Blender Studios, painting teacher

Blender Studios

Blender Studios

location_on West Melbourne, Melbourne

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5.0 (58)
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The Blender Studios is a renowned art complex with a thriving art studio at its core. Founded in 2001, the studios have evolved alongside the urban art movement in Melbourne and currently hosts 24+ resident artists. Blender Studios is not only a hub for both street artists and fine artists, but it is also the HQ of Melbourne Street Tours, Dark Horse Experiment, The Blender Loft, and Blender Creatives.

We offer a variety of creative workshops at our studio and also online, with mixed-age classes, kids holiday programs, and corporate group workshops! With a focus on having fun while learning new skills, you will learn from only the best professional street artists.






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Catherine Hammersley Feb 2024


My daughter’s 16th birthday present and I wanted an experience gift that was great value and fun she loved it and was a great opportunity to broaden her art experience in this way as schools aren’t offering this platform. The workshop was led so well by talented experienced artists covering technique, it was laid back and fun. The venue was a great space and a fantastic intro into the art world. My girls want to come back. Great value. Awesome day

Robert Dunkley Feb 2024


My daughter enjoyed the street art workshop. It was a present for her birthday and she was very happy with the artwork and learning new skills.

Peter Westerbeek Jan 2024


My daughter absolutely loved it there, we walked into an alleyway that was painted by all different artists and she got to learn how to paint with a spray can, I was so happy to see how much help the teachers where , they where very attentive to the kids there and helped guide them every step of the way. Would highly recommend this to everyone, the experience was definitely a one of kind that your children will remember for life.

Diana Zhang Jan 2024


Our daughter just had a class here. She absolutely loved it. Highly recommend to have kids try other mediums of art to express themselves.

Teachers were super patient and helpful.

Materials and snacks also provided for.

Lubna Ukani Oct 2023


The teacher was friendly, very helpful & encouraging.
Materials were provided, and very appreciate and exactly as mentioned in the ad.
The experience great value for money! Worth it
Kids loved getting a first hand look into how graffiti art is done.
The kids loved their artwork that they got to bring home!

Painting class review by Lubna Ukani - Melbourne

Jennifer Kemp Sep 2023


Fantastic. This was our second time attending the class and our daughters loved it both times.

Elizabeth Jul 2023


I highly recommend the spray painting for beginners class. Matt was an excellent teacher who was thorough and supportive. All the materials were supplied which was excellent, and the outcome of the short course of creating a simple artwork with spray paint covered lots of basic skills. I feel confident practising on my own now and would consider doing a more advanced class in the future. I particularly liked that the class was based out of Blender Studios in West Melbourne where the inspiration of all my favourite street artists was all around us as we were learning.

Painting class review by Elizabeth  - Melbourne

Justin Moyle Jul 2023


The teacher was excellent! Helped us when we needed it and great demonstration. Also many years experience in the field.

The venue is really interesting with lots of awesome art to look at.

Good value. I learned some good principles for street art!

Freehand Street Art Workshop review by Justin Moyle - Melbourne

Ainslie Knight Jul 2023


Thanks for a great experience. She has come home with some new techniques and some great artwork.

Painting class review by Ainslie Knight - Melbourne

Haylee Tang Jul 2023


Instructors were clear with directions and gave us many opportunities to explore our creativity and expression!

Just an awesome experience - Hayles

Freehand Street Art Class for Kids review by Haylee Tang - Melbourne

Vincent May 2023


A really cool venue where the course happened, also with a lot of other art to get inspired from. The teacher was great, explained it really well, and made it very easy with well-defined steps - it felt like anyone can do this. The teacher really helped with making sure you'll end up going home with a cool good looking piece that could go on the wall.

Sandra Bronsvoort May 2023


The teacher was very nice and knowledgeable. It was great to be able to learn techniques but combine that with enough space for creativity. The space is amazing and after the course we had the chance to walk through the studio and talk to various creators about their work.

Fiona Baines May 2023


Matt was a great teacher. I really enjoyed learning some spray painting techniques. I'm really proud of my piece and it will look fabulous in my house.

Painting class review by Fiona Baines - Melbourne

Winston Chamberlain Feb 2023


Teacher was awesome, very fun experience. Definitely recommend the class for those wanting to try.

Freehand Street Art Workshop review by Winston Chamberlain - Melbourne

Trent Bolte Jan 2023

2 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews


They were cool. Not sure if they asked Max about previous experience. He had done freestyle workshop earlier.

