How Do You Make A Painted & Carved Wooden Sign?
People have made signs for taverns, inns, blacksmith shops and all manner of businesses with hand carved and painted wooden signs. This tradition is hundreds of years old. Creating your own hand carved and painted sign can add an extra touch to your establishment. For the example in this article, you will learn how to carve and paint a wooden sign of a winking rabbit drinking out of a frothy mug. Something like this would go perfectly outside of a bar or clubhouse. The techniques you learn with this example will allow you to create just about any hand-carved sign you desire. Sketch your design on your plank of wood. For this article, you will be drawing a rabbit holding a frothy mug. To do this, draw a circle for the head, a long oval for the body and long ovals for the arms and legs. The ears are drawn with long rectangles with triangular points. Create the nose with a small upside down triangle. Add the mouth as a small curve under the nose. Add the right-hand side eye with a small c
