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Shop Sign Lettering

Bluestocking

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The carpet shop sign was done using the old grade-school trick of homemade graphite paper.  I printed out the lettering exactly as I wanted it, rubbed a No.2 pencil thoroughly over the back of the paper, temporarily taped it in place, then traced around the letters with a fine ballpoint pen.  The outlines are pale but fairly easily visible in a strong light -- I did have to use my contact-lens-less near-sighted eyes though, as I couldn't see it very well even with readers.  I used a 10/0 spotter brush to paint inside the outlines, using Martha Stewart Metallic paint in gold, slightly watered down.

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  • Taken with Canon Canon EOS REBEL T5
  • Focal Length 55 mm
  • Exposure Time 1/100
  • f Aperture f/5.6
  • ISO Speed 1250
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Jitchiwah

Very clever! I was planning on trying vinyl for my own shop sign but I might give this some consideration! Thank you for sharing 

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Bluestocking
16 hours ago, Jitchiwah said:

Very clever! I was planning on trying vinyl for my own shop sign but I might give this some consideration! Thank you for sharing 

I couldn't find vinyl lettering in anything like the font or size I wanted, so I was very happy when this worked!

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