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HAND PAINTED SIGNWRITING AND
GOLD LEAF GILDING

Commercial signwriting and gilding 

Covering Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Norwich, Essex and London areas. Traditional hand painted signpainting for commercial shop front fascia signs, exterior and interior signage and shop window displays.

Your shop front and windows are the first look a client gets of you and your brand, it’s your chance to make the right first impression.

 

When your brand design aligns throughout your business it lets a client know who you are, from a beautiful website to an eye-catching shop fascia, your message matters. 

 

Your windows are a fantastic opportunity to advertise what you do, any seasonal offers or a permanent message. Inside is a further opportunity to show your brands personality with a mural or designed signage and graphics.

SIGNWRITING SERVICES INCLUDE: 

Custom hand painted shop front exterior signage, hanging signs, logo painting, wall murals, fascia signage restoration and tattoo shop window design. 

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Gilding with gold leaf is available on all interior and exterior signage along with gilding on glass shop windows, which is produced on the inside of the glass by reverse glass gilding (verre eglomise) for beautiful, modern shop window displays.

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I quote on a per project basis, once a deposit is settled you will receive a digital mock up of the proposed design, in order to quote i will need sizes, wording and a photo of the area.

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Signwriting is a traditional technique of hand painting letters onto a shop front board or window. This skilled trade is becoming less seen on our high streets with the introduction of vinyl and printed signs. Traditional hand painted lettering on shop fronts is long lasting, beautifully designed and stands out against all those shop fronts which look the same.

 

The introduction of gold leaf into signwriting produces a stunning high-end finish. Gold leaf is also available on wooden shop front boards, with hand painted lettering. The sign I gilded for Fitzbillies in Cambridge, as pictured, uses 23ct gold leaf.​​

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THE PROCESS: 

When you get in touch to enquire about a signwriting project you will be asked to provide a few details. Usually i will direct a client to my signwriting form which asks all the right questions, I generally need to know the size, the wording, an idea on the style/brand, and your location.

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Once a quote has been given and agreed you will then be booked in and a deposit of 50% taken. I will also send you the general T&Cs and also a project outline document.

 

Once the deposit is received I will work on a digital design mock up using the details you have provided.

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When on-site to complete your project I will bring a paper template with me which will be the correct size, this is why correct sizing is important. Your signage will then all be painted by hand using a hard-wearing one-shot enamel paint.

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The final balance of the project is then due within 5 days.

WHAT DOES SIGNWRITING COST: 

The cost of each project is different depending on factors like size and location.

I charge a day rate, and will be able to give you an exact quote when i know the size of the project. Gold leafing comes with an additional material cost given the fluctuating cost of genuine 23ct gold leaf.

Signwriting near me

If you're after a traditional sign writer - someone who hand paints all signage - then you’re in the right place! Bring your brand and vision to life with the help of hand painted sign writers like myself. I am one of just a handful of traditional signwriters local to the Cambridge and Suffolk areas, I also cover some signwriting in Norwich and the Norfolk area too.

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Previous clients include:

R.M Williams gold leaf shop fascia in Bath, Cambridge, London and Guildford.

Farm Rio store in Paris, France, and Marylebone, London.

Cambridge University Press Bookshop.

Fitzbillies, Cambridge

Ellimatta, Il Sapore, Ryder & Amies, Novi, The Graduate and Grape Britannia Cambridge.

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