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Painting Classes - Bristol
Grab an apron, pick up a paintbrush and get ready to turn all your artistic dreams into reality in 2026 with our curated collection of fun painting classes in Bristol. Whether you’re looking for ways to relax and unwind, a creative new hobby or you'd like to surprise your best pal with a unique birthday party idea, our creative experiences will tick all the boxes. From soothing sip and paint sessions to watercolour painting workshops, there are so many exciting art classes in the city — all you have to do is choose which to try first!
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Rage Painting Workshop
4.9 (134)
2 years in business
Runs regularly
Bath
1 to 16 guests
£40
Rage Painting Workshop with Unlimited Paint
5.0 (18)
2 years in business
Runs regularly
Bath
1 to 16 guests
£55
Mandala Dot Art Workshop
5.0 (15)
Runs regularly
Bristol
1 to 12 guests
£24 - £34
BYOB Sip and Paint Class
5.0 (10)
5 years in business
Runs regularly
Bristol
1 to 30 guests
£30 - £35
Paint and Sip Class - Weston-super-Mare
5.0 (24)
5k followers
Only 2 dates left
Ebdon
1 to 80 guests
£33
Mandala Dot Art Workshop
5.0 (10)
Only 2 dates left
Frampton Cotterell
1 to 20 guests
£25 - £28
Paint and Sip Class - Bristol
4.9 (21)
5k followers
Only 2 dates left
Westerleigh
1 to 80 guests
£33
Sip and Paint Party
4.8 (26)
Runs regularly
Bristol & Chepstow
1 to 30 guests
£35 - £45
Paint and Sip Class - Thornbury
4.9 (17)
5k followers
Only 1 date left
Thornbury
1 to 80 guests
£33
Paint and Sip Class - Bristol
5.0 (13)
5k followers
Only 2 dates left
Bristol
1 to 80 guests
£33
Paint and Sip Class - Portishead
4.8 (16)
5k followers
Only 2 dates left
Portishead
1 to 80 guests
£33
Paint and Sip Session
5.0 (5)
4.8 (1k) (teacher)
Runs regularly
Bristol
/ Mobile
1 to 150 guests
£32 - £39
Paint and Sip Class - Bradley Stoke, Bristol
5.0 (7)
4.8 (2k) (teacher)
Only 1 date left
Bradley Stoke
1 to 80 guests
£33
Paint and Sip Class - Bristol
5.0 (6)
4.8 (2k) (teacher)
Only 2 dates left
Bristol
1 to 80 guests
£33
Sip and Paint Workshop
4.9 (15) (teacher)
Runs regularly
Bristol
1 to 100 guests
£20
Paint and Sip Workshop
4.8 (1k) (teacher)
7 years in business
Runs regularly
Cardiff
/ Mobile
1 to 150 guests
£32 - £39
Paint and Sip Class - Bath
4.8 (1k) (teacher)
7 years in business
Runs regularly
Bath
/ Mobile
1 to 150 guests
£32 - £39
Paint and Sip Class - the Mendips
4.8 (2k) (teacher)
5k followers
Only 1 date left
Farrington Gurney
1 to 80 guests
£33
Paint and Sip Class - Calne
4.9 (1k) (teacher)
Only 1 date left
Calne
1 to 80 guests
£33
Guided Painting Workhop
4.9 (15) (teacher)
Runs regularly
Bristol
1 to 50 guests
£40
Natural Pigments Painting Workshop
4.9 (15) (teacher)
Runs regularly
Bristol
1 to 16 guests
£40
Sip and Paint Class - Stroud
4.8 (106) (teacher)
11 years in business
Only 2 dates left
Stroud
/ Mobile
1 to 100 guests
£35
Acrylic Sip and Paint Workshop
5.0 (9)
5k followers
Runs regularly
Bristol
1 to 40 guests
£30
Cocktails and Canvases Experience
4.8 (27) (teacher)
Runs regularly
Bristol
1 to 60 guests
£70
Marble Painting Workshop
4.9 (26) (teacher)
2 years in business
Only 1 date left
Bristol
1 to 15 guests
£25 - £28
Saturday Morning Art Class
Runs regularly
Combe Down
1 to 5 guests
£35
Full Day Silk Painting Workshop
5.0 (6)
4k followers
Only 1 date left
Trowbridge
1 to 6 guests
£95
Paint and Sip Class - Calne
4.9 (12)
Only 1 date left
Calne
1 to 80 guests
£33
Mandala Dot Art Workshop
5.0 (5)
5.0 (58) (teacher)
Only 1 date left
Thornbury
1 to 20 guests
£34
Mandala Dot Art Workshop
5.0 (58) (teacher)
Only 1 date left
Bath
1 to 12 guests
£30 - £34
Paint, Sip and Savour Experience
Only 1 date left
Cardiff
1 to 22 guests
£68
Paint and Sip Acrylic Workshop
Runs regularly
Chippenham
1 to 10 guests
£60
Paint and Sip Class - Hinton
4.8 (2k) (teacher)
5k followers
Only 1 date left
Hinton
1 to 80 guests
£33
4 Week Mandala Art Course
5.0 (58) (teacher)
Only 1 date left
Bristol
1 to 4 guests
£130
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Techniques Workshop
3k followers
Runs regularly
Bristol
1 to 6 guests
£150
