Sign Painting Workshop

Recent reviews of Sign Painting Workshop

• 5/5 from Sunday McLellan, attended May 2025: This was my second time doing this class (first time was 2021) and Gaston is an enthusiastic and professional sign painter who is passionate about his art. I love going to any and all classes and work-shop in Collingwood, everyone who works there is always so welcoming and I’ve met some lovely people with the same creative interests. Looking forward to more classes at work-shop!
• 5/5 from Julian Dorazio, attended May 2025: As someone who has dabbled in sign writting prior I really appreciated the teaching style of Gaston. He catered the class to each one us giving us feedback and tasks according to the amount of experience we had. Even knowing the basics of sign writting I learnt little tips and tricks that will come in handy in the future. I would recomend this class for anyone with and interest in the subject and also anyone who has a little experience and is looking to jump back in.
• 5/5 from Chloe Smith, attended May 2025: Gasto was amazing! Learned so much! We had real creative freedom with the class too, and lots of opportunity for questions. Loved spending the day with a brush in hand - lots of time to practice and be hands on!
• 5/5 from Jamie Rogalski, attended May 2025: Great class! Gaston’s a legend
• 5/5 from Alex Dahlenburg, attended May 2025: Great introduction to sign writing, highlighting the importance of brush strokes and techniques. Gaston was very intuitive and helped guide the art of individuals for their style.
• 5/5 from Lynda Cunningham, attended Nov 2024: This was a great workshop, Gaston is a friendly and a very informative teacher, I have been wanting to attend this workshop for a while. Gaston talked about the principles of sign writing and then made it very easy for me to start to sign write, would highly recommend this class to anyone
• 5/5 from Ed Marriott, attended Nov 2024: Awesome class. Gaston is a legend - great teacher and very informative. I really enjoyed the class - I learned more about brush control and techniques, and that’s what I really wanted to get going with sign writing. I’d love to carry on and learn more! Thank you!
• 5/5 from Alice de Groot, attended Aug 2024: Really enjoyed the class and workshop location - Lots to practice and think about re. My signwriting process.
• 5/5 from Susan Fitzgerald, attended Aug 2024: Hands-on class where you learn about tools, materials, techniques and gain the skills to produce your own piece of work.
• 5/5 from Cody Yan, attended May 2024: Loved the Introduction to Sign Painting workshop. Gaston is a super teacher -- very enthusiastic, approachable, and well-spoken. He talked extensively about tools, and techniques, and let us practice freely while giving some helpful and encouraging tips. Sign painting is a difficult skill to master and requires a lot of practice. Gaston made my first learning steps enjoyable. Thanks, dude!
• 5/5 from Helena Rees, attended May 2024: It was amazing :) I learned a lot and enjoyed the time. Thank you very much!
• 5/5 from Peter Spicer, attended May 2024: Gaston has amazing knowledge. The mix of practical and technical aspects of sign painting was a great way to learn the basics
• 5/5 from Brod Jackson, attended Feb 2024: Gaston delivers an excellent introduction to sign painting! There was a lot to cover, but he kept it fun and approachable. After completing the one-day class, I feel like I have all the knowledge to start practicing the craft - now I just need to splash out on some brushes and setup my work space!
• 5/5 from Liz Dalgleish, attended Feb 2024: Gaston is an engaging and inspiring teacher! He broke down amazing details of skills and equipment needed for signwriting so smoothly we hardly noticed the time just flying by. The space is big and light yet funky: perfect!
• 5/5 from Ye Yint Aung, attended Feb 2024: Gaston was great. He gave us a lot of valuable lessons and feedback. What I got the most out of it were the little technical things that other classes don't talk about, such as the different paints used for different mediums. He was very attentive to detail and always took the time for each of us. Thanks, G! Hope to see you at the next class.
• 5/5 from Lizzy Hunter, attended Feb 2024: Loved this class! Gaston was a great and engaging teacher. I learnt a lot about Sign Painting but also overall technical art skills. Thank you Gaston
• 5/5 from Ryan Brown, attended Feb 2024: Great course Gaston was incredibly helpful with his knowledge of paints, brush maintenance and mastering proper technique when lettering. In an industry where there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of information out there, Gaston was able to remove some of the mythology and mystique that enshrouds traditional signpainting.
• 5/5 from Narelle Dunn, attended Feb 2024: Gaston was very friendly and helpful, and the class is a great introduction to sign writing. I'm excited to continue on my own.
