Learn Signwriting with Camilla Rose

  • Learn the wonderful craft of Signwriting with Camilla Rose.

    Open for complete beginners or those wanting to improve on their experience, Camilla can support you to learn -

    - the art of hand painted brush lettering,

    - how to structure and paint different typography styles,

    - how to draw and design your own decorative typography,

    - how to compose and design a sign.

    Camilla can host one or two people in her studio and working on this close basis she can adapt the tuition to your learning desires and work on a specific project of your choice.

    About - Camilla has been practicing Sign painting working for many clients across the Southwest over the past 10 years. Her expertise includes traditional signpainting, surface gilding and reverse glass gilding processes. Her website is full of images of her commissions www.camillarosesignwriter.co.uk

  • Introduction to Signwriting - Weekend Course

    February 24th | 25th - 9am til 6pm

    course fee - £300

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    Over the weekend you shall get to know all the key basics to signwriting -

    Brush techniques; lettering styles; hand drawn typography and design; blending and shadows.

    You will make two panels to take home with you. The first will be a single letter to practice blending, shadows and outlines. The second will be a larger panel of your own design.

    Lunch included

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    Course Plan

    Over the course we shall be covering the following.....

    Introduction to Brush Technique - We shall learn how to correctly handle a chisel edged signwriting brush and get the right paint consistency. We will learn the 6 main strokes that are used to paint the alphabet.

    Building an Alphabet - Using the 6 brush strokes we have learnt we shall build a painted alphabet in the block letter style.

    Drawing and designing - we shall look at how to draw typography and plan out our designs for our final project panels.We will make two panels.The first wil be a single letter focusing on bold typography design, blending, and shadowing.The second panel will be a word and design of your choice, bringing in your own inspiration for style, colour and decorative design.

    Painting the panels - Creating these panels will give you the opportunity to practice the skills you have learnt, and bring more understanding to all the aspects involved in creating a hand painted sign.

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    Need to knows

    • All materials and equipment are provided on the course.

    • We work with oil enamel paint and white spirit so please be aware that we will be working with strong vapours and dress appropriately for painty work.

    • Lunch! A Vegan soup and bread shall be provided, and some butter and cheese for dairy eaters.

    How to Book

    Please book directly via contacting - hello@camillarosesignwriter.co.uk

    If you would like to arrange to pay for the course in instalments please email Camilla and we can arrange this.

    Cancellation Policy

    Cancellations made 2 weeks before the course start date will be eligible for a full refund. Cancellations made less than 2 weeks before the start date will be eligible for a 50% refund (100% if I can fill the spot). Cancellations made less than 7 days before the course start date will not be eligible for a refund unless I can fill the spot.

    Questions

    Please contact Camilla directly at hello@camillarosesignwriter.co.uk

  • Introduction to Signwriting

    5 week evening class

    Tuesday Evenings - 6pm - 8.30pm

    February 27th | March 5th | March 12th | March 19th | March 26th

    course fee - £275

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    The 5 classes will cover key aspects to signwriting -

    Brush techniques; lettering styles; hand drawn typography and design; blending and shadows.

    You will make two panels to take home with you. The first will be a single letter to practice blending, shadows and outlines. The second will be a larger panel of your own design.

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    Lesson 1 - Introduction to Brush Technique.

    During this class we will focus on how to correctly handle a chisel edged signwriting brush and get the right paint consistency. We will learn the 6 main strokes that are used to paint the alphabet.

    Lesson 2 - Building an Alphabet.

    Using the 6 brush strokes we have learnt we shall build a painted alphabet in the block letter style.

    Lesson 3 - Drawing and designing our panels.

    In this lesson we shall start looking at how to draw typography and plan out our designs for our final project panels. We will make two panels.The first will be a single letter focusing on bold typography design, blending, and shadowing.The second panel will be a word and design of your choice, bringing in your own inspiration for style, colour and decorative design.

    Lesson 4 & 5 - Painting your Panels.

    In the last two classes we shall paint the two panels. Creating these panels will give

    you the opportunity to practice the skills you have learnt, and bring more understanding to all the aspects involved in creating a hand painted sign.

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    Need to knows

    • All materials and equipment are provided on the course.

    • We work with oil enamel paint and white spirit so please be aware that we will be working with strong vapours and please dress appropriately for painty work!

    How to Book

    Please book directly by contacting Camilla at - hello@camillarosesignwriter.co.uk

    If you would like to arrange to pay for the course in instalments please send Camilla an email and we can arrange a payment plan.

    Cancellation Policy

    Cancellations made 2 weeks before the course start date will be eligible for a full refund. Cancellations made less than 2 weeks before the start date will be eligible for a 50% refund (100% if I can fill the spot). Cancellations made less than 7 days before the course start date will not be eligible for a refund unless I can fill the spot.

    Questions

    Please contact Camilla directly at hello@camillarosesignwriter.co.uk

  • - Taster 2 hour session £60

    for two people £80

    - half day 4 hour session £120

    for two people £200

    - Full day session £220

    for two people £360

    Please note these prices are for surface signwriting only. For tuition related to gold leaf or glass processes please email Camilla directly for information and prices.

  • Please contact Camilla directly on hello@camillarosesignwriter.co.uk to discuss and book a workshop.

    Please note these workshop prices are for Traditional Signwriting classes only. If you are interested in gold leafing processes please contact Camilla directly to discuss these potential options.

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Artist painting a blue sign with white letters and a sailboat design.
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