Abstract Landscape Painting Class
4.0 (1)
Only 1 date left
Combe Down
1 to 5 guests
£78
Design and Paint a Wooden Wreath Workshop
Only 1 date left
Newport
1 to 10 guests
£45
Luxury Painting Experience
Only 1 date left
Comes to you
1 to 50 guests
£65
Paint and Sip Tea Party
Your choice of time
Bristol
1 to 20 guests
£35
Hand Painted Silk Scarf Workshop
5.0 (4)
4k followers
Only 1 date left
Trowbridge
1 to 3 guests
£65
Dot Mandala Small Group Workshop
5.0 (58) (teacher)
Your choice of time
Coalpit Heath
2 to 4 guests
£35 - £45
Weekly Acrylic Painting Art Course - Animals
Runs regularly
Yatton Keynell
1 to 8 guests
£180
Ocean Art Workshop: Mermaid Scales with Texture Paint
Your choice of time
Saltford
1 to 30 guests
£35
Ocean Initial Painting Workshop
Your choice of time
Bristol
1 to 30 guests
£18
Weekly Acrylic Painting Art Course - Seasonal Studies
Runs regularly
Yatton Keynell
1 to 8 guests
£180
8 Week Watercolour Painting Course
5.0 (4)
4k followers
Runs regularly
Bristol
1 to 4 guests
£260 - £280
Couples Sip and Paint Experience
4.8 (27) (teacher)
Your choice of time
Bristol
1 to 30 guests
£50
Mixed Media Art Course: Birds and Daisies
Your choice of time
Patchway
1 to 30 guests
£130
Baby Shower Sip and Paint Workshop
4.8 (27) (teacher)
Your choice of time
Bristol
/ Mobile
1 to 50 guests
£35
Nature Inspired Abstract Painting Class
5.0 (1)
Your choice of time
Bristol
1 to 6 guests
£40
Oil Painting Workshop: Colour Theory and Mixing
Your choice of time
Bristol
1 to 6 guests
£40
Painting Workshop Inspired by Gerhard Richter
Your choice of time
Bristol
1 to 10 guests
£45
Drawing and Painting in Ink Workshop
Your choice of time
Bristol
1 to 6 guests
£40
Oil Painting Workshop - Portraiture
Your choice of time
Bristol
1 to 9 guests
£80
Mixed Media Art Workshop: Create Your Own Cosmic Worlds
Your choice of time
Bristol
1 to 6 guests
£45
Two Day Large-Scale Painting Workshop
Only 1 date left
Chippenham
1 to 5 guests
£295
Hen Party Paint and Sip Experience
4.9 (21) (teacher)
4 years in business
Your choice of time
Bristol
1 to 30 guests
£40
Hen Party Paint and Sip Experience
Your choice of time
Bath
1 to 30 guests
£40
Meditative Space Painting for Beginners
Your choice of time
Stoke Gifford
1 to 5 guests
£40
Meditative Organic Line Painting Workshop
5.0 (2)
Your choice of time
Stoke Gifford
2 to 5 guests
£40
Mixed Media Abstract Painting for Beginners
5.0 (2)
Your choice of time
Stoke Gifford
2 to 5 guests
£75
Furniture Painting Refresher Workshop
15 years in business
5k followers
Your choice of time
Kelston
4 to 10 guests
£85
Painting Furniture to Professional Standards Workshop
15 years in business
Your choice of time
Kelston
4 to 10 guests
£145
Interior Design Workshop: Colour Your Home
15 years in business
5k followers
Your choice of time
Kelston
4 to 10 guests
£155
BYOB Christmas Bauble Painting Workshop
Your choice of time
Newport
1 to 30 guests
£25
12 Week Watercolour Painting Course
Your choice of time
Trowbridge
3 to 4 guests
£257
Advanced Furniture Painting and Techniques Workshop
15 years in business
5k followers
Your choice of time
Kelston
4 to 10 guests
£165
Botanical Silk Painting Workshop
5.0 (8)
4.9 (30) (teacher)
Your choice of time
Bristol
/ Mobile
5 to 30 guests
£22 - £25
Paint and Sip Class - Calne
5.0 (6)
4.9 (1k) (teacher)
Your choice of time
Calne
15 to 80 guests
£33
Paint and Sip Class - Calne
5.0 (5)
4.9 (1k) (teacher)
Your choice of time
Calne
15 to 80 guests
£33
Paint and Sip Class
4.8 (1k) (teacher)
7 years in business
Your choice of time
Newport
/ Mobile
13 to 150 guests
£32 - £39
Paint and Sip Class - Devizes
4.9 (1k) (teacher)
Your choice of time
Devizes
15 to 80 guests
£33
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Fun Painting classes in Bristol
Where to find the best painting classes near you
If you're keen to learn how to paint and wanted to know where to find beginners' painting classes in Bristol, you're in the right place! With plenty of different workshops to choose from to suit any occasion and vibe, from vibrant paint and sip nights to chill watercolour painting sessions, you'll discover your ideal Bristol painting experience in our curated selection.
