signpainting
nounUK /ˈsaɪnˌpeɪntɪŋ/
US /ˈsaɪnˌpeɪntɪŋ/
The job of painting letters and pictures on signs.
The old shop still shows the beautiful signpainting from fifty years ago.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The art or skill of making signs by hand with paint and brushes.
She studied signpainting so she could make signs for local shops.
3. The activity of painting a sign.
Signpainting took all afternoon because the letters were very small.
4. Signs painted on a surface, considered as a group.
The signpainting along the old street looks like a museum of letters.