How to draw your own LETTERFORMS | A brief look into typography for sign painters and sign writers.

This is my latest video looking at the incredible subject of lettering and sign painting!
In this video I look at a technique for drawing your own typefaces for your design or sign painting projects.
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The letter head
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[@rushfan8582]

Appropriate to show the background work that goes into signs such as layout and drawing. Good work. Maybe talk about substrates in another video.👊 Looking forward to it.

[@theletterhead]

Hi there, thanks for the comment, it was a video that was a bit overdue but was fun to do!

[@theletterhead]

Will try to get into that subject soon on one of the videos though!

[@rushfan8582]

@@theletterhead Can't wait. Thanks

[@TheUpsetter]

This is just the video I asked for thanks Lewis, I really appreciate the time and effort you do to make all these great videos, I'm getting better at my lettering I don't have a plotter so everything is freehand so was getting mixed up a bit when it came to the shadows, anyway great video, and another good formula is the 3X5 box method just for anyone out there reading the comments.

[@theletterhead]

Hi mate. Thanks! It's all practice, one day I'll manage to get the hang of it! 😅🤣 Keep working at the lettering and feel free to send me some pictures. I have an email address I put in the video description, send some over when you get a cool one you wanna show!

[@TheUpsetter]

@@theletterhead haha same here.

[@emmanueloluwafisayomi7778]

I love it

[@eliseuantonio8631]

Muito bom mesmo parabéns

[@yasirahmad375]

Lot of measurement but very sharp and straight letters very nice 👍👍 Sir make a video on Gothic 3d letters

[@theletterhead]

Hi yasir, Thanks! It was a lot of fun doing something different so will try and get into a gothic style soon.

[@signwriter1]

Center and center

[@charliekingpin8568]

Good video great tips, what paint are you using this time :)

[@theletterhead]

Sorry I missed your comment Charlie, I think I was using ronan 1-stroke enamel for this one

[@turonno]

We use the metric system here in Canada, too 😂

[@theletterhead]

Hahaha I'm almost used to it by now. Took a while though. 😅

[@theletterhead]

Imperial i mean

[@manueltorres323]

THE LETTER HEAD where can I get lettering paints?

[@theletterhead]

Ronan paints are pretty good, and don't seem to have any problems with stock. They have a few distributors in the US and Canada, but might be difficult elsewhere.

[@thedr.feelgood]

Helpful to anyone making a sign..... but watch it with the sound off.... the " mumbling " was beyond annoying.

[@theletterhead]

😅 the mumbles come free. Ya gotta pay for the mumble free version... enjoy those mumbles boyo!

[@bluejayfabrications2216]

He's not mumbling he is asking himself for expert advice

[@josephl2027]

I found it relaxing

[@sosobonapartebonaparte4399]

Spend a lot of time just for sale, btw it's ok 👌

[@theletterhead]

Yeah it did take a while. But I wanted it to be fairly accurate. This technique i would use more on larger lettering. Ideal for murals or rough surfaces with a piece of chalk. I have a plotter that is limited to 24 inch paper for drawings. Lettering any bigger than that, is drawn like this, often alongside a scale drawing for reference.