Hand-Painted BillboardS

Campaigns That Command Attention

White-glove service, unique artistry, and flexible plans designed around your brand.

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A black silhouette of a mountain range with a minimalist style.
Billboard with two cartoon-style green parrots with red markings on their heads sitting on branches, with mountains and sunset in the background. Text on the billboard reads: 'CRAFT ADS BILLBOARDS'.
A vintage-style woman with dark hair in a retro hairstyle wearing a red dress, surrounded by floating Coca-Cola bottles and colorful flowers, with the Coca-Cola logo prominently displayed and the text "Spring for a Coke" in the bottom right corner.
Promotional poster for The Bellwether music festival, featuring photographs of six performers with dates: Roosevelt (August 8), Uncle Waffles (August 9), Soul Coughing (September 13), David Cross (September 21), Lola Young (October 17), Julien Baker
Billboard advertising a series of upcoming events at The Bellwether with portraits of six different characters and their event dates. From left to right: Roosevelt, Uncle Waffles, Soul Coughing, David Cross, Lola Young, and Julien Baker.
A billboard advertising craft billboards, featuring colorful hand-painted illustrations of three parrots, with a background of mountains and a partly cloudy sky.
Vintage Land Rover vehicle on the road at sunset with numerous parrots perched on it and flying around. Tall palm trees and a colorful sky in the background. Text overlay reads 'Land Rover Pasadena' and a small green Land Rover logo in the bottom rig
Billboard featuring a Land Rover vehicle against a backdrop of palm trees and a colorful sunset sky in Pasadena, with green birds flying around.
A colorful outdoor sign encouraging preservation of the Altadena wilderness, featuring mountains, green hills, and orange flowers, with flying birds at the top, and the text 'Let's Keep Altadena Wild' and 'Help Protect Our Foothills! ALTADENAWILD.org
Billboard promoting protecting the Altadena Wild area with large text 'Let's Keep ALTADENA WILD' and a website ALTADENAWILD.org, against a blue sky background.
Colorful illustrated sign for 'Craft Ads' featuring a flying bird holding a paintbrush in its beak, with a background of mountains, clouds, and sky, and text indicating handmade painted bulletin boards made in Pasadena.
A colorful billboard advertising handcrafted, hand-painted billboards made in Pasadena, featuring an illustration of a vibrant green and brown bird flying in a cloudy sky with mountains in the background.
Colorful painting of a green parrot with a red head patch flying with wings spread
A digital artwork of flying green parakeets with red heads, overlaid with bold red text that reads: "CRAFT ADS HAND PAINTED BILLBOARD ART Made in Pasadena."
Billboard advertising hand-painted, billboard art, made in Pasadena, with images of colorful parrots flying.
Business card for Linda Seyffert, a Coldwell Banker Realty agent. It features an illustrated red and white house in a tree with yellow fall leaves and a blue background. There is a green parrot sitting on the house's balcony and another flying nearby
Billboard advertising Linda Seyffert, real estate agent, with contact number 626-712-5194, sponsored by Coldwell Banker Realty. The billboard features colorful artwork of a parrot and a red house on a tree.
A digital illustration of a colorful parrot flying above a landscape with mountains and a body of water at sunset. The image contains text overlay advertising real estate services, including the name Linda Seyfret, the company Altadena Real Estate, a

Experience Advertising With Craftsmanship

Not Templates

In a crowded marketplace, differentiation matters.  When you invest in billboard advertising, your brand deserves more than a stock designs or AI-generated images. At Craft Ads, we create campaigns with real paint, real artists, and real attention to detail. Our team brings back the timeless art of hand-painted advertising, ensuring that every campaign is authentic, memorable, and perfectly aligned with your goals.

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Silhouette of a mountain range against a dark sky.
A man browsing large colorful art books on a wooden table in a cluttered studio or workspace, with shelves of books, paintings, and hanging art pieces in the background.

We work with businesses of all sizes

From local entrepreneurs to global brands — to deliver personalized campaigns with impact.  Every step is guided by our white-glove concierge service. That means you’re not handed a generic file or left to coordinate logistics yourself. Instead, we manage everything for you, from the creative process to site selection, installation, and maintenance.

Our ethos is simple

Elevate our clients message above the clutter of generic ads.  Each campaign reflects a brand’s unique story, designed and made by skilled artists who understand the power of handcrafted design.  Clients repeatedly tell us that this level of detail makes their campaigns stand out. Your audience won’t forget a billboard that is hand-painted, authentic, and full of character..

Woman painting a sign that says "Let's Keep It Allendale" with green background and some decorative elements.