If you’re visiting Bristol and want to discover a more creative side to the city, our painting courses are a brilliant way to enjoy a relaxed approach to the arts. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know how to paint, as our workshops are perfect for both beginners and the more experienced artists looking to relax, enjoy good company and learn some impressive new skills. You'll be led by a local artisan and painting professional – so you'll be in good hands!
With guidance from a friendly teacher, you’ll amaze yourself with your finished masterpiece and feel a sense of pride in supporting your local community. Whether you've always wished you knew how to use oil paints or you want to turn your acrylic painting ideas into reality, there are so many options when it comes to having fun with art in Bristol.
Got an art lover in your life? Our painting classes in Bristol are perfect as gift experiences or birthday party ideas for your favourite art lover in 2026. It's perfect as a day with friends or as a fun thing to do in Bristol with kids! The whole family can join in the fun — creativity is a brilliant way to relieve stress and have fun with your loved ones, especially if you’re learning something new together!
Everything you'll need for a beginners' painting class
Don't worry about stocking up on art supplies before your Bristol painting class — in a well-stocked studio, you’ll get to use a variety of professional-quality materials and tools to create your masterpiece. You’ll have access to brushes, palette knives, easels, canvases and paints of different colours and textures. You’ll also learn how to mix colours, apply layers and add details. All you need to bring is your imagination and enthusiasm!
With painting workshops held at different warm and welcoming studios around Bristol, there’s never been a better time to get out and explore the city. Each workshop has a unique theme, so you’re sure to discover something new and unique every time you take a class!
Led by an experienced teacher, you’ll start your colourful journey by watching helpful demonstrations of the skills and painting techniques you can expect to master and pick up handy tips along the way. Whether you're learning how to paint pet portraits, capture a glorious sunset or enjoy pops of colour at a paint pouring workshop, your teacher will start the session with a full demonstration, so you'll feel confident from the very first moments. It doesn’t matter what level of painter you are, as you’ll get plenty of one-to-one support and can ask any creative questions you may have.
Need unique hen party ideas to enjoy with the girls in 2026? Grab a glass and get ready to enjoy an extra special sip and paint session! As you paint, you'll sip on wine, prosecco or any drink of your choice. It’s like having your own paint party in a spacious studio and is suitable for all skill levels — whether you’re an amateur artist or a potential Picasso in the making.
By the end of your artistic experience, you'll walk away with wall-worthy artwork that will brighten up your home. Plus, you'll have a whole host of painting skills up your sleeve and plenty of inspiration to keep up this fun hobby throughout the year.
What you'll learn at a Bristol painting class
If you've always imagined yourself as an artist but haven't known where to start, joining a painting class in Bristol is the perfect first step. With the support of talented instructors, you'll learn techniques for working in various mediums and have the chance to unleash your creative talents.
Watercolour painting is a beautiful artform that involves building up colour and detail with translucent layers. Your teacher will guide you in proper brush techniques, mixing pigments, and using the white of the paper itself to shape your work. Bristol has incredible natural scenery from the River Avon to Leigh Woods that you can try capturing through soft washes of colour. Or bring personal photographs to reproduce places and faces special to you. It's deeply fulfilling watching a painting emerge with each delicate stroke.
Acrylic painting offers immense versatility for experimenting with textures and styles. Lessons will introduce you to the array of brushes, paint consistencies, canvases and more. You'll learn skills like blending colours, creating bold impasto strokes, doing washes, and building up layers. This medium lets you paint quickly and expressively to create dazzling abstract designs. Or you can take a more measured approach to paint detailed landscapes and portraits that mimic reality.
For those drawn to traditional oil painting, there are also classes to take your artistry further. Oils allow incredible flexibility for blending, glazing, scumbling and other techniques. With practice, you'll be able to capture nuances of light and intricate details like weathered wood grain or dewy flower petals. Your instructor will guide you in preparing the canvas, mixing pigments, and proper brushwork.
Painting workshops in Bristol cater to total beginners as well as more advanced students. Small class sizes ensure you get individualised attention. And you'll meet fellow creative spirits interested in nurturing their talents. Everything you need is provided, so you can show up ready to dive into a relaxing yet engaging artistic adventure.
