Hi, Welcome to your Course Fundamentals of Brush Control!

I am Joha Muñe and I will be teaching you throughout this course. It means the world to me that you are here. It is my truly an honour to guide you through the basics of sign painting.

I decided to create this course because there are ma...

Here, I present you with the tools and materials we will be using in this course:

- A chisel signwriter brush
- Pencil
- Your workbook
- Transfer paper
- Paint

Plus some extras such as tape, an eraser, paper cups, white spirit, natural oil, a cloth, wooden lollipop sticks, a pallet and a mah...

Today, I will be explaining to you the particularities of the tools that we will be using in the course.

The brush for this course is a signwriter chisel brush size #5 or #6. It can be natural hair or synthetic.
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In this video, I explain to you how to prepare your brush when it's new. Likewise, I show you how to clean and take care of if after your practice.

If you get a new sign painting brush, please prepare your brush a minimum of 24 hours prior to starting painting. You do this only once. This is kin...

Let's start by opening your tin of fresh paint and learning how to get the perfect consistency for your daily practice!

Having the right paint consistency is a key element to having a good painting experience. In my workshops I see students rushing this step and then struggling to paint, failing...

Learning this step is very important! When you palette properly your brush properly, you give it the right form, significantly improving your strokes.

TIPS:
- Some of my students struggle to get a wide stroke. This is usually because they palette the brush at the wrong angle. Try rotating your b...

The workbook has been designed for A3 format, so please print it in that size, A3. If you print it smaller, the strokes will be smaller than your brush, so they won't be as useful for you.

This is the last explanatory video. I'm sure you are impatient to start painting! Let's jump straight into ...

After all those videos and explanations, it's finally time to start painting! Today is the first day of week 1. The focus for this week is on painting and learning the different body postures for signwriting. Today you are going to learn your first strokes, plus you wil use a Mahl Stick and a pal...

Did you find yourself rushing through yesterday's strokes a little bit? Most people do. Try to always make sure always working in a slow, deliberate motion.

And speaking of 'slow & deliberate.'.. if you're seeing this and you feel like you're already behind — do not panic! there is NO rush! Just...

How did you do with yesterday’s horizontal strokes? Did you remember to slow down, breathe, keep your shoulders down and your back upright? Today, try to go even slower than you think.

For today's body posture, your pinky finger is the one that will give you the support you need to paint your s...

Today I am showing you a variation of the Mahl Stick position. By this point, you have already tried all the postures and identified the one you feel most comfortable with. The body posture that works best for me is the one I showed you on DAY 1, using the mahl stick and the pallet. That posture ...

You have passed the halfway mark of the first week, congrats!
How are you feeling so far, is the addiction to sign painting kicking in? Or are you starting to struggle and wanting to quit?

Let me tell you that when I started sign painitng I was shocked by how difficult it was! And it's true! T...

You have almost completed week one!
Today we are going to paint some curve strokes. Look twice at the details of today's strokes. At first glance, they look very similar to the ones from DAY 3 or yesterday, but look closely and you'll spot the differences. Today, I'll share a tip about your new ...

Today is the last day of week 1!!! You have already learned 13 basic strokes and today you are going to learn the final two.

We’ll take a look at one of the toughest strokes to master. You may find you need slightly more time to practice this one. That is totally normal! You will get better at ...

We are going to continue working with the same basic strokes as last week.

I can hear you saying 'Come on Joha! I get basic strokes are important, but they are sort of lame, can we move on? I've been there, and I've thoutht the same. Belive me, I feel you. You are wondering: 'Why do I need to ...

You are almost done with repeating the same strokes. I commend you on your achievments thus far! This week you will see how much muscle memory and brush control you have acquired. The focus for this week is to perfect the shapes and angles of your strokes.

Keep in mind that most of signwriters ...