Sign Painters (Limited Edition)

As the wife of a very creative and talented sign painter who specializes in gold leaf, I can promise you will not be disappointed by this glimpse into the design, lettering, and gold leafing of thousands of signs we see everyday. The signs are the from the tiniest door signs to the huge billboard signs. Through many interviews with successful sign painters you will walk into this creative world where the painter is the designer, artist, letterer, and approver of thousands of styles of signs, and it also explains how many fonts have come into use. The film also shows the beautiful, precise pinstriping which is painted on boats, ships, cars, and all sorts of vehicles. This wonderful documentary will make you wish you could pick up some brushes, paints, and gold leaf sheets and begin this very specialized career yourself. Highly recommend watching this if you are interested in a most beautiful art form, creativity, and gold leaf affects on signs and/or vehicles and boats.

Very interesting film about the people behind the signs you see every day and about the craft and the unfortunate rise in computer-generated vinyl signs. It really gives you an appreciation for the art of hand painted signs and the artists who create them. Although I've heard that hand painted signs are making a comeback. Maybe soulless, bland signs aren't so great after all.

Great book for starting to sign. Has great ideas for different lettering and suggestions to use. I enjoy reading this book and looking at the different lettering ideas.

As a sign artist, the film really gave me a sense of belonging to the spectrum of the art of signs. I was very pleased to see that the Director and its producers invested into the diligence and the intelligence of capturing the romance relationship between the sign painter and his craft. This film mixed the colors needed to project the story and personality of each master sign painter in the medium and along his or her journey displayed on the billboard of their progressive expression. Unfortunately the film only captured a few of the many street artist campaigning across america, but it would be impossible to give every deserving sign artist a cameo. Never the less, the film pounced a perfect representation of the "signs of our time" and that alone, is worth the leveling of appreciation!

Great doc about an art that has slowly faded from the American landscape. I hope it accomplishes it's goal of turning more people on to this beautiful line of work. Mike Myer was the real star of this show. Maybe it's the bibs, maybe it's the cigar...maybe it's his uncanny resemblance to President Taft, but something about him just makes you want to go back in time. Glad I watched this. You should too.

I loved watching this! It's very interesting, informative and inspiring to anyone who is creative. I want to watch it again! I would even like to see a sequel made of this, showing more signs and featuring some additional cities and sign painters. Thanks for making this.

Great documentary. It's so cool to listen to the old timers...there are tips too if you are observant.

Got it for a friend who does pinstriping and is an accomplished sign painter. His review was positive and enthusiastic. Not having seen it I will have to leave it there.

Durch Zufall bin ich auf das Buch und den Film von Faythe Levine & Sam Macon gestossen. Da ich selber gelernter Signpainter, also "Schildermaler" aus Deutschland bin , und ich das Glück hatte Anfangs der 90er bei 2 Alten Meistern des Faches zu lernen, musst ich hier zugreifen und wurde nicht entäuscht. Liebevoll gemacht, toll produziert und sehr gut fotografiert machen Buch und Fim einen Riesenspass. Nicht nur für Leute die das Handwerk ausüben oder mal gemacht haben, sondern für alle Handwerk und Kunstintressierte. Die Veränderung in der Industrie haben diesen Beruf in seiner Urform fast aussterben lassen. Doch zum Glück gibt es eine Rückbeinung für die Arbeit mit den Händen, und das freut mich. Der Film hat die Lust auf diese Arbeiten bei mir neu entfacht, und obwohl ich in der Werbetechnik Branche immer noch tätig bin ( mit PC, Plotter und Drucker) habe ich mir in meiner Werkstatt ein Board erstellt und mache wieder Signpainter arbeiten. Also absolut empfehlenswert. Gruss M By chance I came across the book and film by Faythe Levine & Sam Macon. Since I am a trained sign painter myself, so "sign painter" from Germany, and I was lucky to learn at the beginning of the 90s with 2 old masters of the Signpainting, I have to access here and was not disappointed. Lovingly made, well produced and very well photographed, the book and film make it a lot of fun. Not only for people who practice the craft or have done it once, but for all crafts and art enthusiasts. The changes in industry have almost made this profession in its original form extinct. Fortunately, there is backbone for working with the hands, and I'm pleased. The film rekindled the desire for this work for me, and although I am still active in the advertising technology industry (with PC, plotter and printer), I created a board in my workshop and do Signpainter again. So absolutely recommendable. greetings M

Very intresting