Back in the day from layout to gold leaf it was all by hand. I am empressed with making the glue for the chipped glass. Much skill required and a job well done. I have to say I miss it. It’s good to see this kind of work still having a market. Good for you guys!!!
I have never seen this done before. I just stumbled upon this video, I'm glad I did. What an art form! I dread to think how many years it takes to be such a great sign maker.
I'm surprised and impressed how precise and repeatable the edge scalloping is. Glue chipping is a fascinating process, as is gilding. The sign turned out beautiful, a work of art.
I am completely blown away...First I didn't know this type of sign existed and second the amazing artistry it took to achieve this this sign. I say "bravo" for such incredible craftmanship!!!
As a collector of vintage advertising, I am amazed by this demonstration of mastery. This is absolutely stunning work. Brilliant. I’d be honored to have this magnificent piece in my home. Well Done 👍🏻
I saw a dude making hand painted pub mirrors, some 8' wide, beautiful logos all painted in reverse, then mirrored over paint. Absolutely incredible to see the artistry. Sadly, they only lasted a few months when the entire complex was destroyed by fire, along with hand built furniture and fittings, years of work gone in a few hours. And I think it was an insurance job.. bastards!
I love these video showing the process of making these incredible classic designs I saw in America.. I wish these videos could be in 4K HDR.. all the godlen sheen, and the details in the glass textures
Seeing this, I can now understand that it not just gold leaf that makes such a sign expensive. There are so many steps in just the preparation! It was inspiring to see the artist at work! Amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Fascinating! I was truly mesmerized at your glass work and leaf techniques. I've done a little reverse lettering on glass (car windows, doors at our church, etc.) and even attempted gold leaf with sizing (using imitation gold leaf) but I've never seen this type of craftsmanship done before...truly amazing! Can't believe a guy below said it was "entry-level simple stuff" - where's his video?
I've never seen this work doing... just amazing!!! Never realize that this "job" is so special!!! Thank's for sharing!!! Learned a lot!!! 👍 Well done!!! 👍
This is the most incredible skill I’ve ever seen!! To spend a month with this gentleman learning about this skill would be a dream. Best wishes from England
That's unbelievably beautiful!!! I make stained glass and watched this for the gold leafing part because of a new project I'm working on. This was such exquisite work! I totally appreciate all the steps and hard work you put into this awesome piece of art!😊
@@ΙωάννηςΛέπουρας crafts·man·ship [ˈkraf(t)smənˌSHip] NOUN skill in a particular craft: "I admire his engineering skills and craftsmanship" synonyms: workmanship · artistry · craft · art · artisanship · [more] the quality of design and work shown in something made by hand; artistry: "a piece of fine craftsmanship"
I'm totally going to try this, on a smaller scale tho, lol. Gotta practice those scalloped edges too, that's way cool! Need that tool to add to my tool collection as I'm a woman of many talents, crafting projects!
if you cover glass with bee wax clear lettering or patterns inside than place just surface to flake the glass in sulfiric acid you can get the flaked etching but extremely toxic than painnt gold than foil it behind than mirror the back there are some antique mirror kits this suggesting is for the lowest cost i wouldnt touch edges due to grinding glass and risking breathing glass dust ( sulfiric acid vapours is also extreme hazzard for health and skin but hence lil caution anything can be done safe again this is lowest cost wise maybe equvalent to cutting stencils at the process only lettering gold leaf cost to day probably 75 bucks ) good luck do what ever but dont hurt your self peace good luck
@@TimFleenor well, lol, in this case it's not as if he designed the font or never had hundreds of examples to reference to. i don't think anyone is knocking the end result or even that he *might* be able to do it by hand, but, really, there's not a lot of 'amazing talent' involved, it's mostly several little jobs akin to entry-level factory work. sure, someone did the design probably on adobe and that requires some skill that has to be learned. in other words, in the actual manufacture of the piece i don't see anything here that can't be learned inside a week aside from the design work on the computer. were you a professional of the craft, i doubt you'd view the lettering as 'hand-made,' either. again, it's a great result, but it's not all hand made. as with most 'factory' made things using simple processes, we don't go around calling our cars hand-made, either. is your computer hand-made? you wouldn't call it that, but people used their hands putting it together, and the circuit boards could conceivably be done by hand, so..
