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Drew
Apr 29, 20196 min read
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...
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Drew
Apr 29, 20191 min read
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...
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Drew
Apr 26, 20191 min read
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...
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Drew
Apr 18, 20191 min read
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...
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Drew
Apr 16, 20192 min read
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...
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Drew
Apr 10, 20191 min read
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...
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Drew
Apr 9, 20192 min read
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...
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Drew
Apr 4, 20191 min read
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...
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Drew
Apr 4, 20193 min read
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...
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Drew
Apr 4, 20194 min read
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...
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Drew
Mar 19, 20192 min read
David A. Smith - Victorian Mirrors
David Smith is a British signwriter, glass gilder, lettering artist, and mirror maker; and that's only the surface of this man's talents....
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Drew
Feb 19, 20191 min read
William Morris
I picked up a cracking book on William Morris from the Lowry Museum shop the other week. I'm currently writing a piece about sign writing...
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Drew
Feb 7, 20191 min read
Lazer This
Here is a link to a post on my Instagram profile that shows the process of laser etching. #3dlettering #signwriting #signpainting...
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Drew
Feb 3, 20192 min read
Sign Painting Course
I decided that the best way for me to learn the skills that I want to apply to my negotiated practice project, was for me to attend a...
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Drew
Dec 6, 20181 min read
Bury Transport Museum
I really enjoyed my trip to Bury Transport museum, there are plenty of examples of old school signage and sign painted logos, including...
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Drew
Sep 6, 20181 min read
Railway Museum at Penrhyn Castle
In addition to the castle and the grounds, Penrhyn also plays host to a modest railway museum, with some good examples of engines that...
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