Harry Cootes Jan 2023


My 12 year old son did this class with his friend this week and LOVED it. There were multiple teachers looking after the group (he had James who he said was brilliant) and the whole experience, I am told, was amazing. The boys came home with incredible artwork too. Really recommend this if you have kids that are even just a little bit interested in street art (my son is obsessed so he was in his element). We gave this class as a voucher for Christmas - I would thoroughly recommend this as an option for kids who are tricky to buy for :)

Ellie Taylor Jan 2023

2 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews


AWESOME workshop! The teachers were super talented and they made my daughter feel confident to create her very own street art in an ubercool and inspiring environment

William Ambrose Jan 2023


It was really fun. The teachers were very nice and the time flew by. Thank you.

Painting class review by William Ambrose - Melbourne

Marnie Higgs Jan 2023


My son absolutely ADORED this class! The two teachers were amazing, very engaging with the kids and my son learnt heaps about street art and the process/how to/sketching etc. Although my son is on the younger end at 10 years old he still was able to do and participate in all components of the class. The main teacher helps the kids with the finishing touches (if the kids choose) to tighten up their work which just makes everything POP! My son is overjoyed with the board he completed and took home - we're already deciding where to hang his first piece of street art.

Painting class review by Marnie Higgs - Melbourne

Abbey Dagg Jan 2023


My kids had a fantastic time learning how to create and use stencils. The space was amazing and the teachers were helpful and encouraging.

Marlon Lacey Jan 2023


What a great experience. My 12 yo son absolutely loved it. He was so proud of the artwork he created. The teachers were patient and fun.
Nice one

Roman Jan 2023

2 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews


Awesome teacher, great environment,
learn’t heaps and we were so inspired!
My son absolutely loved it. A project he could independently manage in a safe space, it was such a great day! Thanks so much! We will be back again. Thank you

Finn Rowe Jan 2023

3 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews


Awesome class, kids loved it and were so pleased with their work and so inspired to continue with their art drawing and spray painting.

Zeke Hibbert Jan 2023


This was one of the best things we have done. When we arrived, the lane is covered in amazing street art, we walked in to find everything set up and we were able to walk around and have a look at the studio. The teachers were very friendly and encouraging. My son said that the teachers were very engaging and offered advice and help. He made a few friends and had a great time - can't wait to go back.

Jaki Comerford Jan 2023


Absolutely brilliant.
Will definitely recommend 100 times over to anyone with kids who love art

Painting class review by Jaki Comerford - Melbourne

Trent Bolte Jan 2023

2 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews


I am now addicted to spray painting, I feel inspired to be a professional artist 5 stars

-Maximillian

Bec Emmett Jan 2023

3 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews


Awesome day and lots of fun with my 17yo nephew.
Mark was a calm, helpful and encouraging teacher.
HIGHLY recommend this course, and great to have a piece of your own art to take home.

Painting class review by Bec Emmett - Melbourne

Heidi Anderson Jan 2023


Awesome teachers and location! Would definitely recommend if you're wanting to get into spray painting

Sharron Jackson Dec 2022

3 ClassBento workshops attended • 3 reviews


Terrific Teacher who let you do your own thing, but guided you to not make it too complicated to start with. Results were fantastic by everyone in the class.
Great venue too, in a street art lane way in West Melbourne.

Freehand Street Art Workshop review by Sharron Jackson - Melbourne

Emma Taylor Dec 2022


So much fun! Me & my 14yo who love’s graffiti went. The guys made us feel super welcome and the venue was really cool.
Maha had a really good relaxed teaching style & lots of good recommendations to make things easier. Such a good experience.

Freehand Street Art Workshop review by Emma Taylor - Melbourne

Angela Scali Nov 2022


The teacher Matt and venue were fantastic. I would recommend it for a gift idea or just a day out to learn.

Painting class review by Angela Scali - Melbourne

Sherice Marks Oct 2022


The course started with a tour of the studio. We then got a full explanation of the history of street art and graffiti. The teacher was excellent. The demonstration of the technique was thorough. We then practiced the spray painting techniques. All spray paint and equipment, including aprons, masks and gloves were provided. We then sketched our piece and then went on to work on the final art work. The teacher helped perfect our technique. It was a really fun experience. I spray painted a creeper for my Minecraft mad son.

Freehand Street Art Workshop review by Sherice Marks - Melbourne

Giovanna Zurzolo Oct 2022


great teacher, very thorough. exciting workshop, good instructions, slayed, girlfriend loved it for her birthday!

Painting class review by Giovanna Zurzolo - Melbourne

David Broadbent Sep 2022


Son had a brilliant time, learned a lot of things and the instructors were patient,friendly and supportive. Would recommend this program to anyone.

Josh Lai Sep 2022


Exceeded expectations, a really experienced artist, who have insight to his career as an artist, patient, positive, always a smile and always a solution. Highly recommended as a resident, a tourist or just plane curious, a must do experience.

Chris Foster Sep 2022


Kids were not sure they would be able to do it but their final results were excellent. Great support from the teachers.

