Roadliners
May 5, 2016 6:19 AM Subscribe
Roadliners. A short documentary about a Glaswegian freehand painter of text and signs on roads.
Reminds me of the fellow who hand-paints Royal Enfield motorcycle tanks.
The proportions of the "W" in "SLOW" at the end really bothered me.
posted by borsboom at 9:45 AM on May 5, 2016
The proportions of the "W" in "SLOW" at the end really bothered me.
posted by borsboom at 9:45 AM on May 5, 2016
youtube: Painting Road Markings Like a Boss
The painters seem to be able to step in between the lines without looking.
posted by jjj606 at 10:07 AM on May 5, 2016
The painters seem to be able to step in between the lines without looking.
posted by jjj606 at 10:07 AM on May 5, 2016
The proportions of the "W" in "SLOW" at the end really bothered me.Now I realize that they're meant to be seen from an angle at a distance, so they'll look vertically compressed, so from a car the W probably looks perfectly normal.
posted by borsboom at 11:19 AM on May 5, 2016
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