Several years ago I thought I'd be cool and get some Mac Striping brushes and some One Shot paint. After practicing on a pane of glass for a few days I put all that shit away and it hasn't been out since. Striping by hand is no joke.
That better be a $10K sign.. that's a ton of detail and steps to make that happen. Many people wouldn't appreciate the work that goes into it. Great work!
It’s just amazing how this process was developed, especially the glue thing that breaks out some of the glass when it gets heated to create that beautiful pattern. I wonder how that was discovered?! Great job, man. Very impressive! How much is a sign like that?
Brother you should be extremely proud of your work that piece is exquisite an absolutely stunning truly stunning piece of art. I don't know if anyone feels the same way but watching the end product very nearly made my cry because of the sheer beauty of it.
Very nice! It's so time consuming but worth it. We usually just do gold leaf vinyl with gold fold vinyl, it's faster yes but not better. This was beautiful, take it from a guy that's been doing signs for over 30yrs. Major props.
Absolute talent! This is how a craft was produced in my day before computers - how can you compete with today's mass produced market? - an amazing skill, I am in total awe
I did artwork on grave stones/memorials for a while & the processes are very similar, I've spent more hours stood up at a shot blasting cabinet than I care to remember. Wierd thing is I first used them in the Air Force to take paint of aircraft wheels & other components. Great work & video 😊
This was an amazing amount of work, talent, skill, dedication, and equipment! How did you even learn this? And what do you charge to be fair to yourself?
let's get a grip for a sec, eh? lol. first, the result was beautiful, so don't get me wrong. you can literally see the amount of work he did, and if you've ever did any factory work you probably wouldn't be overly impressed by the several small entry-level tasks you need to do to get it done. talent? sure. then again, it's a design style that probably goes back to the mid-1800's and the fonts are common enough. there's a lot of references to draw from. but, you still have to lay it out and do the actual computer work for the masks. skill... i didn't see anything that you shouldn't be able to be passably good enough at within a week. dedication? well, it's a job, you're expected to be competent and take pride in your work no matter if you're making arty glass pieces or flipping burgers. as far as equipment goes, nothing extravagant. you need a plotter, some basic hand tools/brushes, that crimper probably is pretty inexpensive, a sandblasting booth, compressor, and i assume that's some kind of UV box to 'cure' the glue like what you'd use to cure screen printed shirts (often called a burner box). were you to start this up yourself, i would reckon you'd drop about $5-7K. how do you learn it? it's not a lost art. i mean, you just learned how to do it, right? lol. you charge what any other business would charge, calculating your overhead/materials, determining what you want to earn, and being cognizant of the competition. again, the result is beautiful, i'm just trying to put it into some kind of perspective, lol.
@@manlymcstud8588 Thank you for the thoughtful break down. What you didn't mention is patience. ;-)) What I do have is appreciation for the people who do this well. All the best to you, Sir!
@@GaliMimusify you seem like a millennial who seeks out something to be 'offended' by, which is invariably bluntness and any mention of actual work. i'm not taking away anyone's sunshine, just saying don't stare at it too long lest you get the wrong idea of where rainbows come from. no, that didn't make much sense to me, either, but the idea of putting things into perspective is a good one and should be interpreted as encouragement to try it yourself once the veil of secrecy is lifted. it's also in part a reply to people just overly gushing, meanwhile i'm showing an appropriate amount of appreciation for a fairly basic piece.
I can't even look at a pane of glass with out it cracking let alone cut them and take big junk out of them all the way around the edge with medieval torture pliers! You are not from this World.
why is it cringe? It perfectly describes what it is and there are people out there who just want to watch without people talking the whole time and adding shitty music.
I would never have imagined the steps and skill to creating this work of art. Absolutely stunning!!
I agree. Great looking result.
The gold leaf is actually much much harder than he makes it look.
This is absolute Art, if he is an employee, I wouldn't be surprised they only pay him 3k/month.
Back in the day from layout to gold leaf it was all by hand. I am empressed with making the glue for the chipped glass.
Much skill required and a job well done. I have to say I miss it. It’s good to see this kind of work still having a market.
