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    Handlettering Weekend in Christchurch, NZ

    Yoobee School of Design Level 2, Otakaro Bldg University Of Canterbury Dovedale Ave,, Christchurch

      This will be an intensive, full weekend workshop in which the curated content runs over two entire days. We will cover various handlettering styles and tools (including brush pens, cola pens and broad-nib) but will focus primarily on brush pen technique. I'll take you through my process of refinement to address spacing, letter-fit and embellishments, and on the second day I'll show you how to transform your work into a finished digital file. The weekend is structured so that participants get the chance to produce a finished and detailed piece with plenty of one-on-one time for guidance and discussion. WHO...

    Casual Letters with a Brush Pen

    Pumphouse School of Design 24 Greenway St, Wickham

    Do you love looking at those online videos of old sign painters creating cool lettering? Now you can learn how it’s constructed and do it yourself, using nothing more than a brush pen. Sign Casuals is a lettering style with lots of tradition but also lots of flexibility. At this workshop you’ll learn the basics of letter construction, methods of creating pen strokes for lively letters, along with techniques for shadowing and embellishment. You’ll also take home some alphabet sample worksheets for practice. Suitable For This class is designed for participants who have a professional or personal interest in typography, art...

    $180.00

    Creating a Signature-style Wordmark

    University of Canberra University Dr, Bruce ACT 2617, Canberra

    Do you design logos using type but don't know how to customise them? Would you like to create vivacious typographic solutions for your design practice? In this workshop, I'll show you my technique for creating a typographic wordmark or logo. Using the example above, I'll start with the drawing stages and demonstrate how I refine and improve the letter shapes, flow, and discuss the merits of ligatures, cursive joins and baseline consistency, as well as other lettering styles. I will also show you how to use tracing paper to improve your design in stages before photographing your wordmark and vectoring...

    $99