Traditional and Contemporary Sign Lettering Class

Layout and paint your own unique wooden sign in London!


The Remakery
The Remakery
4.9 (117)

3 hours Class size 1 to 12 guests

  £18 - £45 (£18 for Subsidised Community Ticket (Public Class); £35 for True Cost Ticket (Public Class); £45 for Pay it Forward Ticket (Public Class); £45 for Private Class)
In this workshop in London, you'll learn how to design and paint a beautiful upcycled sign for your home, an event, or to give as a gift. You’ll be guided through sketching and planning out your sign, using vintage fairground and Victorian-inspired lettering styles, or learning simple techniques for drawing your own letters if you prefer!
This workshop is beginner-friendly and suitable for all skill levels -- no previous sign painting or lettering experience is needed. The session is fully guided, with plenty of tips and support throughout, so you can work at your own pace and enjoy the creative process.
What to expect:
  • Guidance on design layout and composition.
  • Learning vintage fairground and Victorian-inspired lettering styles, or simple techniques for drawing your own letters.
  • How to transfer your design onto board.
  • Using sign painting brushes, specialist tools, and materials.
  • Enhancing letters with colour, drop shadows and outlines.
  • Bringing your own wooden board to upcycle (we recommend priming and painting a background colour in advance -- you’re welcome to do this in the Remakery lab space on the Friday before your class, 10–5pm).
  • Alternatively, A3 black or white cardboards will be provided if you don’t bring a board!
By the end of the workshop, you’ll leave with a hand-painted sign, new lettering and sign painting skills, and the confidence to continue experimenting at home, plus a unique, vintage-inspired piece you can proudly display or gift.
Good to know:
  • We offer a subsidised ticket for most of our classes, particularly aimed at unwaged, under 25, or financially disadvantaged members of our community.
  • Our ‘True Cost Ticket’ reflects the prep time involved in running an eco-craft course and the cost of keeping a space like the Remakery open.
  • The ‘Pay it Forward’ ticket includes a donation towards the upkeep of our communal rooms and the continuation of our community programme.
What you'll get
A custom handpainted sign!
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly.
What to bring
A primed wooden board if preferred.
Location

The Remakery, Lilford Road, London

Traditional and Contemporary Sign Lettering Class location
Your teacher

The Remakery
The Remakery

4.9 (117)
female Women-owned

The Remakery started 10 years ago as a community space for repairing and upcycling furniture.
Since then we have developed several communal workshops for a range of eco-craft activities, and an exciting programme to link climate action with the empowerment of making with your hands.
Our practitioners have trained at London's top Arts schools, or developed their skills over years of self-discovery.
Our programme is curated by Alice Holloway; A researcher in regenerative fashion with The RCA and London Met university, and Innovate Creative Catalyst grant winning regenerative fashion designer.
The skills we share at the Remakery are proven to improve mental health, as well as change how class attendees see the world. We want everyone to feel empowered to make a difference, and we have seen how learning to make something is often in the first step towards changing something bigger.
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