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Freehand Lettering
by Dick Bird


ISBN 0964147017
The Eastwood Company
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1983, revised 1994


> This book covers all types of lettering materials and techniques. All you need to know about letter styles, quills, paints, painting surfaces and lettering. Softbound. 86 pages and 90 illustrations.

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ISBN 0964147009 The Art Of Freehand Pinstriping
Dick Bird
ISBN 0964147009
The Eastwood Company
 
Item No. 37079 - Step by step instuctions with lots of samples and design ideas. Black & White. 66 pages.
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ISBN 0964147025 Custom Lettering And Pinstriping Techniques
for Vans, Rods, Bikes

S. T. Golson
ISBN 0964147025
The Eastwood Company
 
Item No. 37132 - Learn how to apply pinstripes with original brush method. Covers necessary materials (paint brushes), pattern making, brush practice, letter shading technique, gold leaf gilding, and pinstriping technique. Includes sample alphabets. Softbound, 48 pages, and 62 illustrations.

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ISBN 0944094023 Complete Guide to Truck Lettering : Pinstriping and Graphics
Gary D. Steele
Paperback, 168pp
ISBN 0944094023
S T Publications
April 2001

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ISBN 0918399092 Pinstriping and Vehicle Graphics
John Hannukaine
Paperback
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Signcraft
June 1992

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ISBN 0891349618 Brush Lettering, Step by Step : Learn to Paint Professional - Looking Freehand Lettering
Bobbie Gray, Jim Gray
Paperback, 1st ed., 128pp
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F & W Publications
January 2001

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ISBN 0760300739 Oil Company Signs : A Collector's Guide
Scott Benjamin, Wayne Henderson
Paperback, 216pp
ISBN 0760300739
Motorbooks
October 1995

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