Sign Painting Workshop

How to make hand painted signs



7 hours Class size 12 to 40 guests     $195

Get a rush with the brush! In this full-day Sign-painting workshop you’ll experience an action-packed day with one of the most interesting artists on the scene, Gaston The Painter. Gain a comprehensive insight into the craft, learning the knowledge and skills essential to the art form. Not to mention a bunch of design and lettering tips along the way.

After a quick introduction covering the aims and challenges of sign-painting, Gaston will get straight into the nitty-gritty. Covering transfer techniques, paint mixing and colour palette, brush care, manipulation and strokes, as well as an introduction to casual, block, and script styles you’ll have all the essentials down pat. You’ll then move on to creating your own custom design, planning the layout, sketching, and transferring, before putting all the skills you’ve learned into action, painting your one-of-a-kind creation.

Perfect for beginners or those wanting to brush up (pun intended) on their skills, you’ll leave this workshop with the confidence and know-how to continue practicing at home or at work. All materials are provided and we’ll top off the day with a couple of beers while we debrief!

Please note: This class requires at least five students to run. In the unlikely event that we don't get this number of students, we'll cancel the class and fully refund you and inform you via email, so please watch your email a few days prior to the class

Please note: This venue is located on the first floor via a flight of stairs and does not have wheelchair accessibility.

What you'll get

• The confidence and know-how to continue practicing at home and apply your new skills at work!

• Your own hand-painted posters

• All materials provided. Sign-painting brusher, merch, and booklets will be available for purchase to take home

What to bring

• A love of lettering

• Clothes you don’t mind getting a little grubby. Paint can be messy!

Suitable for

This class is perfect for beginners - no prior experience is needed.

This class is great for a team building activity or hens party.

Location

Work-Shop Melbourne - 136A Cromwell St, Collingwood, VIC

This venue is a short walk from Collingwood station (500m).

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Your teacher
Gaston The Painter

Gaston The Painter

5.0 (31)

Gaston Castagnet is a signwriter, chalkboard artist and one-third of A General Type Co. The Melbourne-based trio has approached the craft through three diverse pathways, each bringing a unique skillset and focus to their work. Offering finished artwork as well as live performance lettering, murals, and brush lettering workshops, their clients include Bonds Clothing, Vintage Cellars, CATC Design School, and Broadsheet Media.




Your host
Work-Shop
Work-Shop

4.9 (4,507)
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Work-Shop is a creative concept that will broaden your horizons and help you unleash your inner awesome. We provide affordable short courses in life skills and alternative art. We’ve teamed up with Australia’s brightest creative minds to share their knowledge and help teach you a new skill. From 3D printing and stencil art through to music and gardening – life skills and personal development through to cooking doughnuts and mushroom foraging, we offer a broad range of fun and creative short courses to suit our time poor lives. We will inspire you to pick up that pen, paintbrush, hammer or sewing machine and flick the switch that will kickstart a whole new way of life.
Community values lie at the heart of our project. We collaborate with local artists and industry experts to teach classes and utilise local suppliers for any materials needed. We also provide a creative environment for emerging artists to produce and sell work, and meet like minded individuals. Work-Shop will be a space for everyone, with a rotating schedule of art shows, information nights on local issues and a whole range of events and community initiatives.
2024-09-27 15:00:00
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