I have no idea what the parent commenter means, but the painted style is common here too (on web, paper, physical signs, …). For example:

https://vcdn.bergfex.at/images/resized/b0/903a185999b85db0_1...

https://vcdn.bergfex.at/images/resized/15/80010a99cadafa15_3...

https://vcdn.bergfex.at/images/resized/b4/df672c7f06a8f7b4_a...