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Signwriting

Duration: Weekend course
Dates: Sat 22 Mar 10:30 - Sun 23 Mar 2025 16:30
Location: Print Studio

Learn traditional hand-lettering and create your own sign.

Learn the basics of signwriting: from brush-handling skills to illustrative work and gold-leaf or glass gilding.

This introductory course covers various brushes, paints, mahlsticks, pounce patterns and tracings, chalks, tapes, letterform layout and hand-drawing of Sans Serif, Roman and Casual Scripts. If you've been before then the tutor can help you move on to a different technique.

Very fun and relaxing 2 days, learned a lot about the basics of signwriting. Would very much like to attend again.

I really enjoyed the course and I learned a lot about sign writing. Brian was a great tutor and was incredibly helpful and informative (and funny!) overall a great experience - would recommend.

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Need to know

  • What to bring

We provide everything you'll need, just bring yourself. You are welcome to bring along any inspiration, images or sketchbooks to work from.

 

  • What to wear

We'll provide aprons and gloves but recommend wearing old clothes as printmaking can be messy. Please note that open-toed footwear and sandals are not allowed.

 

  • Food & drinks

A sealed water flask or drinking vessel is permitted but other food and drinks are not allowed in the studio.

Meet your tutor

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Brian Robertson

Brian Robertson has been a professional Signwriter for over 50 years, starting out as a 15-year-old apprentice. From buses to buildings, he has created signs for them alongside teaching signwriting at DCA.

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