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Creation and development of an LED sign
Drew
May 17, 20191 min read
Degree Show Catalogue 2019
Here is a copy of my entry into the Degree Show catalogue 2019. www.drewwestdesign.com facebook - drewwez13 instagram - @drew.wez13...
Drew
May 16, 20191 min read
Some Hero Images
"They Don't Teach You This @ University" - yet the techniques have been learned and executed while I was there.
Drew
May 15, 20191 min read
Glossary for Gilding
This post is not intended to cover everything than can or should be used when gilding or sign painting, but is here just to give you a...
Drew
Apr 29, 20196 min read
Flamboyant Blue
I bought some Flamboyant Blue paint from Wrights of Lymme and went straight into painting my sign. I was shocked to see that the paint...
Drew
Apr 29, 20191 min read
Colour Checking
I decided to take my sign into the print rooms at the university to see if I could decide what colour to paint the glass. I thought it...
Drew
Apr 26, 20191 min read
Gold Standard (No peeking)
I couldn't resist having a look at my handy work. So I should explain that during the many times of having to pick up the glass and put...
Drew
Apr 18, 20191 min read
#005 - What's on your bookshelf? Interview with James Lewis
"Change your mindset"
Drew
Apr 18, 20196 min read
Aiming for the Gold Standard (Round 3)
With the gold removed from the places I didn't want it, it was time to start the oil gilding process. Oil gilding requires an oil based...
Drew
Apr 16, 20192 min read
Aiming for the Gold Standard (Round 2)
With the first gild having been laid, I found that there were lots of gaps, so I went back over it repeating the process from the...
Drew
Apr 10, 20191 min read
Aiming for the Gold Standard (round 1)
I decided that I wanted to try a few different techniques for my gold sign, the first being water gilding which gives a nice mirror like...
Drew
Apr 9, 20192 min read
Picnic in Chester
I decided to start a larger piece of reverse gilded glass today and was spurred on when I checked my Instagram feed this morning. Harry...
Drew
Apr 4, 20191 min read
Aiming for the Gold Standard (Gilding as a Beginner)
So I've seen a quick demo on how reverse glass gilding is done, and had a couple of tries on a smaller scale. I've also tried my hand at...
Drew
Apr 4, 20193 min read
Show Your Working - and your mistakes?
I will say this again. The first thing to remember when doing reverse painted glass is to reverse your template so that it can be placed...
Drew
Apr 4, 20194 min read
#004 - What's on your bookshelf? Interview with Rob Draper
"What if I were to treat this like a 'paid' project?"
Drew
Mar 22, 20196 min read
David A. Smith - Victorian Mirrors
David Smith is a British signwriter, glass gilder, lettering artist, and mirror maker; and that's only the surface of this man's talents....
Drew
Mar 19, 20192 min read
Showing my working
Here is a sketch I have been working on today for an idea I have had for my Degree show. It's really rough, but I had to get the basic...
Drew
Mar 1, 20191 min read
Gilding Practice
The first thing to remember about reverse gilded glass is that everything needs to be done in reverse. This is easier to remember when...
Drew
Feb 26, 20192 min read
Hi
I’ve started to spay up the various bits of my lazer cut letters. All seems to be going well. Off to Birmingham now to see Rob Draper do...
Drew
Feb 21, 20191 min read
Is this a sign of things to come?
I have been working towards a larger project while studying at University and have begun to explore separate artworks that spell out a...
Drew
Feb 15, 20193 min read
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