I was a sign guy for 20+ years, did alot of vinyl letters, airbrushing painted carved signs, printed truck wraps, etc...the typical quick buck hack sign shop stuff....once I was at a sign convention in Atlantic City I saw a pinstriper/letterhead guy striping an old 50s ford panel truck with both hands at the same time......he could stop mid way through pulling a line talk to you go right back and keep going, you could not tell where he stopped, the rear doors and hood had an elaborate scroll design he did symetrically with both hands at the same time......it was absolutely wild and fun to watch a real artist enjoying his craft like that.....nothing compares to a real hand lettered job especially on an old restored race car, airplane, train etc.

56 years old...... I'm just falling in love with hanfcrafted things. I started with my old motorcycle helmet two years ago. Every time i See a pinstriper in action i can't take my eyes off. Great job!! Cheers from 💚🤍❤️

As a sign artist of 20+ years who learned it from an elderly guy when I was in my 20's, it makes me happy to see it continued by the next generation. I don't get to do it very often anymore, too busy buildeing modern signage, but love my job when i get to. LOVE IT!! keep it up!

My dad was a self taught sign writer. He was the best about in many people option. Sadly he's not able to do it anymore. A dying art. Keep er lit 🇮🇪

Im 24 since i can remember i did stuff like this like this. Something about showing off your work nothing but your own true skills & years of trial & error. I tried getting into selling & doing stuff like this but seems like not many people care for this & those who do want a great job & want to pay a penny Just another weekend hobby. Congrats for making it

"Get some 'terps out... start again" I wish that worked for relationships

Nice work... takes me back to the early 1900s , not that I was around then, I’m 43 yrs. young, but that’s what beautiful art does..... takes u to that time and place.......

@LongWalkFilms

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Beautiful work. The artist is very striking himself.

Great to see aussie artist from the north west suburbs of Melbourne highlighted. Great talent.

Awesome work this guy is great ! I tried pinstriping and it's alot harder then you would think I couldn't do it . Love to get my bike stripped by him....top notch ! Great video !

Sublime

Amazing ARTIST.....

I too was inspired by Paul Quaife as an apprentice .. Legend of a character ...

Wowwww man this is soo cooollll

I thought that was great. True skill & craftsmanship at play

@GoodfaYou

5 жыл бұрын

Dave mills this guy has no technique..pretty much looks self taught ...he don’t have a clue how to sign paint ...hipster nonsense

My great great and great grandfathers were sign writers

Brilliant work thanks for sharing

I like it!!!!

Im grateful for this guy 🤝 he's a good guy 👏

Amazing 👍👍👍👍great artwork 👍👍👍

@LongWalkFilms

3 жыл бұрын

Many many thanks

In&Out still paints their menus by hand

Sweet!

@LongWalkFilms

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

With a lot respect Eres un chingon brother !!👊🏻

@LongWalkFilms

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

Nice music.

great video. one comment mentioned about this not being a lost art. I guess he didn't pick up the fact that it was sign painting. my brother in law's father was in this business. and yes there's not many sign painter's around, at least this type. many just use stencils and spray guns.

@LongWalkFilms

5 жыл бұрын

Ken Sendelofski thank you, how many people didn’t pick that up, the Lost Art is the name of his business. The amount of negative crap about this video is bizarre. But thanks again for paying attention

@stephenhargrave7922

5 жыл бұрын

People have to convince themselves their technological laziness is evolution rather than the good old fashioned laziness it really is. You would be amazed how insecure people become anytime you mention somebody being good at something too. They think everybody should be equal, despite the hard work some of us put in to be excellent. Like musicians, they are convinced they made a deal with the devil. They can't believe somebody might have actually devoted their life to a craft, something besides their own self interest

@LongWalkFilms

5 жыл бұрын

Stephen Hargrave yes people have to feel special and unique and I suppose all you need now is an Instagram account to achieve this specialness

@stephenhargrave7922

5 жыл бұрын

@@LongWalkFilms a lot of the people I come across are put off by the unique or the marvelous. I see instead a sad desperate attempt to "fit in." I.e Instagram, fb, snapcbat, etc. cultures that encourage mediocrity. On the other hand, we are just around the corner from a new decade and the changes I see look good

Nice video. And I dig the music.

