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Loughlin Brady Smith

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Direct layout & lettering for the windows of the new @williamthefourthleyton ✨ Proper stuff! As always, thanks for the trust 🤍 @eoingreally on the snaps 📸
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#signpainting #goldleaf #letteringart #signwriting #wip #typewip #custommade #bespoke #typedaily #craft #artist #fyp #processart #lettering #painting #alwayshandpaint #traditionalcrafts #craftsmanship #pubdecor #windowart #handmade taken in Leyton by @lockedletters

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Process of an engagement commission from last year that I made using a repurposed hanging glass sign ✨ first time trying out a reverse pictorial on glass, I felt like the location of this particular proposal was calling for it! Design inspired from vintage matchbox layouts and some other French packaging I had collected. Big congrats to @ruthlappin and @keet_hogan on their new home! 🙌🏻❤️
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#signpainting #handlettering #artist #alwayshandpaint #handmade #process #typewip #signwriting #letteringart #handpainted #lettering #goodtype #typedaily #goldleaf #traditionalart #custommade #fyp #engagement taken in London, United Kingdom by @lockedletters

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WIP shots taken by my man @joshua.mulholland at @handsomeburgerireland 💫
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#typewip #process #signwriting #alwayshandpaint #letteringart #casuallettering #signpainting #goodtype #typetopia #handpainted taken in Chatham Street by @lockedletters

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A tribute to a dear friend we lost recently. Julian commissioned me to to draw “Amor Fati” - 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘦 last year after his diagnosis with MND. After coming across the phrase on the day of his diagnosis Julian decided that loving your fate is much more positive than fighting or resenting it, an insight I think we could all learn a lot from. With this Julian decided to make some merch for all his nearest and dearest. The man he was - a doer. Although sorrowful to see him gone, I find peace in knowing he’s catching up with Dad up there over a special bottle of red no doubt. Grá mór Julian, thank you for your kindness. 🤍 @costadeloro
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#flourish #handlettering #decorative #customdesıgn by @lockedletters

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Custom lettering & sign writing for the good folks at @ironheartdenim @ironheart_jp_official this summer. Thanks for having me 🤙🏻
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#signwriting #customlettering #menswearclothing #handpainted #typedaily taken in Hackney Wick by @lockedletters

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WIP process shots of the Katie Taylor mural commissioned by her sponsor @lidlireland 💫 Massive congrats to Katie @katie_t86 on her final victory in a sold out Croke Park on Saturday! Pleasure to work on this one alongside @mack_studios__ and @koof_kb 💪🏻🇮🇪
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#processart #handpainted #muralart #katietaylor #wipwednesday taken in Bray, Ireland by @lockedletters

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Mural completed this month for @lidlireland ahead of the @katie_t86 fight this weekend. Massive thanks to my team @mack_studios__ and @koof_kb on this one to get it over the line 💫 Big shout out to @harris_pr for the commission also. Very best of luck to Katie this weekend too we’ll all be watching! 💪🏻
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#muralartist #lidl #handpainted #commissionedartwork #campaign taken in Bray, Ireland by @lockedletters

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Croí Community Series - Episode 12 @lockedletters

Loughlin (Lockie) Brady Smith is a Sign Writer, Designer and Lettering Artist based between Dublin and London.

Training as a graphic designer, Lockie instinctively took any opportunity he could to make and execute projects with his hands. Craft is patently partnered with design, and for Lockie, is as relevant as any other design practice to date. In a digital era the world needs as much paint as it can get!

Typography and lettering has had a grasp on Lockie for as long as he can remember, with his practice now spanning across illustration and decorative art. From hand-painted signs to murals and gilded windows, the charm in creating designs through the lens of craft is not only a necessity for him but is an essential element for the world in which we live in. Opposing practices of digital and analog now nourish each other, and that’s what makes work as engaging as it is.

Hayden’s grandfather Jim Cassidy was a signwriter back in Dublin and Hayden wanted to commemorate him by getting one of her best mates Lockie in to do some work when Croí first opened. The lettering on the door was the first step of creating the studio and we’re so happy our talented friend could paint it. Check out Lockie’s work around the studio and around London by following @lockedletters taken in London Fields, Hackney E8 by @lockedletters

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#sketchwork #draftsmanship #letteringart #design #handdrawn taken in London, United Kingdom by @lockedletters

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WIP shots of @theblackeel fascia being born in the studio last year ✨’Lotta love gone into this one
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#traditionalcrafts #bespokedesign #letteringart #shopfront #artist taken in London, United Kingdom by @lockedletters

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Some wizardry for the good guys at @hotneedletattooing in Kilkenny earlier in the summer. Had a lot of fun painting this one. Design by @lauralacombretattoos ✨ More bits to follow keep up! 🫶🏻
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#tattooflash #alwayshandpaint #illustration #handpainted #tattooart taken in Kilkenny, Ireland by @lockedletters

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Sign writing entrance decoration for @moyletts from earlier in the summer ✨ 24kt gold, mother of pearl & enamels reverse on glass. Thanks for having me!
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#customartwork #signpainting #lettering #handpainted #decor taken in Clapton by @lockedletters

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