Quality Over Quantity: 75 Years of A.S. Handover
Sam Roberts from BLAG magazine takes an in-depth look as he delves into our History in celebration of A.S. Handover’s 75th Birthday.
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Artists
Gift Guide – Fine Art Brushes
Although best known for lettering, gilding and specialist decorating bushes, we have been producing fine art brushes for watercolour, oil, acrylic, and other mediums for over sixty years. Series 305 – pure sable brights The 305 pure kolinsky sable chisel-edged brights are a staff favourite for using with oil paint. The quality of the materials
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David A Smith – The Making of Ludlow & Blunt
The behind the scenes film featuring British designer, sign artist and glass gilder David A. Smith MBE, creating an ornamental, handcrafted advertising glass sign for the world famous vintage barbershop Ludlow & Blunt based in Brooklyn, New York has finally been released and you can watch it below! This piece of art was designed and
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BLAG
BLAG (Better Letters Magazine) is an online and brand new print publication about everything sign painting, featuring history, projects and most importantly the people involved with the craft. BLAG is the latest project by Sam Roberts, creator of Ghostsigns and Better Letters who is well known for managing events, writing books and being an ever
Tactile Collective
Founded in 2017, Tactile is a collaborative project between lettering pros and Alphabetics Anonymous members Jake Tyler & Hana Sunny Whaler. The annual event is entering its fourth year and is returning to its original concept of a social space with DIY fun. Full run down of the event from Tactile below! “LAUNCH PARTY –
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Handover Signwriting and Pinstriping Enamel
Launched in 2018, our oil-based enamel range has been designed for signwriting and pinstriping to provide vibrancy, flexibility, durability, and excellent coverage. The paint flows well, and it can also be thinned with white spirit if necessary. Touch dry in approximately 1-2 hours and a second coat can be applied, if necessary, in 2-4 hours.
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Artist Feature – Archie Proudfoot
I had been meaning to catch up with Archie for a little while now, his work combines immense technical ability with an eloquent understanding of design, the results are a stylised asththeic, rooted in tradition and craftmanship – and it is an absolute joy to look at. I had a chat with Archie via email
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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 at Paint School and at the V&A Museum. You can see all details for the
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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 gold has a number of uses – in painting of religious icons, to paint fine
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 of pearl and abalone shell on glass. Tools and Materials Required 1 x Scalpel 1
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