advertising board: hand painted

[Lynn Normington]

very nice aj apart from the red at the bottom on the black that kind of bleeds, I expect the detail on the gold gets lost in a pic because of the light etc. hope it gets you lot’s of work. 😎

Lynn

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Nice work, AJ…
you make me sick!
(with jealousy)
Have to agree about the red on black, but that could easily be fixed by adding in orange or white highlights.
Real old-timey.
love….Jill

[Stevo Chartrand]

That’s what I’m talkin aboot!
Gorgeous work!!!!!!!!!!!! 😮

Stevo

[A Misselbrook]

Thankyou! 😀 The red on black seems to work in some lights! I may try a different red, then if it looks wrong it can easily be painted over again. I was trying to use the colours that I think would of been used in the past. Im going to use the board when I go to craft fairs etc.
Im still trying to convince people to go for this kind of look in the old villages and pubs. People want signs yesterday!
I am getting nowhere with pubs though. They are replacing old signs with the (fibreglass?) types that go over the top. The pictorials are all printed pictures. Its a sad time I think. Im just hoping that it’ll swing back to handlettered because thats what I think the old village pubs should be.
😎

[Marcella Ross]

That’s lovely work. The gold looks fab!

[Shane Drew]

well done, yet another wonderful talent here on these boards 😛

[Hugh Potter]

quote Marcella:

That’s lovely work. The gold looks fab!

yep 😀

[Garrie]

really really nice work, love the gold leaf.

Wish I was that skilled with the paint.

[Bernardo Maldonado]

aj you´re the bomb! what a sign. i really enjoy your work anyway. i wish you all the best, times are tough…
alltho i don´t know what its like in the uk now. havent been there for almost ten years. gulp! in germany handpainted signs are just interpreted as nostalgic. i as a newbie am doing my best to make a change tho.

beautiful work again!!!!

bernardo

ps: nice website.

[Nicola McIntosh]

nice work aj…. 😀
the gold does look fab!!

was the whole sign hand painted?

nik

[A Misselbrook]

Thanks for all the replies 😀

Nicola, the sign is all hand painted. I dont have a cutter at the minute. I only do handlettered stuff 😎

Bernardo, Its not easy to sell the idea of handlettered signs here either! potential customers dont give you enough time to do the job properly! They want signs the next day! It doesnt work like that though does it!!! 🙄

[Bernardo Maldonado]

hi, no i dont think it does. i often take too much time on a job. which doesnt raise the price either for me, but satisfying myself and the customer is always non plus ultra.

i´m going to send a pic of something i did today and wouldn´t mind having yours and others opinion on it, concerning time and cost efficiency…? if the pc works…

all the best aj,

bernardo

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote aj:

Nicola, the sign is all hand painted. I dont have a cutter at the minute. I only do handlettered stuff 😎

yep no worries aj…it was the spacing on the 019 on the phone number that got me…..cant help what i see 😉

nik