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Jon Butterworth
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Don't you love it when a customer says ... "I don't want any of that sticky sh*t!" [Wink]

I spent 4 hours in the winter sun, doing what I love doing (hand lettering) and getting well paid for it!

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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. [Cool]

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Bushie^
aka Jon Butterworth

Executive Director
HARDLY NORMAL
SIGN COMPANY

http://www.icr.com.au/~jonsigns
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Rene Giroux
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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...

cool

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Rene Giroux
Perfexion.ca
Gatineau, QC.

www.renegiroux.com


I'd rather regret things I did than things I didn't do!
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Alicia B. Jennings
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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".

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Signs by Alicia Jennings (Mudflap Girl)
Tacoma, WA
Since 1987
Have Lipstick, will travel.
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Mike Norcross
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Wow wonderful job, keep up the good work buddy. Mike

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Mike Norcross
Mikes Signs and Graphics
Box 1232 172 adams street
Afton, Wyoming 83110
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Michael Gene Adkins
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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.

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Michael Gene Adkins
The Fontry
1576 S Hwy 59
Watts OK 74964
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Si Allen
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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!

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Si Allen #562
La Mirada, CA. USA

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Jon Butterworth
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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.

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Bushie^
aka Jon Butterworth

Executive Director
HARDLY NORMAL
SIGN COMPANY

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Anne McDonald
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Jon, will you give me a lesson on that style in Cowra.

Pretty please!!

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Anne McDonald
17 Karnak Crescent
Russley
Christchurch 8042
New Zealand

"I used to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure"
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Jon Butterworth
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Certainly sweet lady [Wink]
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.

At $45 each .... that's GOOD money!

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See you there.

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Bushie^
aka Jon Butterworth

Executive Director
HARDLY NORMAL
SIGN COMPANY

http://www.icr.com.au/~jonsigns
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