The Practical Showcard by Bob Behounek
Sign Knowledge Corp. presents "The Practical Showcard" by Bob Behounek, Copyright 1987. This video has been made public with permission from Sign Knowlege Corp and Bob Behounek.
About Bob Behounek:
Bob started his Local 830 Union Apprenticeship in 1969, working in a shocard shop on Chicago's south side. He continued to paint all types of commercial signs while working under some of the best mentors anyone could imagine during this era. Bob became an Apprentice Instructor in the mid 1980's till the year 2000.
Since 1982, Bob has been a Associate Writer for SignCraft Magazine. Currently, he is working with a Charity Group called the Chicago Brushmsters, benefitting the Ronald McDonald Houses of Chicagoland.
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I’ve been a sign writer for over 40 years, and even in these high tech days I still keep my hand in it. It’s refreshing to watch someone letter with ‘SPEED’ as their work!! And layout, geesz that’s totally lost today! From your articles in sign craft l appreciate your knowledge and flair. Keep up the craft. Thanks Bob!
Thrilled to see this! I've been trying to hunt this down for years. Its pure gold!
The Master Blaster! Beautiful. Doesn'y get any better than this!!
Fantastic vintage video
If only it were as easy as he makes it look! Great video.
Cette video reste un trésor ! Merci !
Thanks for putting this up Shelby! And thanks Bob for doing this back in the day!
Good job Bob! Fun to watch!!
Very nice work
Great stuff Shelby and Bob! Great work at WOW last week!
amazing skill
On that fancy-schmancy bench ... you can take two boards, lean 'em up against the wall, have holes in them to put pegs, and put a piece of plywood there, so you can have it at different heights. This is often called a "sign painter's easel"
@shelbyrodeffer1421
4 жыл бұрын
I believe Bob worked as a draftsman at Van Bruggen Signs (I think) for many years, so by this time he was probably more accustomed to a fancy bench! And from photos I've seen, most showcard writers did work on drafting tables since the size of cards were pretty standard.
@no-page
Жыл бұрын
He wasn't a sign painter, but a show card writer. Such men hand to produce cards in vast quantities every day, so they were provided with comfortable desks and good lighting. It was a different environment than a sign painter whose work varied greatly from day to day, and was often done on-site.
Sign painting memes brought me here
This is so awesome
Nice to see a reputable schooling the masses.😉
I fell down a rabbit hole and found this. He is an awesome painter but man, the video is terrible. I love it.
@ISpiers
2 жыл бұрын
KZread’s algorithm connected this video to a deep forest rain ASMR video I was watching. Best night’s sleep I’ve had in years. **Just kidding.** In all seriousness, it’s humbling to watch someone knock this kind of production out like this. The video quality is dated, but I think it’s truly wonderful this this had been preserved! #gratitude
right googles , ace haircut ... could have been in the beastie boys ! & what a brush control !!!
Donde estoy amigo
Title says "The Practical Showcard," but by 2:00 you can clearly see the showcard says "Practicle." Who knew bad spelling pre-dated the Internet? It is great content, though it is a shame videotapes from that time had such poor visual quality.
1987. No way computer printers will ever do this. They print with dots.