Creation and development of an LED sign

Here is a copy of my entry into the Degree Show catalogue 2019. www.drewwestdesign.com facebook - drewwez13 instagram - @drew.wez13...

"They Don't Teach You This @ University" - yet the techniques have been learned and executed while I was there.

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...

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...

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...

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...

"Change your mindset"

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

"What if I were to treat this like a 'paid' project?"

David Smith is a British signwriter, glass gilder, lettering artist, and mirror maker; and that's only the surface of this man's talents....

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...

The first thing to remember about reverse gilded glass is that everything needs to be done in reverse. This is easier to remember when...

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...

I have been working towards a larger project while studying at University and have begun to explore separate artworks that spell out a...