The Sign Painting: A practical guide to tools, materials, and techniques

by Mike Meyer, Sam Roberts

This book 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.

Genres: Art

208 pages, Hardcover

Published May 11, 2021

Reviews

[David van Arragon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks, Mike! - A bastion of practical and easy to follow information. Great to brush up on the basics (no pun intended). With plenty of tips, tricks and visual reference to get right down into the nitty gritty of lettering with paint and brush. This book will definitely be used a lot when focusing on specific learning areas of sign painting, but it was great to have a complete read-through to get a first sense of the knowledge inside. Such a great gift!

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a useful reference book. I've used it to make two signs so far and find the information on how to transfer designs and then paint them to be useful from a beginner's perspective.

It would be nice to have a digital copy of the alphabets. At the moment I take pictures of them, trace them on a Remarkable tablet, and then modify them into the design I'd like, print a template, and trace it on my substrate.