INQUIRIES
Thanks for your interest in commissioning a hand painted sign!
For all projects please email me as many answers to the questions below as possible for me to provide a ballpark quote. I take on full design and painting projects as well as branding provided jobs. I am happy to talk on the phone about your project, however I will only do a site visit if an approximate quote has been accepted. Quotes are subject to change after site visits.
For the best chance of your project going ahead to your deadline, please get in touch 6-8 weeks in advance. If you need signage urgently please detail this in the email and title line.
As I am a one woman business and spend a lot of time up ladders, it could take me up to a week to reply to your email. If I don't reply in a week feel free to email again to remind me.
Please send all sign and artwork enquiries to: hello@rachelemillar.com
Inquiries about gold work can be sent to: gold@rachelemillar.com
Please note that if your project is sizeable and requires two signwriters the project will be taken on by my studio Bungo Sign Co. where Hana and I will work collaboratively to complete it. See more here.
1. COMMERCIAL SIGNAGE
Please send me:
• Your location
• Photos of the current shop/site
• If you have a deadline
If you already have a design, please send me:
• Your design files (preferably in pdf, eps, or ai format)
• Sign dimensions or the dimensions of the space the sign will fit into
If you'd like me to design something, please send:
• The exact wording you would like on the sign
• Sign dimensions or the dimensions of the space the sign will fit into
• Colours or a rough colour palette which I can choose from. Please note that screen colours will look different when they are painted.
• Some images of my previous work that you'd like the design to look like.
NOTE: please let me know what if you intend to use my design for anything else other than a sign eg. logo/merchandise. Fees for branding packages and license for specific uses will be added to your initial quote.
Signage on site:
Please provide the following:
• Photos of the places where signage/artwork will be painted
• Rough measurements of these areas and whether they are at height (if so, how high up are they?)
• The wall surface (i.e., brick, smooth drywall, rough stucco, etc.)
• When ideally you'd like the work to be carried out and/or completed
• Where the site is (Glasgow, surrounding area, across the country, out of the country)
* Please note I do not paint shop front background colours. This will need to be completed by a professional decorator before I paint your sign!
2. ARTWORK
• What would you like it to say?
• Painted/gilded?
• Would you like it to be on wood/glass?
• Roughly what size would you like it to be?
• Do you have any examples of style and colour scheme you had in mind?
Below is a rough guide to pricing for artwork commissions:
Sign artwork for interiors (enamel paint on wooden panel, see examples here) – £250+
Gilded glass artwork, unframed (enamel paint and 23.5 carat real gold on glass, see examples here) – £350+
Wedding signs (enamel paint on wood or other flat surfaces) – £400+
Please note that commission costs can be affected by size, material, complexity of design, number of colours and many more factors. Please get in touch before if you would like a rough price of a specific commission. The above list of possible commissions is not exhaustive.
3. GILDED HOUSE NAMES & NUMBERS
For gilded house numbers, please send the following information to gold@rachelemillar.com:
• The number you'd like to be gilded
• The location of your house (ie. Glasgow, surrounding area, further afield)
• Photos of your front door from the inside of the house and from outside
• Measurements of the glass panel
• An example of a previous number I've done which you like the style of.
After I have this information and your window is suitable to gild I will send a rough estimate. Please note that most house numbers will be between £300-350 and names upwards of £450.
Thank you!
Why choose hand painted?
The contemporary regeneration of signwriting has been on the rise for the last 10-15 years, when the mainstream surge in appreciation for hand crafted and quality goods began. Vinyl and plastic signage has dominated since the arrival of cheap machinery in the 80s, but the craft is now stronger than it's been in decades.
There are a whole host of reasons why traditional signwriting have an upper hand over vinyl, and why it should be considered for your business or commission:
QUALITY - Vinyl or plastic stick on letters may seem like the quick and cheap route to signage, but in more than 8 years painting signs we have seen our fair share of peeling, accidentally upside down or missing letters. While nothing is forever and aging is inevitable, hand-painted lettering will last a long time, and when it does begin to grow old, it will be with faint signs of character, with the brushstrokes showing a piece of history.
SURFACE - We can paint on just about any surface, from smooth glass to rough masonry. Vinyl only goes so far with rough canvasses in particular, and will quite often not work at all. Our brushes get into the crevices of a rough surface with no problems!
SUSTAINABILITY - The signage industry is terrible for waste, something which we try to minimise on every job we do. We use paper templates and try to limit the amount of plastic packaging we use, recycling and reusing everything we can.
AESTHETIC - We care about every sign we paint and want your business to look the best it can be. There are also specific trades which naturally go hand in hand with traditional lettering - barber shops, cafes and tattoo studios to name a few.
HUMAN TOUCH – In an increasingly online world, people want to see real life spaces designed with care and attention.
Adding hand painted or gilded elements to a business elevates the space and keeps old and new customers coming back again and again. If these qualities are important to your business then get in touch today!
hello@rachelemillar.com
Images: Dickies Workwear
Gift Vouchers
Do you have a pal who loves hand painted signs? Perhaps your parents live in a beautiful old house and would like some gilded numbers above their door? Would your partner love a piece for an anniversary present? Or maybe you'd just like to commission something for yourself and pay for it in a few instalments? Gift vouchers can now be purchased from my online shop.
Buy yours on the Bungo Sign Co shop here.