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Positional Statement
To find answers, you must ask questions.
Drew
May 23, 20192 min read
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It's what's on the inside
Creation and development of an LED sign
Drew
May 17, 20191 min read
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Learning about fixings
The basic premise of the French Cleat allowing for semi-permanent wall fixings.
Drew
May 16, 20191 min read
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Degree Show Catalogue 2019
Here is a copy of my entry into the Degree Show catalogue 2019. www.drewwestdesign.com facebook - drewwez13 instagram - @drew.wez13...
Drew
May 16, 20191 min read
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Some Hero Images
"They Don't Teach You This @ University" - yet the techniques have been learned and executed while I was there.
Drew
May 15, 20191 min read
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Professional Interview - Feedback 1
I have received my initial feedback for the professional interview process that we undertook for the Professional Practice module at...
Drew
Apr 30, 20194 min read
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Professional Interview - Feedback 2
The second part of my feedback from the professional interview focused on the portfolio itself. As stated in the previous lot of...
Drew
Apr 30, 20191 min read
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Glossary for Gilding
This post is not intended to cover everything than can or should be used when gilding or sign painting, but is here just to give you a...
Drew
Apr 29, 20196 min read
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Flamboyant Blue
I bought some Flamboyant Blue paint from Wrights of Lymme and went straight into painting my sign. I was shocked to see that the paint...
Drew
Apr 29, 20191 min read
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Colour Checking
I decided to take my sign into the print rooms at the university to see if I could decide what colour to paint the glass. I thought it...
Drew
Apr 26, 20191 min read
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Gold Standard (No peeking)
I couldn't resist having a look at my handy work. So I should explain that during the many times of having to pick up the glass and put...
Drew
Apr 18, 20191 min read
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Aiming for the Gold Standard (Round 3)
With the gold removed from the places I didn't want it, it was time to start the oil gilding process. Oil gilding requires an oil based...
Drew
Apr 16, 20192 min read
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Aiming for the Gold Standard (Round 2)
With the first gild having been laid, I found that there were lots of gaps, so I went back over it repeating the process from the...
Drew
Apr 10, 20191 min read
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Aiming for the Gold Standard (round 1)
I decided that I wanted to try a few different techniques for my gold sign, the first being water gilding which gives a nice mirror like...
Drew
Apr 9, 20192 min read
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Picnic in Chester
I decided to start a larger piece of reverse gilded glass today and was spurred on when I checked my Instagram feed this morning. Harry...
Drew
Apr 4, 20191 min read
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Aiming for the Gold Standard (Gilding as a Beginner)
So I've seen a quick demo on how reverse glass gilding is done, and had a couple of tries on a smaller scale. I've also tried my hand at...
Drew
Apr 4, 20193 min read
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Show Your Working - and your mistakes?
I will say this again. The first thing to remember when doing reverse painted glass is to reverse your template so that it can be placed...
Drew
Apr 4, 20194 min read
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Professional Interview Prep
Preparing my portfolio for a 'professional interview' is proving quite difficult. It's not the same as going for an interview for a job...
Drew
Mar 20, 20192 min read
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Showing my working
Here is a sketch I have been working on today for an idea I have had for my Degree show. It's really rough, but I had to get the basic...
Drew
Mar 1, 20191 min read
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Gilding Practice
The first thing to remember about reverse gilded glass is that everything needs to be done in reverse. This is easier to remember when...
Drew
Feb 26, 20192 min read
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