A few photos from recent jobs and ongoing projects.
As well as the large scale mural and traditional signwriting i specialise in, a lot of my work is Van Signwriting and Vehicle Signage. This side of the trade i've been doing for a long time now ( over 25 years! gulp ;-) and have always offered a local mobile fitting service, free of charge... this is always a bonus for clients as it means they can carry on working without the need to have their vehicle off the road for a day or so. Just drop us a call or message if your interested in getting a quote!


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This one has special meaning for me as its where i grew up as a teenager, so being asked to restore an old 'Ghost Sign' in the heart of this leicestershire town was an honour.
The old Freeman Hardy & Willis sign has been on the corner of coventry road for as long as i can remember and has nearly vanished visibly over time.
The colour chosen for the background was matched to the few flakes of old paint that still were stuck to brickwork and the lettering & design were traced and scaled off so that the restoration of the original lettering is as close to the original as it could be.
A big thankyou to Opus Painting and Decorating for the trust and partnership in working on this project.

This project was all done using Traditional Methods - Signwriting using Brush and Mahl Stick.
Al Scott 2021.

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First of all... my best wishes for a good 2021, Happy New Year to all!

First post of 2021 and some interesting projects happening..
Not the best time of year for signwriting outside, but sometimes it just has to be done.
This is a photo  taken before the work started, will post progress photos in the next few days.
The ghost sign is in a leicestershire town and well known to the locals.. its been in neglect for many years now, but glad to get the opportunity to help restore it back to its former glory!
Freeman, Hardy and Willis was a major chain of footwear retailers back in the day, and well known in Leicester and Leicestershire as they had links to The British Shoe Corporation.

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Been a couple of weeks since i updated on here ( a few  more on @alscottsigns on Instagram )
So posting a few snaps of recent projects and works..
From a full Honours Board signwritten to match existing boards residing in a local Private School, to the rear of a Classic Harley-Davidson India 3 wheeler and a little restoration project on a header for a Maccano Accessories display case.
The last two are a little older, but have forgotten to post these before so thought they would fit nicely here , The Chalk Board is done in permanent chalk effect paints for a local barbers and the Jack Daniels No 7 is painted direct to the internal wall in a local leicestershire Village pub.
Few more coming soon :-)
All these examples are traditional signwriting, done with the good ol' brush and mahl stick.

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Some fresh signwriting for this new Bespoke Furniture Showroom in Ashby De La Zouch on the old Leicester Road.
Works completed onsite for the majority of this one, the Lettering done in cool grey hand painted direct to the external fascia, autumn 2020.
Check out their bespoke furniture, quality stuff! : https://www.boydfurniture.co.uk/

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Design/production & installation on this van signwriting for local gas firm.
This  has a full colour printed flame logo which was designed specifically for this client.
That flame sure does stand out nicely on the silver van!
Onsite installation is available on most van signage and signwriting, just ask when contacting.

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Ghost Signs : 'Ghost signs are also called fading ads or brickads. In many cases these are advertisements painted on brick that remained over time.'

These are such an honour to do really, especially knowing that you are restoring another Signwriter's work from the past.
This one was very faded indeed ( as you can see from the first photo below ), and was a bit of a challenge to trace off the lettering underneath to repaint it.
The lettering/spacing and colours are as near the same as the original i could get from the original tracing .
Thoroughly enjoyed doing this one, and hopefully this sign will be visable for years to come!

All work by Al Scott Signwriter & Signs 2020 - Signwriting painted using traditional methods and products.

As well as the traditional side of my trade i also do vehicle and van graphics in many shapes and sizes!
Here's a recent one that was initially just a plain white van, converted to a camper.
The brief really was to design something that looked as if its a showroom model design, but bespoke enough to look different and unique.
The benefit of doing it this way is that you can have something totally 'yours' and tweak and chose your desired colours and patterns to suit the vehicle.
This was all installed onsite so no need to have the van off the road.

Al Scott Signs 2020

Couple of photos from a recent project :
This is a refurb/rewrite of an old board that required changing to its new content.
The Church Board is destined for the Island of Lundy and is part of the Diocese of Exeter.
Honoured to help out on this, and contribute to the traditional signwritten church signage.
All hand painted including the shields in each top corner of the sign.

Close-up photo of one of the Shields, reminds me of all the Pub Pictorials i've done in the past with Heraldic Shields!

Traditional Sign Writer methods used for these wall signs.
As you may notice from the photos, the wall is not flat! :-) ,this is why this sort of project is best done the traditional way, hand painted with brush, paint and the good ol' mahl stick for support.
The end result is a unique bespoke sign that will stand out for years to come.
A Classic Traditional Sign for a Modern Business.

Al Scott Signwriter July 2020


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Bit of a close up of 'work in progress' :-)