When I finish designing a logo/lettering for a client, the usual format for the graphic guidelines is a PDF, which they can send to anyone who needs it.
This time, working for the new Grand Barry bakery which will open in Vercheny, I used some scraps of wood and rattled off one letter to see what it would really look like. Check the little flashes of gold leaf.
Pretty tidy, huh?
The real thing will be 4m long. Still not sure how I'll deliver it but I can't wait to start the build...

BTW, I'm not taking any new French commissions now - go hassle my co-worker Yoann @lepignonpeint

#grandbarry #boulangeriepatisseriedugrandbarry #ornamentedlettering #fauxgoldleaf
#woodengraphiccharter
#chartegraphiqueenbois
#alwayshandletter
#alwayshandpaint
#signwriterdrome
#peintreenlettrestresrock
#peintreenlettresdrome
#peintreenlettres
#womenwhosignpaint
#letteringartist
#jillstrongsigns
#jillstrongart

A space weather inspired pub sign :-)
I check the swpc.noaa website quite often as I like to see what the sun's 'face' looks like, what the auras are up to and I find the solar wind prediction model incredibly soothing... A bit like the BBC shipping forecast.

This is (faux) gold leaf and gold enamel paint. Commissions taken - get in touch if you want it, or something similar.

#thecarrington
#carringtonevent
#solarflare
#spaceweather
#spaceweathergeek #spaceweatherpredictioncenter
#pubsign
#goldandblack
#goldleaf
#goldsun
#alwayshandletter
#alwayshandpaint
#signwriterdrome
#peintreenlettrestresrock
#peintreenlettresdrome
#womenwhosignpaint
#letteringartist
#jillstrongsigns
#jillstrongart

Experimental lettering piece (no shit ;-)
I love Blackletter calligraphy and have practiced it on and off since I was a teenage vampire.
It's a very regular lettering and I think that's why I love the idea of warping it. Obviously this is really easy in Photoshop but without a computer?
Here's an attempt at warping Blackletter using nothing more technical than messing with the lines its drawn on.
To be continued :-)

#blackletter #blacklettercalligraphy #warpedblackletter #magicpeoplevoodoopeople
#vantablack #musoublackpaint
#alwayshandletter
#alwayshandpaint
#signwriterdrome
#peintreenlettrestresrock
#peintreenlettresdrome
#peintreenlettres26
#peintreenlettres
#womenwhosignpaint
#femmepeintreenlettres
#letteringartist
#jillstrongsigns
#jillstrongart