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Sign Creation with Hand-Painted Lettering

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Overview

Learn to combine lettering and painting techniques to make an eye-catching sign that communicates a message
  • Introduction
  • Sign Painting Preparation
  • Let's Make a Sign
  • Making Your Sign Shine!
  • Final project
Showcard sign painting is one of the most creative ways to send a message or advertise a product. Graphic designer and lettering artist Christopher Rouleau has created original hand-painted signs for clients like LG, Pepsi, and Uppercase Magazine. He believes that if you make a sign well, and make it beautiful, it can last forever.

In this course, Christopher teaches you the lettering and painting techniques needed to create vibrant signs that dazzle and inspire. Discover the magic behind the traditional art form and capture the attention of your community with your words.

Syllabus

  • About Me
  • Influences
  • Presentation of Supplies
  • History of Sign Painting
  • Hand-Painted Lettering Techniques 1
  • Hand-Painted Lettering Techniques 2
  • Project Ideation, Sketching, and Refinement
  • Sign Prep and Image Transfer
  • Painting Your Sign Blue
  • Painting Your Sign Red
  • Painting Your Sign Yellow
  • Touch-UPS
  • Finishing and Hardware
  • Sharing Your Sign on Social Media
  • Using Your Skills to Do Good in Your Community
  • Sign Creation with Hand-Painted Lettering

Taught by

Christopher Rouleau

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