Lettering - Sppedball Textbook

Anthony Filetti · #1 10-11-2006, 11:36 AM

I'm looking for a good reference for lettering, is anyone familiar with the
"Speedball Textbook"??

Would you reccoment the book as a reference tool? If not what type of reference do you use for lettering?

Hi_Ho_Sliver · #2 10-11-2006, 11:42 AM

there are a lot of sites on the web , do a google search

Irish · #3 10-11-2006, 11:56 AM

Tony, you may also want to search the signcrafting and auto pin striping industries for excellent books on hand lettering and lettering styles.

Pin stripers often do hand lettering for trucks so have an entire library of brush stroke fonts.

Susan

Old_Gord · #4 10-11-2006, 01:32 PM

Are you looking for references on lettering with regards to carving letters?
If so Chris Pye has a book on Letter Carving in Wood, it include a few different fonts.

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OG

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rocket39

I'm looking for a good reference for lettering, is anyone familiar with the
"Speedball Textbook"??

Would you reccoment the book as a reference tool? If not what type of reference do you use for lettering?

Anthony Filetti · #5 10-11-2006, 01:44 PM

Thanks for the info, OG I have his book, an excellent book on carving letters but I should have elaborated a little more. What I am in search of is a reference such as Susan referred to for Lettering styles. As HiHo had suggested I did a search through existing Font websites which gave me some ideas.

I will be using the lettering to place titles on my carvings, and the style can lend to the mood of the carving, hence the need for differing styles.

If I may also ask, what type of pens do you use when signing a carving?? I paint with watered down Acrylics followed by BLO and am looking one that will allow for fine writing and won't bleed into the work.

decoycarve · #6 10-11-2006, 09:54 PM

Paint pens from Michals or A C Moore. A cheap caligraphy set wil give you a lot of "feel" for what happens around curves. Grab one up at a craft shop and practice with the different nibs. Once you get a feel for the Caligraphy pen try to duplicate your motions with brush strokes.
Goody

Old_Gord · #7 10-12-2006, 11:03 AM

Rocket39, not sure wether you were asking me or anyone about pens for signing carving.
In the past I haven't used an ink pen, usually it's either a pyro writing tip or a "V" gouge.
If I were to use a ink pen, I would most likely try a very fine "Sharpie" permanent marker pen.

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OG

BobD · #8 10-12-2006, 11:18 AM

The only problem I've had with sharpies is that the ink bleeds into the surrounding areas. Sharpies also tend to fade over time; I think the wood absorbs it.

I've just read about the Staedtler Medium Tip indelible pen, which a scrollers suggested for signing their work, but I don't have any experience with it.

Bob

Thomp · #9 10-12-2006, 01:46 PM

I dont sign mine but if you had a pyro pen you could use the mini tip like lynn dose.

or send off and have a brand made from your signature,
they dont fade.

another option,
clear transparent over head projector slides can be bought you can print on them with an ink jet printer,
or clear ink jet lables then adhear them to a metal - brass plate,

or just order inscribed name tags like lynn... has the address in his blog postings..

theres more options using applicay than hand lettering.

Anthony Filetti · #10 10-12-2006, 02:17 PM

...thanks for all of the tips guys, it gives me something to think about...