Look for sign painting services guide on PaintingServices.org. Sign painting is the act of taking a specific kind of brush, and with various kinds of paint, and applying it to a 2 or 3 dimensional surfaces creating letters, forms and/or symbols. Traditional sign painting may be required for surfaces on to which vinyl film cannot be adhered, such as concrete rendered and porous surfaces, canvas shop canopies, murals, and areas that must withstand harsh atmospheric conditions, but where the higher cost of an alternative is deemed prohibitive. Hand painted signs, as opposed to computer generated 4-color vinyl images applied to sign faces. Each hand painted sign is a unique, original work of art. Hand painted signs also have the advantage of being able to be repainted as necessary.

Sign painting can also be stated as a learned craft. It has a very long history within the realm of "artisans-crafts". Though many, in the earlier history of the craft were self taught. An apprenticeship could last for years, depending on the skill of the apprentice and the knowledge of the "master". The skills learned were varied and some quite complex. Basically, learning to manipulate a lettering brush was the core of the learning process. There were a number of associated skills and techniques also taught, such as: gold leafing (surface and glass), carving (in various mediums), glue-glass chipping, stencilling, silk-screening. With the initiation of the computer and various kinds of software now available the sign painting craft has been displaced with computer driven sign making machines. Hence if you are interested in any type of painting services then visit and look in our pages at PaintingServices.org.