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Increase Your Sales 30% with Zig Posterman Window Markers!

Many of our Zig Posterman customers use Paint Markers to make a living. One of our favorite works in Colorado Springs near the United States Air Force Academy. Using Zig Posterman Window Markers to create her artwork this window artist paints the seasons on Main Street.  Creating custom artwork on store windows and on classic sign blackboards her art will bring a smile to your face!

Even before the snow falls you can enjoy snowmen inviting customers into your store for the holiday season.  The unique nature of acrylic paint markers is the ability to withstand the weather. Rain, snow and sleet will not remove your design. When you are ready for a change just use Windex or an Ammonia based cleaner to clean your window.

Zig Posterman window markers used on a window three snowmen with Seasons Greetings in a 3d font

Window Art by “The Window Artist” in Colorado Springs

Debbie the owner of “The Window Artist” does work on both the inside and outside of windows. While outside window painting is easier to do since you don’t have to work backwards, one disadvantage has been the durability of the image. Zig Posterman window markers solves this problem with a semi-permanent pigment paint.  Plus the markers make the job go quicker and cleaner according to many of our customers.

Why Zig Posterman Window Markers?

  1. Outdoor window painted advertising has a lower cost per thousand than any other type of advertising. Outdoor ads cost 80% less than television commercials, 60% less than newspaper ads, and 50% less than radio ads.
  2.  Window painted advertising does not interrupt consumers in any way. There’s no obnoxious sound, smell or other type of negative attention grabber. Billboards are noticed because of their messages, bright bold colors and creative graphics.
  3. Window painted advertising is the only type of media that has constant exposure. No other type of advertising allows your message to be displayed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
  4. Window painting help customers find you easier, especially when tucked away or surrounded by other businesses.
  5. Window Painted Advertising increase your products awareness and knowledge, which also increases your sales and profits.

Note:The preceding reasons come from Debbie’s website, we would like to credit her and thank her for her “on the street insight” into the field of window art.

The owner and creative hands behind “THE WINDOW ARTIST”

Debbie, Owner of The Window Artist Debbie started painting windows over 20 years ago, while in Art School in Phoenix Arizona, mostly to create holiday windows for local businesses. When she and her family moved to Colorado Springs from Palm Springs, California, she saw a real void for window painting and decided to start my business here.

“I especially love it when I see the thrill on business owners faces when I’ve just finished painting a holiday scene or bright advertising on their windows!” Debbie said on her website, “Many have told me their business was up 20-30% after customers saw my painting on their windows and stopped in to visit. I’m so excited to be offering the chalk art boards for businesses I think it really makes a business look like classy and welcoming, Whole Foods Market, Trader Joes’s and Starbucks have been doing chalkboard art for years and there’s a good reason!”

Debbie is available for commissioned artwork for your store front or Chalk Art boards. Contact information can be found on The Window Artist website she also provides free estimates.

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Removing Chalk Window Art, Tips for Chalkmarker Artwork

A new window with John Neal a professional chalkboard artist in the United Kingdom starts with him removing chalk window art from a Christmas storefront window.

“It is important to get the window quite clean, otherwise the ink will not adhere.” said John right before he starts. Here in the Zig Posterman labs we like to do our last clean on any surface with denatured alcohol. Matching the window to the shop sign he starts with a Zig Posterman waterproof Violet, or purple marker. The larger markers come in 21 different colors.

Details on Removing Chalk Window Art

We often take support calls, chats and emails on “How long will it last? Do I have to do my work inside the window?” John responds, “Not my preference at all. The ink is good enough to stay on the outside. It is too tedious for yobos (UK slang for a cruel and brutal fellow, in the US we call them pranksters) to scrape off with a finger. In fact one of my clients has a cafe in the town center & the message on his window was left on for 14 months. it just faded a bit but the main writing was still there. having said that, if you spray with a kitchen cleaner or in particular washing soda (sodium carbonate) it virtually runs off in front of your eyes.”

Once the window is cleaned by John removing chalk window art he is ready to get to work.

After the outline he adds layers of blue dark at the bottom and light in the center with white on the top of the letters, providing a nice cool reflective look to the text. After filling in the letters you just “neaten them up” by going over the edges again with violet. Zig Posterman waterproof markers will not lift when you apply them over dry marks. This provides a lot of flexibility in your artwork.

A John Neal Sign making tip and trick!

Use a Zig Posterman wet-wipe to create your guidelines. When done they can be removed with water and not affect your waterproof artwork! In the video he uses dots to provide his guide. You may want to do thin lines if just starting out with window art.

