Painted shop sign writing produced on a freshly renovated fascia on a premises catering for an Asian infused cafe.
This project started off with the clients already having a branding & design for the wording they wished to have for their painted shop sign writing. This is simple to work with as the artwork only requires scaling if not already scaled to fit & then produced on paper to use by means of reliefing the artwork onto the shop front using powder, which can be wiped clean once completed.
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The clients wished for the writing to be placed left justified on the large fascia. This was based on designer’s artwork. The designer created the typeface as well as chose the placement. There was a little unforseen issue of the neighbouring premises’ projecting sign, actually obsuring the signage from a large section of the main street. However the clients agreed that the placement should remain. Once decided, the section was measured & marked out & the paper drawn artwork measured into place, before being reliefed onto the fascia.
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The typeface was a little unusual & so to get this acurate some tape was used partly to mark out, but also to speed up the process in producing crisp neat lines. With the lettering to be a pale colour on a mid-dark background, it would require 2 coats of paint to make fully opaque. With a painted shop sign its important not to leave any ‘grinning’ of paint, which is when the paint is too thin a coverage or brush strokes can be seen.
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Skill & care is taken to create each letter using neat crisp brush strokes with a good flow of paint from a specialist brush. This is best produced using solvent based paint which is mixed to an ideal consistancy.
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The fascia surface can sometimes prove a hindrance if not smooth, but this is the advantage of having a painted shop sign, as vinyl would struggle to stick to a non smooth surface over time. Paint, once on the surface is there for many years without issue. Due to this lettering requiring 2 coats of paint for best coverage, an off white/cream colour was used as the first coat. Then the exact required colour was painted over the ‘undercoat’.
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The tape is removed before producing the 2nd coat. This way if there is any paint bleeds they can be neatened up with a fresh stroke rather than relying on tape. With the 2nd coat completed it just remains to allow it to dry before removing any marking out produced with the powder or stabilo pencil.
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Hand Painted Traditional & Contemporary Sign writing in London
Sign writer: Traditional Signs of London
info@traditionalsignsoflondon.uk