Good for you guys!!!
I have never seen this done before. I just stumbled upon this video, I'm glad I did. What an art form! I dread to think how many years it takes to be such a great sign maker.
I'm surprised and impressed how precise and repeatable the edge scalloping is. Glue chipping is a fascinating process, as is gilding. The sign turned out beautiful, a work of art.
That word repeatable = true professional
I'm glad someone is still doing real craftsmanship!
Hella respect for people that make these and for whoever figured out this process.
That looks like an expensive sign, and most people wouldn't appreciate all the work it took.
This was so cool to watch!
Sadly in my area signs like this are associated with a failing business 💔
Probably hanging in a hipster coffee bar now.
@@nealbeard1
Why does it matter?
That is always my thought with these videos.
I bet people would appreciate it, they won't know why, but they will.
I am completely blown away...First I didn't know this type of sign existed and second the amazing artistry it took to achieve this this sign. I say "bravo" for such incredible craftmanship!!!
aside from the computer work, this all looks pretty entry-level simple tasks to me. it has a great result, but let's not get carried away, eh? lol.
OMG what a reveal at the end. It's amazing!
Wow, found this in my Recommended,, I was a Glazier for 40yrs, till I retired
I still carve glass , very cool
No wonder those signs cost so much, that’s a lot of work, not too mention the amount of talent it takes to keep it looking good without any screw ups.
As a collector of vintage advertising, I am amazed by this demonstration of mastery.
This is absolutely stunning work. Brilliant. I’d be honored to have this magnificent piece in my home. Well Done 👍🏻
This man is a skilled artisan. Beautifully done. The skill that went into this just blew me away. Thanks for showing us this skilled piece 👌
This is easily the most amazing thing I have seen in months, well done to the artist and thank you for sharing !!!
I’m so happy this type of craftsmanship is being handed down to younger Artist to continue this gorgeous work 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻
And that, ladies and gentlemen is a craftsman at the top of his game. Truly astonishing to watch.
I watched it all the way through, and still went "WOW" when I saw the finished product!
You SIR, are a TRUE Artist! Thanks for the video!
I saw a dude making hand painted pub mirrors, some 8' wide, beautiful logos all painted in reverse, then mirrored over paint. Absolutely incredible to see the artistry. Sadly, they only lasted a few months when the entire complex was destroyed by fire, along with hand built furniture and fittings, years of work gone in a few hours. And I think it was an insurance job.. bastards!
I love these video showing the process of making these incredible classic designs I saw in America.. I wish these videos could be in 4K HDR.. all the godlen sheen, and the details in the glass textures
i watch youtube everynite for years and i have never seen anything as artistic as this in my life, it is amazing what you created ,i am motivated
I’m getting relaxed watching this art. He has me motivated also and I don’t even do glass 😆
Seeing this, I can now understand that it not just gold leaf that makes such a sign expensive. There are so many steps in just the preparation! It was inspiring to see the artist at work! Amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Fascinating! I was truly mesmerized at your glass work and leaf techniques. I've done a little reverse lettering on glass (car windows, doors at our church, etc.) and even attempted gold leaf with sizing (using imitation gold leaf) but I've never seen this type of craftsmanship done before...truly amazing! Can't believe a guy below said it was "entry-level simple stuff" - where's his video?
I've never seen this work doing... just amazing!!!
Never realize that this "job" is so special!!!
Thank's for sharing!!!
Learned a lot!!! 👍 Well done!!! 👍
I will never look at a sing light this again and think of all the work that’s gone into it , outstanding 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
This is the most incredible skill I’ve ever seen!!
To spend a month with this gentleman learning about this skill would be a dream.
Best wishes from England
That's unbelievably beautiful!!! I make stained glass and watched this for the gold leafing part because of a new project I'm working on. This was such exquisite work! I totally appreciate all the steps and hard work you put into this awesome piece of art!😊
Hello
This is the first time I have ever watched this type of craftsmanship. You are immensely talented. Beautiful work.
@@ΙωάννηςΛέπουρας tell me English isn't your first language.