Why Hand-Painted Billboards Outperform the Rest

Digital ads are everywhere. Generic designs blend into the background. Craft Ads offers something different: the richness of real artistry. Each mural is painted by hand, bringing depth, texture, and emotion that pixels cannot replicate.

The benefits are clear:

A sketch of an open notebook with the words "CREATE SOMETHING NEW" written on the pages, a pencil resting on the top of the notebook, and a binder clip holding the right side of the pages.
Silhouettes of two people engaged in a virtual meeting on separate screens, with a potted plant on a desk or table between them.
A black sketch of an upward trending arrow and bar graph with the text 'BRAND GROWTH' underneath.
Black and white illustration of a newspaper titled "City Times" with a photo of a billboard surrounded by tree branches and leaves.

Unforgettable Visuals Passersby notice when a billboard feels alive and human.

Cultural Impact: Hand-painted ads connect with audiences and communities on a deeper, more authentic level.

Brand Differentiation: Stand apart from competitors using overused digital templates.

Press Worthy: These campaigns often spark local media attention, amplifying your reach.

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Flexible Financing With a Guarantee That Builds Trust

Advertising is an investment. Access matters.

Choose the payment structure that fits your business. Every option includes protection for your spend and accountability for results. Our work stands behind a clear promise. 100% money back guarantee on all campaigns.

Three Ways to Work With Us:

Monthly Financing

Spread the cost of up to a year-long campaign into manageable monthly payments.

Upfront Payment

Pay in full and receive preferred pricing.

Loyalty and Referral Incentives

Return clients and referred clients receive added value on future campaigns.

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The White-Glove Service You Deserve

  • We start by listening. We learn about your brand, objectives, and target audience.

  • Our artists create a hand-painted concept tailored specifically to your campaign goals.

  • Through our global partnership network, we secure the best billboard locations anywhere in the world for maximum visibility.

  • Our team coordinates the entire process, including approvals, permits, and live installation.

  • Even after your campaign is live we monitor your billboard to make sure it stays in perfect condition.  We’re available to answer questions and ensure everything continues to meet expectations.

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Now Partnering with OUTFRONT Media.

for Premium Full-Scale Murals.

We have partnered with OUTFRONT Media to deliver premium, full-scale mural campaigns. This partnership strengthens our workflow from planning to placement. You get access to major media locations paired with hand-painted execution.

This partnership elevates large-format murals into a complete, turnkey campaign.

  • “We hired Craft Ads to bring our music venue top of mind in Los Angeles in highly competitive market. David and the Craft Ads team took care of everything. Their final design was exactly what our brand needed. Our Craft Ads billboard quickly became a neighborhood icon that drove conversation and new patrons through our doors. Looking forward to future collaborations!”

    Martin Grossinger
    The Bellwether

  • “I’ve purchased two campaigns with Craft Ads and both times I was blown away by every aspect of their artistry and service. I wanted to add something beautiful to the community, not just advertise my business. Their designs made that easy. I know my Craft Ads “birdhouse” boards have touched people’s hearts and done more for the name recognition of my business than any other advertising I’ve ever commissioned.”

    Linda Seyffert
    Realtor, Coldwell Banker

  • “Over 200 people showed up for the launch party of our Craft Ads billboard. That sparked social media and local press coverage that drove so much community support for our signature campaign, we LITERALLY hit our goals on day one. Craft Ads made everything about launching our billboard completely carefree and the impact was stronger than anything our organization had ever seen.”

    Michael Bicay
    President, AltadenaWILD

  • “I’m excited that Craft Ads, a local business, is working to restore the genuine connection between art and advertising.”

    Victor Ving
    Greetings Tour

  • “David and Craft Ads are doing something very special in the billboard ad industry. Their passion for the for elevating billboard art is rare and Wilkins is proud to be their representation.”




    Deborah Gitell
    Wilkins Media

  • “It is craftsmanship, imagination and delight that Lawrence wants to bring back. Craft Ads seeks to do just that by harkening back to the roots of this commercial art form.”

    Fiona Ng
    LAist

  • “Craft Ads is bringing back an era that the billboard world hasn’t seen in decades. Every bright color, every fine detail starts with a pencil sketch and ends with a brush stroke.”

    Gordon Tokumatsu
    NBC4

  • “Craft Ads is on a mission to create a new renaissance of hand-painted ads. Bringing back the beauty and excitement of this old-school medium.”

    Shane Hutton
    CEO, Tasty Ads

  • “I love your work!”

    Greg Cohen
    OutFront Media