09-03-2011, 03:22 PM
I had a friend whose hobby was calligraphy, so have seen that. And I can say I have seen lettering done by a skilled painter. About 30 years ago the bus service I drove for had a damaged bus that needed numbering and other information redone and the stencils were no longer able to be found. After doing the bodywork and basic repainting, they called in a guy from another department on campus. He hand lettered everything, it was almost indistinguishable from the original work on other buses. Probably retired by now.