@@ΙωάννηςΛέπουρας crafts·man·ship
[ˈkraf(t)smənˌSHip]
NOUN
skill in a particular craft:
"I admire his engineering skills and craftsmanship"
synonyms:
workmanship · artistry · craft · art · artisanship · [more]
the quality of design and work shown in something made by hand; artistry:
"a piece of fine craftsmanship"
I'm totally going to try this, on a smaller scale tho, lol. Gotta practice those scalloped edges too, that's way cool! Need that tool to add to my tool collection as I'm a woman of many talents, crafting projects!
if you cover glass with bee wax clear lettering or patterns inside than place just surface to flake the glass in sulfiric acid you can get the flaked etching but extremely toxic than painnt gold than foil it behind than mirror the back there are some antique mirror kits this suggesting is for the lowest cost i wouldnt touch edges due to grinding glass and risking breathing glass dust ( sulfiric acid vapours is also extreme hazzard for health and skin but hence lil caution anything can be done safe again this is lowest cost wise maybe equvalent to cutting stencils at the process only lettering gold leaf cost to day probably 75 bucks ) good luck do what ever but dont hurt your self peace good luck
Exquisite workmanship and true artisan. Until father Google I would never have expected to see this in this life. Thanks for sharing.
It was very nice to see how the glass is prepared.
From the inception and sketches to the finished piece.
Very interesting.
Ty.
Never seen Scalloped Glass before
WOW, just WOW!
Watching it again 1 year later and just noticed I had exact same reaction as I had 1 year ago. Beauty! Skills of some insane level!!!
What a true honour it was to watch a master in action and learning new techniques along the way. Thank you.
Absolutely incredible. That gentleman is a master artist.
The 41 dislikes are from other sign makers who are jealous of his amazing talent 😂🤣
I have been hand lettering for 35 years and this process is not 'hand made', its computer made.
Other than a plotter cut mask how is it not hand made? He had to design the file for the plotter as well so..
@@victorhex6380 the result is indeed beautiful, but if that part was done by hand i hate to think of the cost.
@@TimFleenor well, lol, in this case it's not as if he designed the font or never had hundreds of examples to reference to. i don't think anyone is knocking the end result or even that he *might* be able to do it by hand, but, really, there's not a lot of 'amazing talent' involved, it's mostly several little jobs akin to entry-level factory work. sure, someone did the design probably on adobe and that requires some skill that has to be learned.
in other words, in the actual manufacture of the piece i don't see anything here that can't be learned inside a week aside from the design work on the computer. were you a professional of the craft, i doubt you'd view the lettering as 'hand-made,' either.
again, it's a great result, but it's not all hand made. as with most 'factory' made things using simple processes, we don't go around calling our cars hand-made, either. is your computer hand-made? you wouldn't call it that, but people used their hands putting it together, and the circuit boards could conceivably be done by hand, so..
They dislike however, they learned new techniques 😄😄😄
Holy s___. I had no idea that that much manpower and craftsmanship goes into those beautiful signs. I am impressed!
Several years ago I thought I'd be cool and get some Mac Striping brushes and some One Shot paint. After practicing on a pane of glass for a few days I put all that shit away and it hasn't been out since. Striping by hand is no joke.
Great work. I worked in a sign shop for years, did a lot of hand painting, leafing…but never on glass. This is beautiful.
That better be a $10K sign.. that's a ton of detail and steps to make that happen. Many people wouldn't appreciate the work that goes into it. Great work!
For sure man... Thinking the same. Should be a lot. But yeah you have them people, "oh why does it cost so much".... That great work
Very likely. We got a small oval gold leaf sign to hang from our mailbox with our address on it and it was $500.
This is TRUE art!!! You Sir are a master of your craft!!! I've never seen a glass pane like this. My hats off to you!
It’s just amazing how this process was developed, especially the glue thing that breaks out some of the glass when it gets heated to create that beautiful pattern. I wonder how that was discovered?! Great job, man. Very impressive! How much is a sign like that?
I would imagine somebody dropped some glue on glass
@@bastiatboi4510 yeah, that would do it!
@@pacovl46 And I'm betting the first guy that did it also got sacked...
@@disposabull or he was hailed as a genius! 🙂
Beautiful
Brother you should be extremely proud of your work that piece is exquisite an absolutely stunning truly stunning piece of art. I don't know if anyone feels the same way but watching the end product very nearly made my cry because of the sheer beauty of it.
