Bill Barrowcliffe
A few months ago I received a wonderful photo of a customer with our brushmakers taken back in the late 70s / early 80s. On the far right is Mrs. Bald, and next to her, Anne (who is still making…
Jo Poulton – Paint School
Earlier this year I spent a great day with Jo Poulton at her studio in Chiswick for one of her woodgraining courses. Jo is a professional specialist decorator who also teaches decorative paint effects, gilding, woodgraining and Venetian plaster finishes…
Supplier Spotlight – Giusto Manetti Battiloro
A. S. Handover stock a range of gold leaf from numerous suppliers, but none have such a rich and longstanding history as Giusto Manetti Battiloro. Manetti gold leaf spans 15 generations and over 400 years, and to this day all…
The Sign Painters Academy
The Sign Painters Academy is an all-encompassing online sign painting course launched by Paul Myerscough of Bespoke Signs. It offers a thorough insight into the techniques and skills needed for a career in sign painting. Primarily video-based, you are able…
Reverse Glass Gilding
I’m so excited to finally have a reverse glass gilding tutorial! Here at Handover, we get asked a lot about the process of reverse glass gilding, Jay Holland, more often known as Greater Opacity, has created this tutorial to de-mystify…
Surface Gilding and Directional Burnishing
Newcastle based Alex Richardson of Mango Signs has put together this brilliant tutorial on surface gilding and the wizardry of directional burnishing! Check out his video and instructions below, and to see more of Alex’s work, visit his Instagram here!…
Shell Gold
Shell Gold – so called because traditionally it was made and stored in a shallow shell such as a clamshell, is genuine gold, finely ground to a pigment and bound with gum arabic to form a solid watercolour pan. Shell…
Dammar Embossing
– “The Poor Man’s Acid Etch” I’m very excited about this customer-created tutorial! Archie of Irregular Signs demonstrates how to create a beautiful texture to a reverse glass gild. Archie is a friend of Handover and has recently painted a…
Flower Painting Tutorial
Next in the customer created tutorials is traditional flower painting. I was lucky enough to meet Steph (and her excellent dog Blue) at the Norwich Letterheads hosted by Kieran Harper and Rizzo Studio. Steph is new to signwriting but has…
Mother of Pearl & Abalone Shell on Glass
This is the first in an exciting series of tutorials and tips led by our customers. The following tutorial was created by The Unlikely Painter, a Glasgow based sign painter and artist who is sharing his method of using mother…