@LongWalkFilms

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Abel, the music is not for everyone

I see flaws, but his last comment says it ALL! Live long and be happy buddy. Not to mention his work is DAMN good. And no disrespect was intended.

Hand Lettering is not dead .Big Macks and tow trucks still use it as well as bikes and hot rods ,plus race cars. Vinyl is just a tool to manipulate 1-Shot. Vinyl is not for letters.

@monoped8437

5 жыл бұрын

a lot of fire departments still do the gold leaf too

Nice one

@LongWalkFilms

5 жыл бұрын

Arvind Vishwakarma thanks

Every Form of Art is beautiful 🌻

Im about take on a head position as sign artist but using acrylic markers for the most part. any advice or some good resources to study and practice fonts? Nice work by the way.

You almost got a handlebar moustache, would look good on you. 👍

The Lost Art...is the name of his business

Beautiful! What kind of paint do you use? Do you pounce the design to get it onto the vehicle?

@jeffreycroteau3544

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't you see his Stabilo scribbles?

I like you👍

Free Mustache Rides! Should of been his first sign.

Super Great video Long Walk Films !! Love it ! And I adoooooooooooore the music

@LongWalkFilms

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, not sure what the music is

Does anyone have information on SMALT sign painting, the technique?

did anyone else from the thumbnail think it said chungus?

Damn this music!

This BGM is so chill awesome tho, could you let me know that, plz?

@LongWalkFilms

5 жыл бұрын

Luis Mamamiya I don’t know the music maker sorry, you’re about the only person who liked it...thanks for the feedback

Yep Ill give him full credit on making a career out of our art, but Id say go learn how to do it properly, as a signwriter myself, 25yrs in, first thing I noticed is his paint is too thick on the brush, BUT its fantastic to see younger ones coming thru my trade

@matthewroderique7468

5 жыл бұрын

and his letter shape is off, his kerning is out and there are a few others bits Id say he needs to pick up on, but Im sure that he can learn it with a teacher

Cool work 👍love watching this stuff, wish they would do a show on artists and their works! The car shows is always fake drama never showing the painters enough ( work wise) what’s....what’s with the serial killer music?

@LongWalkFilms

5 жыл бұрын

KZread Bitch Center maybe try and find a TV show we did called Garage Dreams

@youtubebitchcenter1463

5 жыл бұрын

Long Walk Films 👍 ok will do!

Terps.....I love to learn new slang.

@matthewroderique7468

5 жыл бұрын

turps, well Mineral Turpentine actually, but thats an austraian accent fr yu, as a Kiwi I had t have a g, brthery ve and all

@Iowarail

5 жыл бұрын

@@matthewroderique7468 today I learn, thank you.

far out, man

Is that a singing saw in the music?

@LongWalkFilms

5 жыл бұрын

jonanjello I have no idea

I did a lot of hand lettering till about 8yrs.ago.It is lost&gone in N.J.I still have some 1shot,dont know why?Sad.

@stevekafka

4 жыл бұрын

William schlenger bring it back with some amazing work, there are still great Signwriters in N.J. Like Glenn Weisgerber and Julian Barret ,both have been around a long time and are well respected.

@stevekafka

3 жыл бұрын

New Jersey is (was) one of the most respected bastions of hand lettering in the U.S.A. I traveled this nation for almost eighteen years pinstriping motorcycles ,hot rods ,and Custom cars, met many signmen across this nation ,most are still my friends to this day, and their talents are right up their with the GOAT . This and hand pinstriping are by no means dead, one of the tools that I make is a gridding tool that helps with symmetry , since 2009 I have sold 16,000 ! Doesn’t sound like it’s dyeing does it? I’ve also got brushes out that make learning fun, lettering or pinstriping doesn’t matter, I’ve changed the norm in design, and they are actually fun to work with..I will not let this art form die! It’s just too valuable, watch Davidographicsguy videos on you tube!