The bottom text “Finish” get’s a similar design with white highlights solid in the center and dashed radiating out the the top and the bottom. To the eye this provides a letter that pop’s out from the glass. Finishing off the letters he uses a 6mm light blue. If you pause the tape at 7:03 you will notice the tip does not have a chisel tip but a flat tip with slightly rounded edges. What John likes to do is pull out his Zig Posterman 6mm tip and turn it around. This provides a more stable 5-6 mm line as compared to trying to hold the edge of the chisel flat.

Removing Chalk Window Art, when done sign painter using a homemade compass to make a sign in a window. Circle is half done, with nice blue text above

Another trick, a homemade compass with a marker taped to one tip and a nail on the other side. This along with a suction cup makes neat little circles on the window! Something you may find doing your window artwork, people will stand and watch both inside and out of the shop!

Watch in this video as John Neal mixes font types for interest in the window, but not to much that it is confusing. Be sure to check out his website for a full length downloadable video of how to create signs and artwork with Zig Posterman markers.

Markers used in this video were both 6mm and 15 mm

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What is the secret of this marker, why does it remove with Kitchen Cleaner or Windex?  According to our in-house technical expert hasaukee this is simply due to the chemical structure of the pigment based solution.  This chalk ink that makes up the fluid in the marker is safe and water soluble.  If and only if the cleaner has a pH of 10 or higher does it take action on the graphic.

This unique option perfect in preserving or removing chalk window art is not available in many markers on the market today.  Mr. Cohasaukee’s Guide to Chalk Marker Types Used With Chalkboards is helpful in making your selection.  The information is applicable to window art demonstrated in this video too.

 

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DAfrOg’s aRtwOrk Paint Marker Window Art in France

The window paintings of DAfrOg’s aRtwOrk are amazing. While these snowmen won’t melt when it get’s warm they are removed from time to time. As David Frontin, the hand behind the said recently on Facebook, “The thing that motivates me is that as these decorations are temporary and will be removed in a short time and the challenge is to do better every time.”  Paint marker window art can be easy to do but it does take some planning.

David Frontin working on Paint Marker Window Art with Zig Posterman Markers from Cohas.com

DAfrOgs Sketchbook Snowman

Before and After, DAfrOg like most artists like to sketch up the concepts first. You can often see it taped to the glass while they work.

While we don’t have a shot of David you can head over to his Facebook Page DAfrOg’s aRtwOrk and see his illustration Icon clearly a caricature of himself. No worries anyways, since likely this view is the one you will see of him most often. His back to the crowd, focused and working an another storefront window.

Paint Marker Window Art on the Move!

We chased “DAfrOg” from France to England this December.  We were trying to arrange his latest delivery of Zig Posterman markers from us. In the end we had the package delivered to his home base in Trois Mares Reunion, France.  He told us he works with traditional art materials but finds that the Zig Posterman waterproof markers are faster and can allow him to do more windows in a shorter amount of time.

David said it all in his January cover photo, “I’ll have your windows decorated anywhere in the world.”

In the store front image the artist is using a 2mm bullet tip marker. Bullet tip markers are perfect for adding medium waterproof lines and lettering to your storefront artwork chalkboards, whiteboards, and other nonporous surfaces. Waterproof ink won’t run or wash away, perfect for using indoors or out on glass, plastic, metal, stone and more! We offer 23 colors here on the Cohas Chalkboard Systems website.

 

DAfrOgs snowmen running across the Paint Marker Window Art of a Ice Cream Parlor in France done with Cohas.com Paint Markers

 

Snowmen Running Across Paint Marker Window Art in France

Pengin in blue Paint Markers on a Ice Cream Storefront Paint Marker Window Art in France Cohas.com

DAfrOg’s Penguin says “Don’t worry, Everyone will get some!” as the snowmen rush to the Ice Cream shop in France

 

We recommend you “Like Him” we do literally when it comes to getting his shipments over the pond!  You never know what characters will pop up on his windows and inspire you or your artist to do a little promotion with markers from Cohas Chalkboard Systems!  Or give him a call! We are sure for the right amount of funding and a plane or train ticket he would be happy to bring a smile to your storefront.

Like to try your hand at paint marker window art?  Do what David does, order online view all the colors in our Chalkboard Systems Collection.  Ships same day, to your address in the United States or most other places in the world.  In case we have to chase you around like we do David.

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