Popeyes Live Painting & Tote Customisation, London | Paintbox Case Study

Popeyes at The Hawk's Nest, London: live painting and a stencil customisation station

Client: Popeyes (Restaurant Brands International)
Venue: The Hawk's Nest, Shepherd's Bush Market, London W12
Date: 23 September 2026
Guests: 300
Services: live event painting and live customisation

Two artists customising orange Popeyes t-shirts live at The Hawk's Nest in London
Artists customising Popeyes t-shirts live at The Hawk's Nest, Shepherd's Bush.

In short: live painting for a Popeyes guest event in London, with artists painting Popeyes canvases through the evening and a staffed stencil station customising tote bags and t-shirts for 300 guests. Built from the Popeyes brand assets and delivered by Paintbox in one evening.

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The brief

Popeyes wanted its London guest event to have something happening in the room, not just a logo on the wall. Paintbox was brought in to give 300 guests two things: artists painting Popeyes pieces live across the evening, and a customisation station where they could watch their own tote or tee sprayed in front of them and take it home.

Live painting at the event

Our artist painted a run of small Popeyes canvases live from 18:30, each one different, working from the brand's colours, rooster icon and its Flavor That Makes Noise line. The pieces were sized to travel, so they could leave the event in a guest's hand luggage.

Popeyes logo canvas painted for the eventFlavor That Makes Noise canvas painted for PopeyesPopeyes rooster line art painted on canvasPopeyes rooster canvas in orange and blue

Live tote bag and t-shirt customisation

Alongside the painting, a second artist ran a live stencil station. Guests picked a design and watched it sprayed onto a white cotton tote or an orange Popeyes tee.

  • Stencils cut in advance from the approved Popeyes brand assets
  • Designs built around the rooster icon and the Flavor That Makes Noise line
  • Colours chosen per garment, so the marks read clearly on orange tees as well as white totes
  • A Coca-Cola stencil added alongside the Popeyes designs for the drinks partner
  • Station staffed and scheduled to keep the queue moving through the evening

At the station

Artist spraying a design onto an orange Popeyes t-shirtArtist painting at the Popeyes customisation station

Stencils and finished totes and tees

Flavor That Makes Noise stencil for live customisationPopeyes rooster stencil used for live customisationFlavor That Makes Noise custom tote bagFinished Flavor That Makes Noise tote bagCoca-Cola logo spray stencilled onto a tote bagPopeyes rooster spray stencilled onto a tote bagFinished Popeyes rooster and Coca-Cola tote bagsGuest holding a Coca-Cola tote bag at the eventOrange Popeyes t-shirt with Flavor That Makes Noise stencilPopeyes rooster sprayed onto an orange t-shirt

What we handled

  • Artist booking and management on the night
  • Design work and brand sign-off before the event
  • Stencil cutting and all paint and consumables
  • Set-up from 17:00 and live delivery from 18:30 to 22:00
  • Project management from enquiry through to the night

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