Don't you love it when a customer says ... "I don't want any of that sticky sh*t!"
I spent 4 hours in the winter sun, doing what I love doing (hand lettering) and getting well paid for it!
Customer had this 6x4 planted in the garden outside his Coffee Bar. That's it in the top left corner. I did all the rest of his signs previously.
One coat Black Acrylic and two coats white on the lettering. Sun was hot enough it dried real quick.
Bottom line was a bit of a bitch to get at. Used the old "Letter with Up-Strokes" trick.
$4 max in paint and disposable roller cost. Profit margin 99% !!!!!
Life is good. Posted by Rene Giroux (Member # 4980) on :
What dia'mean WINTER sun.... where's the snow ???
Good job, I whish more out there would realize you can make a living without pluging anything in the wall...
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Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :
I love doing them hand jobs! The're fun and the're pure profit. And it great to hear "So, you're a real signpainter".
Posted by mike norcross (Member # 3496) on :
Wow wonderful job, keep up the good work buddy. Mike
Posted by Michael Gene Adkins (Member # 882) on :
I love that style of casual (I guess you can call it casual?).
A local signpainter now in his 70s (and still working hard!) used to do one just like that.
For some reason he doesn't do it anymore.
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
Lol! I guess all us old guys fall back on that style for simple knock outs! Maybe not quite as bold, tho.
Very readable and quick to do!
Posted by Jon Butterworth (Member # 227) on :
It's listed in my Fonts as Churchwood Brush Bold. Also "Balloon" is a very similar style.
It's formed two brush strokes wide. Medium is a single stroke wide and most letters are formed with only 2 or 3 strokes.
VERY quick and easy.
I teach it as a basic casual lettering style.
Posted by Anne McDonald (Member # 6842) on :
Jon, will you give me a lesson on that style in Cowra.
Pretty please!!
Posted by Jon Butterworth (Member # 227) on :
Certainly sweet lady In fact I'll show you, and anybody else interested another couple of very quick "bash" fonts I use.
There's the "round" one I use on the butcher's signs. Looks like sausages. With a 1" truck brush for example the "S' can be formed with as little as 1 load and 4 strokes!
The "serf" style for the greengrocer is just as quick. The "T' can be formed with 4 strokes too.
It took me just over an hour to do these 3 "blackboards", that's including the fluro over the white undercoat.
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