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Stilson Sign and Custom Traditional hand painted signs, lettering, pinstriping, gold leaf, and more!

Influenced by classic cars, nostalgia, history, and quality workmanship
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Sign craft Saturday! I was fortunate enough to have been gifted an entire collection of Sign Craft magazines all the way...
10/17/2026

Sign craft Saturday! I was fortunate enough to have been gifted an entire collection of Sign Craft magazines all the way from the very first premier issue, as seen here, all the way through the late 90s. This was the go to resource for so many sign painters back in the day; in a world before the Internet was a thing. This first issue didn't even have a date on it, but I believe it was published in the winter of 1979. I absolutely love seeing the examples and articles sent in by the "old time" sign painters who were doing this stuff since the 20-30s in some cases. Take a minute, zoom in and read through some of these pages. It's not something you'll find on Google!

Fun little sign for a birthday gift (a couple months ago now). You the man Bomber’s Garage !
10/16/2026

Fun little sign for a birthday gift (a couple months ago now). You the man Bomber’s Garage !

The outlined drop shadow. A technique I learned from my sign painting mentor, Gary Floate. It can give a big impact very...
10/15/2026

The outlined drop shadow. A technique I learned from my sign painting mentor, Gary Floate. It can give a big impact very quickly. A nice way of making lettering stand out and look more finished, even when it's in its most basic form like this single stroke script.

Lettered up this cool old cab over a few weeks ago. Thought it turned out pretty cool! I took some inspiration from work...
10/14/2026

Lettered up this cool old cab over a few weeks ago. Thought it turned out pretty cool! I took some inspiration from work I've seen done before by Matt Lamborn

Recently brought home this '56 Bel Air project! With our 3rd child on the way, we needed a cool family cruiser. Definite...
10/08/2026

Recently brought home this '56 Bel Air project! With our 3rd child on the way, we needed a cool family cruiser. Definitely going to be changing up the vibe into more of a 50s mild custom. It's pretty much a blank slate, so looking forward to getting it all sorted and hopefully on the road next spring/ summer. How would YOU build it?!

Had the opportunity a few weeks ago to add gold leaf lettering on some doors for a really cool up and coming restaurant ...
09/30/2026

Had the opportunity a few weeks ago to add gold leaf lettering on some doors for a really cool up and coming restaurant in New Baltimore, MI. Hand designed and painted for Brasserie 1796

Just listen to the sweet sound of that 496 Big block! Added a hand painted stripe package to the hood and sides of this ...
09/18/2026

Just listen to the sweet sound of that 496 Big block! Added a hand painted stripe package to the hood and sides of this rad 80s 4x4 Chevy. Also hand lettered the tailgate, 4x4, and bowtie 496 on the hood. Super cool truck!

Some prismatic palladium leaf boat lettering I completed about a month ago. This is a tricky technique but looks so cool...
09/16/2026

Some prismatic palladium leaf boat lettering I completed about a month ago. This is a tricky technique but looks so cool!

Random collection of some pinstripe designs from recent work ✌️
08/10/2026

Random collection of some pinstripe designs from recent work ✌️

Was asked to add some lettering and details to this amazing plaque. Given as a retirement gift by Van Dam Custom Boats ....
08/06/2026

Was asked to add some lettering and details to this amazing plaque. Given as a retirement gift by Van Dam Custom Boats . They even made replica wooden models of the boats that were completed during the employees first and last year of service. Now THAT is a cool retirement gift!

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