Dec 10
How can I achieve consistent lettering for a wood project, freehand, stencils or rub-ons?
Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 in Drawing & Illustration
Wendy asked:
I want to make a sign with lettering on it. The sign is wood, painted with craft paint and than I want to put black lettering on it. I would like it to look professional and my hand writing isn’t the best. How do they do it professionally, like you see in craft shops?
I want to make a sign with lettering on it. The sign is wood, painted with craft paint and than I want to put black lettering on it. I would like it to look professional and my hand writing isn’t the best. How do they do it professionally, like you see in craft shops?
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Thursday, December 11 9:43 am
go w/stencils
Sunday, December 14 12:19 pm
For most of the projects i have done i have made my own stencil by making word art in microsoft word, then printing, using a razor to cut out individual letters, the spraypainting the paper with the missing letters. The letters will come out the color of the spray paint you use and the lettering looks custom done. However you do have to watch out for stuff like Os and Ps.
Tuesday, December 16 10:04 am
I used to do this in school: find a typeface you want in a typeface book or print it out from your word proccesor and blow it up at Kinko’s then just transfer it on the wood with carbon.
Friday, December 19 8:59 pm
It depends on how good you are at lettering. I would suggest a stencil. You have a greatest choice of font. I did faux finishing and murals for several years and here’s what I would do. After the paint has dried on the wood get stencil with the font you choose and trace your wording in chalk, pencil will show under a lot of paints. When you are satisfied with your marks, go over your outline exactly with a sharpie. then paint inside the sharpie using a flat edged brush. If you go over your outline at all, use a small detail brush with the paint color that is next to the black and eliminate the spot. you will get a very nice clean line.
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