Turn a friend’s portrait into a neon typographic tribute they’ll treasure. This is a joyful lettering experience that celebrates creativity and the art of giving. Attendees must bring an A4 picture of their friend’s face (preferably printed black & white) to be transformed into a colourful illustration using neon paint pens.

This is a free school holiday workshop for teens aged 12-16, part of Gold Coast City Council and Everybody Now’s entertainment program.

Friday 25 September 2026, 11:00am-2:00pm
Fradgley Hall, Burleigh Heads. Book HERE

Celebrate colour and kindness with two neon lettering creations — one to keep and one to give. I’ll show you how to use neon watercolours to create two fabulous Firework Font cards.

This is a free workshop for kids aged 7-12, part of Gold Coast City Council and Everybody Now’s ‘Young Artist Club’.

Wednesday 7 & 21 Oct 2026, 4:00-5:30pm
Fradgley Hall, Burleigh Heads. Book HERE

This half-day workshop guides people to explore an issue they care about and transform it into expressive lettering or illustrative artwork. We tap into individual expression to create purposeful advocacy outcomes.

This is a participatory space for making meaning together. Participants can use a multitude of digital and tactile media to create art that’s designed to be seen, and will leave with a repeatable advocacy framework.

Want to take your small letters from the printed page to a painted wall? This workshop teaches how to project, prime and paint large-scale lettering with a background, drop shadow and highlights.

You’ll learn to mural a wall space or large A2 plywood panel with your unique layout, and be confident to add illustrations resulting in a dynamic design. Includes instruction sheets for continued practice at home.

Learn the gliding action and delicate nature of paint, water and brush. We begin with warm up drills using a water brush pen, moving on to lowercase and uppercase letters. You’ll have a clear understanding of thicks and thins, when to reload your brush, and how to achieve a gorgeous gradient effect.

By the end of the workshop, you will be confident to write your favourite quote, or create a larger design incorporating illustrations alongside. Includes instruction sheets for your continued practice at home.

Design your first ambigram and learn to see words upside-down and from different perspectives. You will begin by experimenting on worksheets with shorter words and palindromes, then extending ascenders and descenders before moving on to your final chosen word.

By the end of the workshop, you will be confident to design more ambigrams to add to your collection. Includes instruction sheets for continued practice at home.

Imagine how special your party or event will be knowing you’ve designed the signage yourself. From staining the timber to laying out the lettering and sketching the final design, this workshop is an introduction to adding personalised lettering to your special event.

Using the invisible frame technique and dustless chalk, you will transfer your design then complete it with acrylic paint. By the end of the class, you will have a finished piece as well as all the instructions and techniques to complete additional signage at home.

Design your own A4 chalkboard using the tips and techniques the professionals use. Explore different lettering styles and layouts before transferring your design to your board using dustless chalk, chalk pastels, and the 3-step tidy technique. You’ll go home with the skills to create your own chalk signs.

Materials to keep are your own MDF blackboard and instruction handout. Materials for use during class are chalk, rulers and blackboard paint. Ideal for beginners through to advanced letterers.

Double pencil lettering is ideal for beginners to learn how to scribe calligraphy. It teaches so much about pen pressure, slope, stroke and counter width, and gives you the confidence to pick up a dip nib or broad edged pen.

After learning the double pencil technique, you will transform your design with personalised embellishments and have the confidence to replicate the same at home. All it takes is two pencils!