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Sign Painting

A practical guide to tools, materials, and techniques
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Sign Painting by Sam Roberts and Mike Meyer is a comprehensive guide to the art of painted signs. It covers all the essentials, including tools like brushes, mahl sticks and dippers, materials such as paints and pencils, and techniques for preparing surfaces, transferring designs, mixing paint, and brushwork. The book also features a gallery of original alphabets by sign painters from across the globe, offering a rich source of inspiration and showcasing diverse styles.
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This book is ideal for aspiring sign painters, artists, and anyone interested in traditional crafts and typography, as well as hobbyists wanting to learn the foundational skills of sign painting.

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This book introduces the fundamentals of sign painting, allowing readers to learn about the tools, materials and techniques needed to create painted signs

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Sign Painting introduces the fundamentals of sign painting, allowing readers to learn about the tools, materials and techniques needed to create painted signs. All the basics are covered, from choosing and using brushes, paints, mahl sticks, dippers and pencils, to how to prepare and finish surfaces, transfer designs, mix paint and work with the brush.

A gallery section of original alphabets, created for the book by sign painters around the world, provides visual inspiration and demonstrates a wide variety of styles and approaches.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781786276926

Publisher: Laurence King Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 May 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Laurence King Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Mike Meyer is a sign painter from Minnesota who is widely recognized as one of the masters of the craft. Together with Spain-based sign painting expert Sam Roberts, Mike runs Better Letters, which promotes sign painting internationally through workshops and educational activities.

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