I then hand lettered with one-shot lettering enamels.
I had so much fun i have decided to do antique reproductions of signs from the 40's and 50's to sell and display in my showroom.
I called sign painter guru and my buddy Mike Meyer and he suggested if i wanted to letter with acrylic paints then order water based brushes from Mack Brush. http://www.mackbrush.com I did and they are great. I used floetrol to help the paint flow. I love it! easy clean-up and the latex flows almost as well as 1-shot!
any tips on this medium or techniques on antiquing signs would be much appreciated.
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Dittos on what Cheryl said Mark! Mr Mike is a good one with those antique looking signs...and I understand he's had some recent experiences with hand lettering with house paints I use the Mack waterborne brushes a lot and find they serve the purpose fine...price is good too. A
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Antiquein' sines made EZ : 1. pull one of them lazy hounds from under the porch 2. tie the sine to his tail 3. stick a hambone in yer back pocket n start runnin' When that there hound ketches up to ya...voila...a jenu-wine anteek sine!
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hey cheryl, you are right. mike has posted sum cool stuff on antique signs. mike (lenny writer) cool stuff i have seen by him!
I also got excited when i went to the mazeppa muster back in '99 after seeing dennis gerathy do his magic! (i hope i spelled dennis' last name right! LOL)
thanks cheryl
hey adrienne, those mack watercolor brushes are awesome! nothing better than the hand painted sign. thanks friend.
now this is fun... a new slant to sign painting.
Bubba Si, look for your tips and tricks in the next cyber issue of "SignBarf Internet Magazine"
who knows, maybe an interview with Si ???? next month on your browser...
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I have a friend who is an excellent sign designer and maker , and he has totally switched over to latex based paints for the backgrounds, and any outlines, shading, etc. His stuff is top of the line too. I've been experimenting with the latex paints for backgrounds, and they work great. I think I'll order me a set of them brushes and give the lettering a try too. If Mark, Mike, and Adrienne like em, how can I go wrong?
------------------ John Deaton III Deaton Design 109 N. Cumberland Ave.,Harlan, Ky. 40831 606-573-9101
Terry Teague opened my eyes as far as backgrounds with latex paints at the "December in Dixie" at my little ole shop back in 1999.
1-shot and latex flow nicely.
through experience i have learned that acrylic painted backgrouds last longer in a "sunny" environment.
this is the deep south.
anyone, please correct me if i am wrong. it all depends on "application"
i recently re-finished an attorney's sign i had previously painted with oil based paints. i sanded and gave it a coat of latex primer, great results with the finish coat of water based paints.
the sure way to test a surface is the old "thumbnail" test. drag the thumbnail in an abrasive fashion across the surface.
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Mark, Again dittos on what Cheryl said. I love to use an old tooth brush(not your spouses) and splatter the edges heavier than the whole thing and I rub my glazes heavier on the edges too. Now let me ask you...these Mack brushes, do they work with the deka or ronan water based and can I use floetrol with them. I have many quarts that I'd like to use up! I have had great results with krylon latex for backgrounding but they are kinda transparant. If I faux finish something I use deka clear(for a all over smooth finish) or mix acrylic paint with the deka to make a glaze. I noticed the old clock in the bottom photo. The town had me paint their black cast one with a verdigre(sp?) finish--aged copper. When I got done and stood back to look at it some guy stopped and ask how I was gonna clean that copper back up!....guess it looked OK!
------------------ Robin McIlvaine RM Signs & Vehicle Graphics Punxsutawney, Pa 814-938-3022 signlady@penn.com
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