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The Shop x Secret Walls Presents: SW Academy Creative Lettering Workshop with Itzel Islas
Explore creative typography and find ways to work with letters to make your artwork more interesting!
Join us for a free, all-ages workshop presented by The Shop and Secret Walls, featuring artist Itzel Islas, a freelance graphic designer and illustrator.
Islas will guide participants through her processes and methods through an interactive, illustration-focused workshop. All materials will be provided, and the program will end with a Q&A to learn more about her work and methods. The workshop is limited to 36 participants.
The Shop is also launching a limited-edition collaboration tee with Secret Walls featuring the local artists in their San Diego battle–a premier competitive live art event where artists of all kinds come to test their skills and show off their style.
***Our general RSVPs are currently sold out. Join our waitlist here.
Schedule
4PM: Doors open
4:10 – 4:50PM: Introduction & Workshop Breakdown
4:50 – 5:15PM: First Creation Round
5:15 – 5:30PM: Break
5:30 – 5:45PM: Second Creation Round
5:45 – 6PM: Break
6 – 6:30PM: Third Creation Round
6:30 – 6:55PM: Q&A, Announcements, Outro
About Itzel Islas
Itzel Islas (she/her) is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based out of San Diego, California. Itzel grew up in Tijuana, México, which inspires a lot of her work. Other things that serve as inspiration for Itzel are her Mexican culture, vibrant color palettes and playful elements of everyday life. Her main medium is the computer, but she also loves sketching and incorporating hand-drawn elements into her designs. As founder & CEO of YAY Itzel, Itzel's mission since 2016 has been to create a positive bi-cultural impact through design and empower folks to pursue their creative career.
About Secret Walls
Secret Walls is the Global Leader in Live Art Entertainment. Built upon the spirit of art competition, founded in London in 2006, Secret Walls is continuing to organize around the best artists and communities in the world - blending IRL + URL Battles and producing the best in Live Art Entertainment, Programming and Storytelling.
About Secret Walls Academy
Secret Walls Academy is Secret Walls’ art education platform. Secret Walls works with schools, youth clubs, museums, community organizations, and brands across the globe to empower new and emerging artists through direct creative engagement.
Top: Courtesy of the artist.