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Fun Painting classes / courses in Sydney

Fun painting classes in Sydney

If you’re looking for fun things to do in Parramatta, why not try your hand at one of our painting classes in Sydney.

Whether you’re looking for corporate team building activities in Sydney or fun things to do in Sydney at night, we have loads of different painting classes and art classes taught by teachers of different expertise. Maybe you want to learn how to do oil or acrylic painting, take a beginner’s watercolour painting class, or let your creativity loose with a paint and sip class.

People often think that painting is best left to artists – it’s something that the majority of us stop doing when we leave leave primary school and are too apprehensive to try again. But that’s no reason to think you can’t practice and have some fun with it. The best thing about painting is that there are so many different styles, from portraiture to still life, landscape painting and abstraction. No matter your skill level with a brush, there really is something for everyone. So we’ve sourced some of the best painting teachers in Sydney so that you can find the perfect class for you, your friends and your family.

Our painting classes are perfect for beginners or the more experienced painters, and our professional teachers offer private tutorial classes or group painting sessions. Our kids painting classes also make excellent school holiday activities in Sydney. Likewise, if you’re looking to give an experience gift to someone special these classes are a great option.

Unleash your inner artist as our teachers take you through essential skills and painting techniques with a series of different painting exercises. Dependent on which class you choose materials may be provided, and at the end of the class you will have your own hand painted masterpiece to take home with you. Some of our classes encourage you to BYO some wine so you can get creative in a social atmosphere.

Health Benefits of Painting

Painting can be so much more than just a creative outlet: it’s a proven therapeutic tool, and when practiced regularly, can improve concentration and sharpen your fine motor skills. The process of painting increases your memory and visualisation skills as you find yourself remembering specific details of a scene or a photograph when you’re trying to reproduce it on the canvas. For those with a more analytical brain or dominant left hemisphere, painting is an incredible way to practice new creative skills and diversify your thinking patterns. It is also a great stress reliever, as painting allows you to take a break from your mind and focus on expressing yourself in a different way. When painting you will find yourself looking for the beauty in your subject matter, which alters your perspective of the world and can help you shift into a more positive mindset.

Custom classes

Want to learn or experience something specific? You can easily contact our teachers and arrange a custom workshop at your preferred time and to suit your skill level.

If you’re looking for a unique and memorable event these workshops are perfect things to do with friends on the weekend, for aged care groups, team building exercises, indoor things to do, and kids weekend activities. We've got a range of teachers who cater specifically to larger events, and we can customise classes to meet your needs. Get in touch today and we'll put something together for you.

What we offer

Hand-picked professional painting teachers
Support local Sydney painting scene
Locations: Surry Hills, Kirribilli, Edgecliff, Rozelle, Parramatta, Marrickville, Darlinghurst
Great gift ideas
Affordable
Convenient

Book online with absolute confidence, with our money-back satisfaction guarantee, secure checkout, and Sydney-based customer support team.

Some recent reviews for our Painting classes

Laura Soutter

Watercolour Painting for Absolute Beginners

Great class for a total beginner to learn a few techniques and finish up painting a peony that looks pretty decent

Claire Cooke

Watercolour Painting for Absolute Beginners

This class was lots of fun. I enjoyed learning the techniques in detail before creating an art work. Pamela is warm and welcoming!

Linna Abdi

Watercolour Painting for Absolute Beginners

Amazing lesson! Loved the step by step instructions and tips provided to get the best out of watercolour painting.

Siobhan O'Donnell

Private Group Paint and Sip Class

Teacher was great
Paint was good
I wish that tables etc was included in the total cost x

Norm Rodgers

Watercolour Painting for Absolute Beginners

Was a great class! Pamela was great ! It was a fast pace but I think that what was so good about it as you didn’t overthink! Will recommend to friends as a great introduction to water colours! i will definitely book in again can’t believe that I actually painted a flower and it looked really good Thankyou

Hermione Inskip

Watercolour Painting for Absolute Beginners

Yet again, had a great time. Pamela was very knowledgeable, easy to follow, and very helpful.

Painting workshop review by Hermione Inskip

Grace Wye

Learn Abstract Painting

This was a really lovely class. Yvette has a calm, relaxed approach to the class and allows time for integrating new techniques. The meditation was well-suited and I left feeling like I had been equipped with tools to explore painting further in my own time. Would love to do it again. Thanks so much!

Painting workshop review by Grace Wye Sydney

Jamie-Lee Emmett

Watercolour Painting for Absolute Beginners

Was such a beautiful class that was well executed. We learned so much and are excited to continue our journey with watercolour painting. Highly recommend this class for individuals and for team building

Painting workshop review by Jamie-Lee Emmett Sydney

Alana Noblett

Sip Wine and Paint Workshop

The class provided excellent materials to work with and allowed freedom of movement and creativity in the room. I am very happy with what I was able to come up with and paint on my canvas with the inspiration posted all around the room as well. The teacher helped all students in need and provided snacks though we were more focused on painting. We were able to draw instead of paint though painting was the most frequently used, so I was able to do line work on my finished painting. I loved the workshop and it was definitely worth while/money/distance. My review photo is of the artwork I completed. Thankyou

Painting workshop review by Alana Noblett

Nicole Gustafson

Golden Self Portrait Workshop

What an amazing experience!

The teacher is calming, knowledgeable, and applies a good balance of structure and free flow to the class. She was wonderful to work with and very inspiring!

High quality materials and left with not only a painting that I’m proud of, but insights and meaning behind parts of my life that hadn’t been explored in depth before. I highly recommended this class for artists at any level!

Painting workshop review by Nicole Gustafson Sydney

Claire Dunn

Learn Sumi-e Painting - Ink Painting

Very relaxing class and the teacher was awesome I am going to have to practice but looking forward to being able to paint bamboo with ease

Painting workshop review by Claire Dunn Sydney

Helen Patrice

Learn Sumi-e Painting - Ink Painting

Junko is a lovely kind teacher who has something good to say about everyone's work, and is quick to identify where problems might be, and offer suggestions.

Catherine Jones

Make Hand Painted Planters

A fun, achievable and interactive activity - I would highly recommend as a work team event if you are unable to be "in person" with your team during COVID

Painting workshop review by Catherine Jones

Albert Wang

Watercolour Painting for Absolute Beginners

Pamela ran an awesome session on Watercolour Painting! I couldn't help but feel like the stuff I tried really looked like what she was doing but it was great learning about the theory of what we were trying to do and then applying it. Great fun.

Rosa Bonilla

Botanical Watercolour Painting

I really enjoyed this class and i hope to attend face to face sessions soon.

Julisa Edwards

Learn Abstract Painting

This was an amazing class! I learnt a lot of painting techniques that I can't wait to start playing with in my art journey Also really loved that the class started out with a bit of meditation as I was feeling a bit anxious this morning, so helped ground me in what I was doing, and was super surprised when she announced class was over! Definitely want to check out Yvette's other classes

Painting workshop review by Julisa Edwards Sydney

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