Dave Correll designed GOLD LEAF window!

[Mike Meyer]

Dave designed it and Barb Schilling from Minnesota leafed it!

Gold Leaf is hard to photograph........can you post the original artwork Dave?

Nice Job!

[Wayne]

Now were cookin- Thats a neat job!

[Mike Meyer]

The Script for "hoefs" is Dave's very own font called "Marie" and you can purchase it at
www.letterheadfonts.com
Tell Chuck Davis I told you so....

[Chunkie]

Stunnign work. The gold is immacculate - thanks for posting Mike.

[Mark Fair]

That is beautiful. Chunkie has it right, Stunning.

[Dave Correll]

Sure, here ya go Mike

-Dave
www.brushworksigns.com

[Dave Correll]

Here's another one I got cookin...

-Dave
www.brushworksigns.com

[Dave Correll]

Here's a photo of a gold leaf job I did for the same customer

[Dave Correll]

ok, ok, here's another one. I love banks!

[Mike Meyer]

TOP NOTCH!!!!!!!!!!

Hand Lettering artists are ALIVE AND WELL!

[Chunkie]

Suck precision on those letters. Wow! Go on, admit it, you used a vinyl mask didn't you? Please say you did so I don't feel inferior! :lol:

[Wayne]

Spot on Dave !

[Dave Correll]

Hey Chunkie, don't feel inferior, of course I used mask. On location, with all those outlines and a matte center, I would be foolish not to. In the 25 years I've been making signs, the one thing I learned is how to work smarter, not harder. I readily admit I have embraced the technology that the sign profession has offered. For me, it really doens't matter how the sign is done, as long as I am satified with the result. I'll be the first to pull out the vinyl mask to do a gold leaf job, or vinyl to do text on a sign. On the other hand, on large or custom work, or if I want a real casual or loose feel to a sign...I feel extreamly fortunate that I have learned the sign profession before computer technology became prevalant and made hundreds if not thousands of signs with the simple but powerful tool of the brush.

[Chunkie]

That's good to hear Dave. What a marvellously liberating statement you just made. I'm going to do some masked stuff while I get my hand in as it were. I'd alway assumed it was frowned upon. :roll:

[milo]

Hi Chunk.
As dave says why have the technology and not use it to your advantage.
We've had our computer a few years now, before that some of the jobs were very tedious, lines and lines of helvetica. At the end of the day if your happy and the customer likes the job whats the problem.
We're in the same position as alot on this site and can put our hand to painted work when needed, but do use masks to quicken the process.

It's down to time and thats money.

Ian

[Mark Fair]

Hey Chunkie,
Lots of times I use a paint mask and then come back and do a freehand shadow. I agree with Dave, do anything necessary to facilitate the job.