Traditional skills in a digital age

Joby Carter hosts signwriting and art workshops throughout the year at his signwriting workshops in Wells, Somerset. His courses are very popular and book up quickly, and he has had people travelling from all over Europe and further afield to take part.

He teaches the traditional methods of signwriting, and is an advocate of drawing and laying out your designs without the use of computers or digital software. He does not teach you to take short cuts when painting which means no masking tape for straight lines, no vinyls to cover surfaces and no airbrushing.

Workshop Courses

Join Joby in the workshop for a range of courses on signwriting, fairground art and decorative heritage crafts such as gilding.

Virtual Courses

Learn different techniques from basic brushwork to drawing and spacing letters from the comfort of your sofa via Zoom.

Signwriting Books

Learn practical tips and tricks with Joby’s signwriting books which include reference aplhabets and photos of real life examples for inspiration.

Signwriting Events

Join Joby at a signwriting open day, signwriting talk or other heritage skills event.

Upcoming Courses

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Apply for funding for your course

Signwriting, gilding, fairground art and coach painting are heritage skills and some organisations offer funding to those interested in learning these traditional skills.

We encourage you to research funding opportunities with QEST, Heritage Crafts and the Crafts Council.