Fat, left handed, shaky rookie here. Cannot thank you enough for this video. A few of the tips that really rung home: the tin can w/ lid worked excellent, keeping the edge wet, texturing the brush before beginning and of course, hold the brush back. Really, my work turned out nice. Took me ages, but it looks really nice. Thanks.
WOW! Such a gorgeous piece of work. Along with a fascinating wealth of knowledge. Thank you very much , Mr. Byrd, for sharing your skills and techniques.
Hi John, Excellent work. I hope you had a chance to see the Sign Painters documentary that's currently showing around the globe. I missed it when it came to Denton Texas. The trailer is great. There are three sold out upcoming showings in London. To me, that is an indicator that this art is about to make a big comeback. Cheers.
Thanks for the master class. I always struggle with the question of painting the whole background in the most prevalent colour or cutting everything in. Do you recommend the way you did in most cases?
Like most work the answer is 'it depends'. No set right or wrong. Your own experiences will dictate which way to go. The easy answer is if it is a large panel with large gothic style letters then 'cutting in' the letters from a light background color would be a good choice. However if the lettering is only a couple of inches tall then it might be better to letter onto a dark background as double coating the letters would be easier than trying to cut in small details.
Also, on this job the main title was getting a black outline and shade so it was easier to single coat the red around the graphic than to double coat the white onto the red.
So awesome to find a start to finish job! Thanks for this. I've been reading in forums about OneShot not being that great anymore and have looked into Ronan but not sure which one. Are you using the Bulletin Enable? Thanks!
Thanks! Yes, the government is trying to get enamel paints safe enough to drink. Ronan still has the feel of the older sign paints but any of them would need hardener added to get good lifespan outdoors.
Just curiuos, i'm new at this and a novice, but could you skip the hole punching and charcoal step by just tracing the projection directly to the sign?
Great work brother but I must disagree on one point. I think the perfect lettering of the computers make it easy to see the beginners because 9 times out of ten the layout will be horrendous lol... and it's layout that separates the men from the boys not perfect letters.... Keep up the great work man - great to see talented writers still working with a brush!!
Yes true letterforms and layout are and will always be unmatched to a well seasoned sign painter. Just look at that S in studio. Fifty is unbalanced. I believe he should have used a heavier weight on all the letters of the red sign. Vertical lettering is the worst, I would have tried to sway the customer to considering a horizontal sign. I still enjoyed the video. Great work Mr. Byrd! By the way are you related to Dick Byrd who wrote the lettering book?
Nick Vicentini For most 1 color 1 side jobs that's what I do. Scratch out a rough layout with a Stabilo pencil and bang it out. However, this job had 2 sides and multiple colors that may need to be marked again during the job so a pattern was the choice.