Used to be a sign painter when young. Really hard work little return. Bad decision.

@LongWalkFilms

5 жыл бұрын

James Oliver he seemed happy and I don’t think it’s the only thing he does

@carlosorozco2265

5 жыл бұрын

Facts

@jamesoliver505

5 жыл бұрын

Painting a menu. After spending ten hours on it for a couple hundred you realize a word was missing or misspelled and you can't correct it because the spacing is now way off. Thank goodness for the vinyl.

@LongWalkFilms

5 жыл бұрын

James Oliver thank goodness for people who love what they do

@ianhayes6393

5 жыл бұрын

You seem to be confusing your own limited experience with everybody else. You could have learnt from those mistakes and prevented them from happening again instead of being bitter about it, And hours for a couple of hundred? A lot of people get that for a week so grow up and get some perspective.

The art of tattooing machines

Are u close to Michigan.

@LongWalkFilms

5 жыл бұрын

K- Rad no Melbourne Australia

This music almost ruins the video

@allanjames8515

6 жыл бұрын

mathew , Go find something else to cry about.

@made_by_chris

6 жыл бұрын

This music is perfect.

@LongWalkFilms

5 жыл бұрын

rthomas2471 that’s okay...I wanted to use Kanye but couldn’t get a license

@indotheartist168

5 жыл бұрын

the high pitch twang - takes attention from the artists - the banjo's good - nothing else, no soup for you - one year....

@mazlanahmad301

5 жыл бұрын

LOL

TJ is one of the finest sign writers / craftsmen there is. I could watch him for hours. I'd live to know if there are any more videos with him in it? He does seem a bit elusive. Anyway I like his work.

No maul stick

If it was lost, I guess this video found it.

You'll missing the point of the video. No one free hand shit no more cause of technology, photoshop ect.

@rockabillycat1954

4 жыл бұрын

Not true. It's nowhere near as common as it was (at least here in the US), but obviously SOMEONE still does. This kind of work is still quite prevalent in Latin America.

@scarlet8078

3 жыл бұрын

@@rockabillycat1954 Honestly, even here in NYC there is a TON of handpainting done on elaborate signage, building facades, menu boards, etc. I don't usually do that type of work but there's so much outdoor painting here, I was contacted & recently assisted with painting the characters in a community center mural

Please try to get the soundtrack more balanced.....

Alphabet?

hello friend i also do this kind of work i'm from brazil, a city called sorocaba in the state of são paulo i wanted to see if you would not send the press of brushes of letters and fillets like the one you are using you could do this favor to see for me i would be forever grateful here there are no easy stores that sell these types of brushes give me a return since already thank you i'm luiz marcos joaquim

Lost Art is right .. This guy don’t have a clue how to use a quill properly

@matthewroderique7468

5 жыл бұрын

True, I think he does say that he was never taught by anyone really, and hopefully by now he has learnt how , And his kerning is hopefully better too

@chassa7266

5 жыл бұрын

Can you direct me to your channel so you can teach me how to use a quill properly please?...you jealous prick😄

@rickepstein3733

2 жыл бұрын

Cring worthy!!!…Especially when He gives the ( too small/not chiseled) brush a little “flick”…What’s up with that?!?!?🤣

To do it correctly you need to use a maulstick. Properly used, your work will look professional instead of how it looks now. I've been in the graphic arts business for 42 years,so I know what I'm talking about!

Seriously fucked up backing music!!!

@LongWalkFilms

6 жыл бұрын

cry me a river

@phoenixwithin

6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like Whales having sex. I'm not the only one to comment the music is bad. It's terrible! lol