Coates Hand Lettering

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Gold leaf windows, hand-painted murals, pinstriping and truck lettering - the work vinyl was supposed to make obsolete

  • A storefront window lettered in gold leaf with a black enamel outline

    Gold leaf window, corner shop

    23-karat gold leaf, hand-cut and outlined in black enamel, backed and varnished for weather. Three days from chalk layout to the last coat of size.

  • A large hand-painted mural covering a brick wall, ladders still standing beside it

    Full-wall mural, brick facade

    A twenty-two foot hand-painted mural directly on brick, laid out full scale in chalk before a single drop of paint went on.

  • Close detail of a hand-striped pinstripe line curving across a car hood

    Pinstriped hood panel

    Freehand pinstriping in enamel, laid down in a single continuous pass with a swordstriper brush.

  • A delivery truck door lettered in bold enamel paint with a drop shadow

    Truck door lettering

    Enamel lettering with a drop shadow, laid out for a delivery fleet so every door reads the same at speed.

  • A restaurant wall lettered by hand in a single warm paint color

    Hand-lettered dining room wall

    A restaurant’s house rules, lettered directly onto a plaster wall in a single warm enamel color.

  • Extreme close-up of burnished gold leaf lettering over a black enamel background

    Gold leaf detail, close macro

    A close look at burnished gold leaf against a black enamel base coat, showing the seam lines a plotter cannot leave.

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