On the 21st of June signwriters from around world converged on The Horton, Epsom for the latest international Letterheads meet. For 3 days the renovated Grade II-listed former Chapel became home to 130 sign painters and a range of workshops and demonstrations. As ever we are extremely proud to sponsor these events with materials and […]
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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 (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
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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The history of Handover regularly brings up some beautiful objects, old labels, discontinued brushes, but nothing quite like these letterpress plates from the late 1940s. Found by our brushmaker carefully wrapped in paper – including some advertising window posters from both King George and Queen Victoria’s corronations. These are the original blocks used for making
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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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Robert Walker specialises in traditional signwriting and reverse glass signs under the name Signs by Umberto. We had a chat about his recent mural and his QEST Scholarship to train with David A Smith MBE but first, for those unfamiliar with Robert, a perfect introduction is the below video, Becoming Umberto by James G. Wall
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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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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 to see first hand and up close the details of painting letters. It is instantly
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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 the process and to answer some of the most commonly asked questions. You can see
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