and fussier customers.
As skilled as some of the older guys are, (and I've known some very skilled traditional signwriters) with some fonts your just not gonna get it as good without it (Particularly with fonts like Trajan roman etc.). I can accept that it might not have been a great habit to get into as far as the artform is concerned, but I'd be stupid not the give the customer the best outcome I can give, especially if it's just to stroke my ego.
I do have a video coming next Monday showing a script with no tape. I look forward to receiving another roasting!
Outlining needs some work.
No hate but the last script has really weird kerning and there are problems with some letters like T and the 3d varies in width, you have totrust your eyes more and stop relying on tape
Hi Kaspone, thanks for your comment. the 3d effect is more of a drop shadow based on the arched lettering as a whole. the effect will look different from one side to the other, a strange way of doing it but it was based on an original design which may have been drawn. Saying that, it isn't perfect, but I hope this helps.
@@theletterhead ok I like your work you are a pro, just wanted to add something
This is honestly pretty hack, doesnt really take much skill to do what youre doing, just saying.
@ConfusedOilPainter how come you have no videos on your channel? You must be confused...
started practicing doing ok with number 6 following chalk lined letters