Vegas Painting Parties

I have gone through Vegas Painting Parties for some fun painting events three times now. Each time has been a lot of fun and I have come away with a nice finished piece that I can be proud of. First was a jellyfish scene painted at Streets Of New York in the Centennial area of town. Next came a wave painting at Painted Desert Golf course. Both of those were from the same artist instructor. I think her name is Colleen? Apologies to her if I am mistaken. Whatever her name, she is a lot of fun and gives good clear instructions to the class. She can get going a little fast at times but if you simply ask her to slow down or repeat what she just said she will. Don't let her tattoos intimidate you. Finally, today I went to one more event at The Palm restaurant at the Forum Shops at Ceasars Palace. This time we painted palm trees at sunset. This class was from Erika, the owner I think. It was an easy painting to complete. Simple yet elegant. Erika showed a great deal of patience with all the many questions and people expressing disappointment in their finished art. I would lose my cool but that is why I am not a teacher.Vegas Painting Parties has some of the best paintings to learn that I have seen around the valley. And they encourage people to be different. Every finished work is the sole creation of each artist with a little guidance. Each has its own flare and style. Some display a higher skill than others but all are a personal experience and nobody can take that away. I look forward to seeing what else I can create with them. Each time I do I develop my skills a little more to apply to my own wholly original works.

I planned this for our company outing and I gotta tell you the experience was great! We really enjoyed ourselves. Erica was top notch! Really nice and a great instructor. We did the musical chair for team building in which I highly recommend because it gets those that are perfectionist and control freaks out of their comfort zone, lol. She's mobile, so she comes to you, we had ours at NachoDaddy in Henderson.... ***HIGHLY RECOMMEND***

I had been to a painting party with my friends and thought it was tons of fun, so when another Groupon popped up I bought it for my mom and I to do together. We finally booked our painting party for today at Nacho Daddy's. I actually really enjoy having it located in a restaurant. Easier to order food and get refills. We had a private room and I enjoyed the fact that it wasn't too overbooked. We had plenty of room to spread out and paint. My mom and I ordered some nachos to share. Service from Nacho Daddy's was better than our previous visits, which I was pleased by. Our instructor was very friendly. She wasn't too concerned about details about painting. She gave us basic instructions and let us have a little more free reign to let our creative juices flow. The three hours went by very quickly and it was lots of fun. Next time I will try to pick a painting that is a little less intricate as everyone seemed to have a hard time keeping up with the difficulty level. I was still surprised by how well our paintings came out, but make sure you check out all the options on their web site before booking your appointment. You can pick based on painting. You can book private parties and there are also child's painting parties that are available. Definitely worth it for a nice relaxing outing.

I've gone to several of these parties now. I love all my paintings & always have a great time . Erica is awesome ! She's really kind, helpful, funny & patient. I just recently did a painting that had a ton of detail & a lot of people needed extra time and extra help. She went over an hour to make sure everyone left with a beautiful masterpiece . I highly recommend this company ! They do great paintings at a very reasonable price. Plus they have great deals on groupon very often .I have been to parties at both Nacho Daddy & Havana Grill. Both have great food & drinks. Bloody Mary's are AWESOME at Nacho Daddy & the Mojito's are delicious at Havana Grill. Good times !

So much fun! Reminded me of high-school and college art classes! Went with my husband and are some good food and painted! Great date night!

4 stars for the painting party itself2 stars for the venueFor the past year, we've seen these painting parties popping up everywhere and finally got a chance to try one out. It also helped that they were having a Groupon promotion too.Vegas Painting Parties has events at various restaurants. You can preview their calendar to see what location works best for you and what painting you'll be doing too. (Their usual spots are Havana Grill, Nacho Daddy, Republic Kitchen and Bar, Violas Tavern, and Streets of New York.)This past Saturday evening, we headed to Nacho Daddy for their Red Umbrella painting party. They use the private room in the back, so you can come early and order food and drinks. Your dinner will arrive as you're painting, so that's a nice perk.There were many things happening that made this venue not the most ideal spot for painting. First off, it's pretty crowded. Other guests commented that they had been to other painting parties where they just had more space. I bumped into the Husband a few times while painting and he almost knocked over his water cup. And my poor easel kept sliding and bumping into the person's canvas directly across from me. The wait staff had to squeeze through to drop off any food for the painters. The next problem was the air condition, or lack of. With about 30 people in the room, it was getting hot in there and the restaurant staff really couldn't do anything about turning up the air condition. It wasn't until after I suggested leaving the doors open to the main restaurant did we finally get some much needed cooler air into the room. The third and probably worst problem was the lighting. We were seated by the windows and initially opened the blinds to get some natural light. As the sun set, you found our whole row using our cell phone flashlights to paint. It looked ridiculous and it just was. We asked the restaurant staff about lighting and the two fixtures behind us that resembled lamps were decorative. Most of our phones died before the end of class.The class itself was fun and Diane was our instructor. She was thorough and really did everything step by step. It was a bit hard to see her at times because of where I was seated. She did go around with her painting so you could see up close what she did, but the poor lighting didn't help here.The paintbrushes were okay. There was a lot of highlighting in this particular painting and it was impossible to get our paintbrushes thin enough to make a fine line. At the end of the night, I realized that my thin paintbrush was actually bigger than some of the others. So, something to also pay attention for.At the end of the class, they gave away a free painting party class good for two people. So that was a nice ending. They also made a point of taking pictures throughout the night and at the end with your final product (if you so desired) so they could post on their facebook site. This three hour class was utilized to the end, and so I wonder how those two hour painting parties work. (Someone else mentioned that this particular piece was more complicated than others she's seen, so maybe that's how.)Would we do this again? Sure! It's normally $35 per person, which appears to be the standard going rate around Vegas. I wouldn't do it at this venue again though, maybe a daytime one would be alright. We're already signed up for another one this week at another company.Erica is the owner and I communicated with her through phone and text. I wasn't able to use my Groupon before it expired and she was flexible with extending the date which I thought was awesome. I was able to book our actual date through text so that made it easy too. Their classes do fill up, so you definitely need to check their calendar for updates.Suggestion: If you do decide to go to Nacho Daddy for the evening painting class, be sure to get there early and sit in the middle, directly underneath the main light fixture. This will change your experience completely.

Cocktails, paint and a blank canvas = A great date night with the boyfriend.We had such a blast with Vegas painting parties all we do is talk about the next time were going to do it again,Great for a night out with the boyfriend or a girls night out.

Have done this twice now, once as date night and once as a girls night and i cant wait to do it again. Love how its at different locations, has inrroduced us to some great places with great happy hours hours such a fun experience instructors are greathad a Groupon don't know if I would pay full price but would definitely recommend doing this

Fun time tonight w/Colleen and painting the lipstick. I like that Colleen had glitter to add an extra sparkle to my kisses on the canvas. Good food & happy hour special at Violas Tavern. Will definitely attend another event at this location. Me and my girls friends are trying to attend an event every month. Vegas Painting Parties has the best gallery choices.

Amazing! Always have a wonderful time with Vegas Painting Parties! Super fun and knowledgeable teaching, I've learned a lot from going to the parties and had a blast!! would highly recommend!