I’m fond of ghost signs. The an add just some more character to a building or a scene.

For Nice Street I made my first self-made ghost sign. I wanted to try that again on one of the buildings on Northall Dock.

During my research for the warehouses of Northall Dock I came along this one:

This sign I want to made on the premises of Farnshawe Ltd.

First I made the sign in Word and cut out the individual letters.

Then I used the cut out letter to create the letter for the ghost sign.

I used a white pencil to create the sign and then gave it a coat of varnish.

I wasn't quite content with the white color of the sign. So I decided to give it some more color using a water based paint.

To give the sign a more “London” look (picture reference) I colored the letters black and faded the color a little bit.

I’m for 90% content with the end result. I made a little mistake with the lettering of the ‘ and the S behind it. But because the building is not directly in front of the diorama I can accept that. Also I don’t know yet how much will be visible after I have finished the cottage in front of it.

Next steps will be to finish the cottage and this building to see how the end result in my diorama will be.

Regards,

Job

PS.

Followed Mikkel's advice.

I toned down the letters some more and also faded them a little bit.

Hope you like it.