About Sign Art
It all started in 1979 when I left school and worked as a trainee sign painter at Harmony Signs in Fisher Street, Paignton.
Following several years of training under very talented sign writers and the endless painting of plywood, I decided it was time to unleash myself upon the world. Only to end up at Plymouth College of Art doing the City & Guilds course. Qualifications I was told, were very important!
Having left Plymouth College of Art clutching my handsome City & Guilds Certificate with distinctions - typically, the world of sign painting was about to change forever. It was 1988 and time to invest in a vinyl cutting machine and computer ( with 1 ram of memory and a 40meg HD ). This cost around £8,000 at the time, not much than a house a couple of years earlier.
My scanner, and I had the very first one around here, was £1500 and it was black and white only.
Life was slower as a sign artist, it took as long as it took. Vinyl created the instant fix that just was not possible when painting by hand.
Following several years of training under very talented sign writers and the endless painting of plywood, I decided it was time to unleash myself upon the world. Only to end up at Plymouth College of Art doing the City & Guilds course. Qualifications I was told, were very important!
Having left Plymouth College of Art clutching my handsome City & Guilds Certificate with distinctions - typically, the world of sign painting was about to change forever. It was 1988 and time to invest in a vinyl cutting machine and computer ( with 1 ram of memory and a 40meg HD ). This cost around £8,000 at the time, not much than a house a couple of years earlier.
My scanner, and I had the very first one around here, was £1500 and it was black and white only.
Life was slower as a sign artist, it took as long as it took. Vinyl created the instant fix that just was not possible when painting by hand.
Some very early projects from the 1980 / 82
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