Signpainting & Lettering Workshops by Gaston the Painter in Collingwood

Get ready for some serious signwriting with one of the coolest signpainters in Australia! In this class, Gaston will show you insights into the craft of signpainting, sharing plenty tips, tricks, and techniques to get you started as a painter — or add to your own skillset. In this fun, action packed day if painting, you will learn all the basic knowledge and skills required to start painting your own signs, and learn a bunch about design and lettering along the way. Topics covered include: Essential signpainting materials Paint mixing and brush paletting, and proper brush care Basic brush strokes Intro to letter styles- casual, block and script Transfer techniques – learn different ways of transferring your own designs onto different surfaces. Create your own design! Learn how to copose and sketch out a design from scratch.