Congratulations from the Dominican Republic, you are a great artist
Very nice! It's so time consuming but worth it. We usually just do gold leaf vinyl with gold fold vinyl, it's faster yes but not better. This was beautiful, take it from a guy that's been doing signs for over 30yrs. Major props.
That was absolutely incredible. Dudes, thank you so much for sharing. Andy
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Wow...craftsmanship at its best!!! Glad to see old school methods are alive and well
This sign is amazing! I appreciate seeing this type of art and can imagine the time it took for you to make this. You are a great artist!
Your craft is one of patience and detail. I’m pretty sure the actual Liberty Bell has a crack. ✌🏻🇺🇸
As a designer I really enjoy this process. Thanks for showing us this!
Damn, what a job, a real artist, probably cost a few thousand dollars. Beautiful
That is one beautiful sign. Crafted with skill and a real appreciation for perfection :)
Absolute talent! This is how a craft was produced in my day before computers - how can you compete with today's mass produced market? - an amazing skill, I am in total awe
Your work is nothing short of stellar. I can’t wait to see more.
Wow!!! Absolutely awesome...👍👍👍
Fantastic work! Your scalpel work is slick too. I really appreciate the level of detail and patience for the craft. Well done
Its good to see the art continues. Our shop turned out this style of work and more from 1980 to 2011. Nice work.
That is a masterpiece! Thanks for showing us your skills.
I hope you teach the younger generation to keep art like that alive. Amazing
If I ever tried this the first I used the nipper tool that entire piece would shatter to a million pieces
The wood chip was the best part. Wasn’t expecting that at all.
Amazing job.
Absolutely beautiful! Great work, I’m glad I found this.
I did artwork on grave stones/memorials for a while & the processes are very similar, I've spent more hours stood up at a shot blasting cabinet than I care to remember. Wierd thing is I first used them in the Air Force to take paint of aircraft wheels & other components.
Great work & video 😊
I would love to see the process explained would be nice to see a tutorial step by step.
Amazing to watch. Beautiful lettering. I know the browns more historically accurate but I would've loved a black sparkle background for my house
The TH-cam random number generator strikes gold (pun intended) again. That’s an amazing sign.
Only $39.99 on Amazon !!!...
Increíble trabajo con laminas de oro. Ya no se ven más estos trabajos. Un gran proceso.exelente profesional.
I kept getting distracted, then looking back and going "how the hell did he do that" and rewinding
Only to realize they DID skip a bunch of steps, and you'll never know how the hell he did that.
I have been hand lettering for 35 years and this process is not 'hand made', its computer made.
@@victorhex6380 Computers cut out letters using humans now? Who knew? lmao.
@@victorhex6380 bruh
I can't imagine how much harder it used to be, before you could cut out the backing on a vinyl cutter. Really impressed!
This was an amazing amount of work, talent, skill, dedication, and equipment! How did you even learn this? And what do you charge to be fair to yourself?
let's get a grip for a sec, eh? lol. first, the result was beautiful, so don't get me wrong. you can literally see the amount of work he did, and if you've ever did any factory work you probably wouldn't be overly impressed by the several small entry-level tasks you need to do to get it done.
talent? sure. then again, it's a design style that probably goes back to the mid-1800's and the fonts are common enough. there's a lot of references to draw from. but, you still have to lay it out and do the actual computer work for the masks.
skill... i didn't see anything that you shouldn't be able to be passably good enough at within a week.
dedication? well, it's a job, you're expected to be competent and take pride in your work no matter if you're making arty glass pieces or flipping burgers.
as far as equipment goes, nothing extravagant. you need a plotter, some basic hand tools/brushes, that crimper probably is pretty inexpensive, a sandblasting booth, compressor, and i assume that's some kind of UV box to 'cure' the glue like what you'd use to cure screen printed shirts (often called a burner box). were you to start this up yourself, i would reckon you'd drop about $5-7K.
how do you learn it? it's not a lost art. i mean, you just learned how to do it, right? lol.
you charge what any other business would charge, calculating your overhead/materials, determining what you want to earn, and being cognizant of the competition.
again, the result is beautiful, i'm just trying to put it into some kind of perspective, lol.
