In 2003, Davis began practicing his lettering in secret and learned about the sign painter’s enamel 1 Shot. “I rushed over to an art store in downtown San Jose that I heard carried it,” he says. “They ...

The sign reads “MORRISSEY & MARR” in tall, uppercase, pointed-serif letters — a nod to his favorite group, the Smiths. In the short time since he and his wife, Kayleigh, started painting ...

Nick Berard The painted word predates Western civilization, but contemporary lettering traces origins to the Roman alphabet. In America, sign painting became a highly skilled trade, the stuff of ...

“I was 5 years old when I first started painting signs,” he said. “I was painting letters before I knew what letters meant!” His artistic talent continued to manifest throughout his ...

Photo collages showcased brightly colored lettering adorning storefronts, signs and even a hot dog cart. "That was the extent of my painting during the time, and I was like, 'I don't know if they ...

even in the giant white letters outside Chicken Mart: "THANK YOU NEW ORLEANS". Artists and companies in New Orleans like Mystic Blue Signs and Smallchalk have updated hand-painted sign ...

At 33, Sturdivant has become the go-to guy for hand-painted signs around town. How does one even start down that career path? Sturdivant’s fondness for letters began when he was a tyke.

“Painting signs is a blue-collar trade ... A great layout, Lloyd says, can elevate even the most basic lettering. As he learned the trade, Lloyd quickly realized how often he thought about designs.

Professional sign painter Mark Oatis, who grew up in Wheat Ridge, has returned to give back to the community. Always fascinated by signs and lettering, Oatis became a journeyman sign painter in the ...

They are artists, and what they have been doing here for more than a decade, though working in relative obscurity, is painting the town. Literally. They are sign painters and gold-leafing artists ...

He stated, “I’m constantly looking at lettering,” highlighting his ... “I want to pay tribute to that sign painter that originally painted it and that’s what makes a good sign is that ...