Freehand Street Art Class for Kids review by Chris Foster - Melbourne

Tom Sep 2022


So much fun! Friendly, supportive teacher. Great vibe. Plenty of time to make something fab without any prior experience. Loved it!

Amanda Schraer Sep 2022


What a fun experience! Our teacher Matt was extremely knowledgeable and skilled. He walked us through the entire workshop making sure we knew exactly what we needed to do. It was fabulous to be able to take home a piece of art at the end (even if it wasn't a masterpiece! )

Gaby Banens Sep 2022

12 ClassBento workshops attended • 12 reviews


This was so much fun to do! Instructors were friendly and helpful. Class was broken into intro to the art form, trying out the spray paint techniques, sketching ideas, then the actual painting.
Also loved wandering around the studios, hot drinks and some lovely treats were also laid out. Great workshop (and we were complete novices) - I highly recommend

Painting class review by Gaby Banens - Melbourne

Nina Dermawan Jul 2022

2 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews


Teachers are amazing artists. Wish there were more time spent painting instead of sketching and waiting for the others to arrive and many were late. A bit too much talking before starting.

Victoria King Jul 2022

2 ClassBento workshops attended


The boys (12 yo) enjoyed the session and rated it 9.5 stars in the car on the way home. We would definitely recommend it to those wanting a fun, informative and colourful afternoon.

Painting class review by Victoria King - Melbourne

Claire Halford Jul 2022

3 ClassBento workshops attended • 3 reviews


My kid really enjoyed this class. It's great that he had so much support and I think he'd benefit from doing a few more classes to develop a bit more confidence and independent skill. Really positive experience at Blender studios!

Brett Willemsen Jul 2022


Get job from Kasper. Really helpful and great pointers on can control. Would recommend to folks

Michelle Antoniou Jul 2022

2 ClassBento workshops attended


Kasper and the whole Blender crew are phenomenal. I’ve done so many art based workshops but hands down the best one by far! Highly recommend for all levels

Painting class review by Michelle Antoniou - Melbourne

Claire Halford Jun 2022

3 ClassBento workshops attended • 3 reviews


My kid loved the class and is now begging me to buy him some spray cans to do art all over our shed walls. He had a great day and learnt some cool new stuff thanks!

Gaby Banens Apr 2022

12 ClassBento workshops attended • 12 reviews


Kids class (10-16y/o)- F13 & M16 - both thoroughly enjoyed the class. Students had a chance to gather inspiration for designs and learn some spray techniques before creating their art.
Instructors really encouraging - great studio - lots of fun!
Note if you want to take the artwork home it costs an extra $10
I will DEFINITELY be doing the adult class next!

Susan Silk Apr 2022


Cracking workshop had the kids working till the last minute quality outcome and they learned some techniques friendly staff outdoors venue good but with cover if needed good group size thanks very nice

Riley Phillips Apr 2022


Great class , awesome and informative teacher. Lots of fun . Highly recommend. Thanks for having us :)

Painting class review by Riley Phillips - Melbourne

Stacey Dines Feb 2022


Great teacher. Helpful and insightful. Venue to awesome- studio for practising artists and potential artists. Laneway for the practical graffiti was fitting!

Freehand Street Art Workshop review by Stacey Dines - Melbourne

Lara Pasinati Jan 2022

2 ClassBento workshops attended


My son had the best time learning to plan his art work, sketch and then implement. The teachers were 'experts' according to my son. I would highly recommend it

Mia Lovatt Jan 2022


Really kind teachers and I had a great time! I learnt a lot and had so much fun

Gil Miller Jan 2022


Great class, fantastic instructors, highly recommend. Learnt a lot about new techniques and approaches to graffiti art.

Amelia Horne Jan 2022


Our granddaughter, who was hesitant and unsure of herself at first, through the encouragement of the teacher was able to gain confidence and complete a fantastic stencilled painting as well as paint two tee-shirts. She also showed interest in the next level class, which was another indication of how much she enjoyed and felt affirmed by the class.

Michelle Vieira Jan 2022


It was a great experience, fantastic venue, teachers were amazing and so talented, will definitely be back

Alexander Italiano Jan 2022


The teachers were really helpful on technical stuff. I really enjoyed it and like what I made

Carly Smith Jan 2022


Great class. Very cool location. Boys had fun. One thing that I didn't know until the end of the class is that we had to pay an extra $10 to take your artwork home.

Corrine Sherwood Oct 2021

2 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews


So happy to be back in in-person classes. Very happy with the workshop. All set up well. Even the weather was planned perfectly with rain right after our spray Thanks guys.

Corrine Sherwood Jun 2021

2 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews


Both male artists were very helpful.
Nice touch with the tea and snack.
Time from 11am to 1.30pm a little tricky with late lunch.
Room was cold - they brought in small heaters but spraying outside was chilly in winter.
Enjoyable workshop.

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