@@manlymcstud8588 Thank you for the thoughtful break down. What you didn't mention is patience. ;-)) What I do have is appreciation for the people who do this well. All the best to you, Sir!
@@almostafarm6394 again, nothing against the people or processes, the result is great.
@@manlymcstud8588 lmao you seem so triggered and so bitter
@@GaliMimusify you seem like a millennial who seeks out something to be 'offended' by, which is invariably bluntness and any mention of actual work. i'm not taking away anyone's sunshine, just saying don't stare at it too long lest you get the wrong idea of where rainbows come from. no, that didn't make much sense to me, either, but the idea of putting things into perspective is a good one and should be interpreted as encouragement to try it yourself once the veil of secrecy is lifted.
it's also in part a reply to people just overly gushing, meanwhile i'm showing an appropriate amount of appreciation for a fairly basic piece.
Wao Very Hard Working. Good 👍
As my grandpa used to say who was in the sign business, " A business with no sign is a sign of no business"
You can always count on Grandpas to have some great words of wisdom😊
yes the older people have gained much more of life experiences thats a wise grandfather u got
@@taz-on-the-looseyusef5526 He also used to say a little hard work never killed anybody. I say why take a chance.✌️
@@didsomebodysaydmt8193 that's very true indeed, lots of admiration from Botswana
Wow! Did I learn a lot after watching this. Incredible skill.
UPDATE: broke during transit lol
Not funny
@@vantablack1119 why
@@vantablack1119 stfu
That sucks,, if its true
I've never seen that glue chipping technique! AMAZING!!
I can't even look at a pane of glass with out it cracking let alone cut them and take big junk out of them all the way around the edge with medieval torture pliers! You are not from this World.
That’s why they use those specific pliers....so it doesn’t break
After seeing this video, I really want some liberty bell drugs.
Think you had too many already. The drugs were not liberty bell, the cigars were.
So fun to watch a talented person making and beautiful product
Video like this make the internet great
Thank you for sharing
Good Lord. Don't drop it. Hope you get paid EXTREMELY well.
Tremendo Trabajo!!! 100% profesional! Gracias por el vídeo.
This would probably have waaaay more views if not for that cringe "asmr" title
Yea what's the deal?
why is it cringe? It perfectly describes what it is and there are people out there who just want to watch without people talking the whole time and adding shitty music.
Not certain why I got this feed. I was totally captivated! Beautiful work! So much detail to the process. Speechless.
Beautiful and Luxurious... and incredible adornment to any smoke shop for sure.
I love to gold leaf, it's a very calming almost meditative action. The sign is beyond beautiful, I love what you did there, bravo😍
As a life long maker, I love watching others to learn new tricks. That glue cracking to give character to the letters was way to cool.
Indeed, that was a very unique finish!
some people are just swimming in artistic talent, unreal and exquisite work, we're not worthy.
Beautiful…lost technique rarely seen…great job. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
That is so cool, and I can say I have never seen this before in print and graphic design.
Fabulous !!! only that a perfect mind and a real craftman !!!! pure gold in this hands !! pure gold
Beautiful old craftsmanship. Well done!
Великолепие! Это шедевр! Даже колокол, который получился значительно хуже остального, не портит картину. Восторг!
Колокол здесь, как бы элемент второго плана и его блеклость, подчеркивает великолепие золота надписи.
I had no idea how much effort went into glass signs. how nerve-wrackingly therapeutic lol beautiful work!
the amount of work on this is incredible. I wouldn't have the patience nor the skill to even attempt this.
nifty. I enjoyed watching all the way through the video and I didnt expect that stunning beautiful result.
Wow! Crazy nice job! You could have been a surgeon! Any mistakes along the way could have voided the entire project! You rock dude!
Che lavorazione Artistica stupenda!!!
Bravissimi 🇮🇹❤️
oh my god gorgeous everything, retro, took me back to my childhood :*
That was really interesting. I always wondered how they made gold leaf signs…now I know. 😃
Wow,this has to be a lost art! I’m speechless!🙀
Это много этапов. Это ,действительно, труд. Мало таких людей.
amazing. that glue chipping technique, completely blew my mind. what a huge amount of work !