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Texas_Signmaker
Very Active Signmaker
i could have printed that on coroplast in 10 mins
JBurton
Signtologist
No doubt, though getting someone to pay... f*ck I don't know what I'd charge for 400 hours of work, let alone the skill here. 10 grand seems low...
Gino
Premium Subscriber
That kinda talent and execution can bring $150 an hour...... easy. I'm sure they all worked it out ahead of time.
Todd Jelle
New Member
Todd Jelle
New Member
Very Nice Sir. I haven't done 2nd surface loose leaf in a day or 2.
kcollinsdesign
Old member
I would have to charge $35k minimum to break even (no profit for the shop). Where I live there would be no possibility of finding a client with pockets that deep.
On the other hand, I do have the skills and knowledge (a bit rusty, but I have studied with Rick Glawson and Kent Smith and have produced similar products for corporate clients). Nothing more than $5k (about $10k in today's money), and that was a stretch!
I'm not taking anything away from this artist's fabulous skills. I would have to see it up close but it seems like a tremendous job (and a heroic effort)! I'm not too taken with the design; the execution is what steals the show!
Note: transporting a piece like that would be harrowing! I had a piece break once transporting it to the framer's cabinet shop (the cabinet shop had built a cradle for it but it broke anyway). Glue chipping creates uneven tension vectors in the glass making it extremely risky! The guys up in Chicago who did cigar store windows back in the day did their magic on professionally installed heavy-duty float glass (the glass companies would not install a finished piece). There was a (small) market for this in the big cities before neon and electric signs. I certainly would not have it resting on a rickety sawhorse!
Graphic Extremes
Knows To Little
Nice to see someone still hand brush and make a perfect item like that one. Very nice work
Some people are willing to pay still.
Me and a buddy just did a wall mural that was hand painted.... Was like 20 ft x 20 ft, took us a weekend only.. but since it was hand painted, we got 75k to do it.
Expenses were maybe 7-8k...paint, genie, road closure, permits, etc. Few hours for custom artwork, 2 really long days of painting.
Any idiot can print a sign out of his garage, or wrap vehicles.... They don't always do it right, but there's so many options which is why the cost is low. Have a niche like hand painting a sign and you'll easily find people willing to pay for all 400 hours of your time.
You may not have 20 jobs lined up, but it's not too hard to get a small queue going and do a job a month and make more off of it than a full blown sign company pumping out hundreds of parking signs at a 20% Proffitt.
Me and a buddy just did a wall mural that was hand painted.... Was like 20 ft x 20 ft, took us a weekend only.. but since it was hand painted, we got 75k to do it.
Expenses were maybe 7-8k...paint, genie, road closure, permits, etc. Few hours for custom artwork, 2 really long days of painting.
Any idiot can print a sign out of his garage, or wrap vehicles.... They don't always do it right, but there's so many options which is why the cost is low. Have a niche like hand painting a sign and you'll easily find people willing to pay for all 400 hours of your time.
You may not have 20 jobs lined up, but it's not too hard to get a small queue going and do a job a month and make more off of it than a full blown sign company pumping out hundreds of parking signs at a 20% Proffitt.
Johnny Best
Active Member
HE IS english and does the work for pubs, which is probably their main signage so spending big bucks is worth it for them. Lot nicer than some lit channel letters or vinyl on glass door. Been following him on Instagram for years.