Paintnite review =D
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you can see instructor in the background in the image above
The one above is my art!
Have you tried Paintnite yet?
By: Rebecca G.
You should! I did and it was fun, better than expected.
I know I am not the only person that gets bored over a weekend and has no clue what to do for entertainment, and scrolling endlessly through Netflix will just not cut it today!
So I did what most reasonable human beings will do. Go to Groupon and search, not for coupons but for ideas. While in Groupon I found a thing called Paintnite, it was tempting enough so I got tickets for my friends and myself.
I can’t tell you how happy I was I got people to accompany me.
The tickets only cost $27.00 and I was schedule for a Sunday @2 PM at Fun Spot Orlando. (Yessss, I finally use a Groupon!!)
————-Flash forward to Sunday———-—
(Note: with Paintnite the venue changes, the instructor changes, and the masterpiece you choose to paint changes! You can pick a place that starts painting class at 7 PM and offers wine)
I walk into the cafeteria at Fun Spot with my friends, and see the designated area where Paintnite will happen. For my first Paintnite, Fun Spot was ideal.
( when I try a new venue I will tell you all about it)
So we walk towards the instructor “Vicky” and we give her our names and we are ready to go. We pick our spots and get a drink while we wait for others to arrive. I was nervous because my artistic skills start and end with stick figure families. Pleaseee do not art-shame me.
She had two canvas, one is a canvas already finished so you can see the end-result of what you are going to be painting. The second canvas was blank, it is located next to the finished painting, this is so you can see what you are going to be doing as she takes you step by step and in case you get lost.
To start, the instructor puts cool background music and a microphone on and away we go. She keeps you motivated the entire time and the “dad jokes” are bountiful with my group. She starts easy and slow. As I recall, everyone went crazy on their canvas when we start, with light colors, of course, for the paintings’ background but it was perfect to get you started.
Then, she showed us step by step how to outline our master pieces, making it clear every step of the way that you can do WHATEVER you want to your painting. You can skip or add steps to your painting.
After outlining what will be your subject, she picks up the pace and she WILL warn you that she will move on faster. Fear not because at this point … everyone does whatever they want. After you finish outlining, you are super comfortable and confident in your artistic skills and take her words as suggestions. The Picasso in me had been freed!
I stuck to her step by step guide because I wanted my painting to look like hers, but my friends went completely off the track and their paintings were just as awesome as mine. When we finished we returned the apron, the brushes, and the cups of water and acrylic paint had been collected and discarded.
Everyone’s faces and expressions are awesome when they look at their finished masterpiece from afar; even better when they finally peel their eyes off their work and look around to see their friends finished art work (in a non-judgmental way). I was ready to be the runt of the litter but I was not, no one was.
Nobody compares who has got the best or worse painting. They all look different and equal and so utterly unique. This really was a “come paint and have fun” This is perfect for families with kids. I am going to do this again guaranteed. 500 starts!
I had so much fun, time went by flying.
I am also glad I picked fun spot for the location because we went the rides right after class. We put the paintings in the car. They dried pretty quickly.
It was easyyyyyyy! I don’t know how but I became an artist in 90 minutes!
Go!