In this video David Kynaston talks us through his Roman & Copperplate Brush Set, while demonstrating the beautiful lines and sharp serifs you can produce with them! David recently put together a limited run of these beautiful brush sets, this time in homegrown burr oak, which makes for an absolutely stunning display box as well as …
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Signwriter David Kynaston recently put together a limited run of his beautiful Copperplate & Roman brush sets, this time in homegrown burr oak, which makes for an absolutely stunning display box as well as a handy place to store these razor sharp brushes. Available in store and online now! The set includes: – Three Pure Sable …
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We’ll be at this great Kustom Kulture event in September, along with our sister company, Pinstriping UK; hope to see you there!
This week we’ve got Edward Bennett – or Eddy Artist – in for an interview. Edward talks about growing up with artists for parents, the difficulty of navigating a city when you’re constantly looking up at signs, and his favourite brush. eddyartist.com → Could you tell me a little about yourself and your background, where …
A.S.Handover Ltd and Better Letters have teamed up to bring you a series of short instructional videos with master Sign Painter Mike Meyer. If you’ve ever wanted to start signpainting but don’t know where to start, let us give you a helping hand! In this first video we explore the basics of drawing, layout and pattern making – …
alexmayhughes.co.uk → This week we spoke with signwriter, glass gilder and Simpson’s enthusiast, Alex May Hughes. Alex talks about future projects, how she makes time for her own work amongst paid work, and how being a signwriter means you are part of a bigger community that has the potential to make people happy through …
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We recently came across this article in a 1995 issue of Sign Business Magazine; the article details an early British Letterheads meet in Torquay, South Devon – spot the familiar faces! ‘Still in it’s infancy, the British Letterhead movement has yet to experience the exponential growth witnessed in America, but the enthusiasm for the art …
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vonleadfoot.com → This week we spoke to Von Leadfoot, and he imparts wisdom such as; ‘I think part of what we do as sign painters and designers is reference the past. “Those who don’t know history, are doomed to think they’re original”. In saying that I have loads of old reference books, everything from layout, …
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1. What made you decide to be a sign painter? I’ve been messing about with letter forms in one way or another since I was kid. It started off as a weird obsession with cereal packets, comics, album covers, graffiti and all manner of signs around the place. Later I studied typography, but as I …
1. Why did you decide to become a sign painter and gilder? I was inspired by Dave Smith to be a glass gilder. It was not an easy industry to break into as everything seems very complicated. Nothing gets handed to you on a plate. It takes hard work and determination to fit together tiny pieces …
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