• 5/5 from Katrina Monaghan, attended Feb 2024: Excellent day with Gaston. If you're a curious newbie or looking to sharpen those skills this course is a must do!
• 5/5 from Jen Brown, attended Feb 2024: Brilliant workshop, Gaston is fabulous, super encouraging and generous with his time and knowledge. Went in with no experience and feel that I could paint a pretty awesome sign now! Highly recommend this workshop.
• 5/5 from Claudia Soler, attended Sep 2023: Loved the class! Most of us were designers so the class got more in depth about the techniques etc which was what I was interested in. However Gaston modifies the class to suit the needs of the group - so if there’s anything you are wanting to learn be sure to tell him. The class is focused on giving you the knowledge to go home and continue with your practice. Materials were provided and the space was beautiful. Thanks so much! Would be interested in further workshops!
• 5/5 from Rebecca Stone, attended Sep 2023: The class was super helpful for me as an aspiring sign writer. Gaston has a great way of teaching and is open to all questions :)
• 5/5 from Chris Capetanakis, attended Sep 2023: Gaston is a great teacher, he is knowledgeable, skilled and patient. His passion is clear. The class is very satisfying creating something by hand is rewarding in a time when we spend so much time in front of screens.
• 5/5 from Audric Cheah, attended Apr 2023: Great session taking a literal beginner and giving them all the tools needed to progress in this awesome craft. Gaston was great at making the information simple and digestible and he is a great teacher.
• 5/5 from Sienna Cleland, attended Apr 2023: Gaston and Cal were both incredible teachers, very hands on learning experience suited to any level painter and really helpful advice and technique teaching! Really fun and enjoyable day
• 5/5 from Eddy Sara, attended Apr 2023: Gaston was a clear communicator, gave great real world examples for problems we may encounter when performing the task and responded with great care and attention when questions were asked. Cal was a very awesome and helpful sidekick! I felt I had a good grasp of the basics of hand painted signage by the end of the workshop and am also now aware of what to practice and learn in order to take it to the next level. Also finished up with my very own badass poster! Thanks again guys 10/10
• 4/5 from Liam Fallon, attended Apr 2023: Gaston was a very engaging and charming teacher. It was really good to actually have that much time to get a lot of practice in under expert supervision. It is a lot harder than it looks so classes like this are absolutely priceless for anyone wanting to learn.
• 5/5 from Scarlett Mellows, attended Oct 2022: Gaston was a engaging and friendly teacher with lots of knowledge. Workshop was a great space with lots of light and room to move. Very enjoyable
• 5/5 from Amanda A'hara, attended Oct 2022: I really enjoyed learning the craft of sign writing with Gaston. Everything is provided and Gaston creates a really welcoming environment and is a great teacher.
• 5/5 from Lizzy Sampson, attended Oct 2022: A great intro to signpainting - the course was fun and Gaston is great - it was also good having a second person their providing feedback (sorry can't remember your friends name Gaston!)
• 5/5 from Sunday McLellan, attended May 2022: Great class, very informative on the basics of sign painting, perfect for a beginner & lots of fun!
• 5/5 from Georg Zielke, attended May 2022: Gaston and Phill were great teachers full of valuable information. The facilities were nice too.
• 5/5 from Grant Collins, attended May 2022: THIS WAS THE BEST! I would do it again. Gaston and his team were super welcoming and friendly. The workshop was great value for money as the paints and brushes were supplied.
• 5/5 from Peter Bot, attended Mar 2020: Great class, highly recommend. Gaston is a great teacher. Very inspiring. Learnt a lot of new skills also
• 5/5 from Matt Cook, attended Mar 2020: Gaston and Emiel were extremely helpful during the workshop. I feel I’ve left with a fantastic foundation of knowledge to get me started my sign painting journey. Thanks again and I’ll be there for the next one.
• 5/5 from Rhys Gilbert, attended Mar 2020: Had a great Day with Gaston and Emil lots of enthusiasm and knowledge passed on. Arrived with a honest amount of pre course skill left with lots more. would love to attend some more advanced classes in the future if these guys choose to run any.
• 5/5 from Valentina Tansley, attended Mar 2020: Loved this class, a great introduction to sign painting. Lots of useful tips to get started.
• 5/5 from Wayne Athorn, attended Mar 2020: Very informative day well set up teaching area, plenty of supplies. Gaston was very clear and helpful. The staff were great. Nothing was to much trouble. Overall a gret day, very good value for money. Would recommend to anyone wanting to learn signpainting.