SignWorks received a call recently from a client who was thrilled to find out that we have a sign painter on staff. The client claimed she had called several establishments and so far had only received a favorable nod from us! While we don’t believe that sign painting is a dying art, we do believe that there a fewer sign painters around than there used to be and that it does require lots of skill. We are fortunate to have a veteran sign painter on staff and seem to be getting more quotes for these types of projects, especially as the festive holiday season approaches.
The pictured interior wall shows a recently completed Bay Area sign painting project and involved hand painting and restoring decorative archways overlooking a meadow. Each was hand painted to match the other.
The canvas for a sign painter can be windows, walls or a combination of both. Like any artistic creation it can be a combination of freehand drawing/painting or can start with an outline or template and expand from there. Halloween and Thanksgiving will tend to lend themselves to rustic brown and beige tones with oranges, reds and greens; while Christmas will feature reds, white, blacks, reds, candy stripes and more!
And, a sign painter is only as good as the brushes he uses! Typically Cutter Brushes Bristle are very sturdy and used for rough surfaces like stucco and brick and for coating sign enamels. Sign latex and primers are also used for hand painting. Enamel and vinyl paints have vinyl or plastic content and have proven to be very durable with a nice glossy finish. The fact that it sticks to many surfaces and soaks in well, is an added plus.