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Dare to Paint Acrylic Painting: Intermediate and Advanced NYC

Discover a welcoming space to explore acrylic painting while developing essential techniques and personal style. Receive individualized guidance as you experiment with color, texture and composition in a supportive group setting. Build confidence, reduce stress and create meaningful artwork you’ll be proud to display.

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  • 18 and older
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  • 243 W 72nd St , New York, NY
  • 12 hours over 6 sessions

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Thu. Nov 19, 2026, 12:30pm ET (6 sessions)


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THIS CLASS IS CAPPED AT A LIMITED NUMBER TO PROVIDE EXTENSIVE ONE TO ONE FEEDBACK.

With a paintbrush in hand, enjoy the relaxation, fulfillment and inspiration of this nurturing beginners painting  class at NYC's #1-rated art studio, The Art Studio NY! Tap into your authentic self-expression and discover your inner-artist in this small group art class that provides individualized, tailor-made art instruction to each and every student from a professional NYC artist educator. Ignite your creativity and learn a variety of painting techniques based on your individual needs and interests. Learn the fundamental techniques of acrylic painting on canvas, including color mixing, texture, paintbrush mark-making, palette knife usage, washes, layering, glazing, composition and more. Unlock your inner-artist, connect with community and benefit from art class stress-relief while painting colorful subject matter, including landscape painting, cubist geometric painting, abstraction and still life painting. Walk away at the end of your NYC  painting classes with finished masterpieces to hang in your home.

In this NYC art class for beginners to painting, you will:

  • Experiment, explore, and learn how to create your own acrylic paintings on canvas that combine artistic technique with your authentic expression
  • Learn fundamental artistic techniques that are core to painting
  • Deepen your knowledge of color mixing and how to create color palettes that are expressive and beautiful
  • Receive step-by-step guidance and nurturing art instruction by a professional New York City artist and expert art instructor
  • Enjoy live painting technique demonstrations
  • Experiment with a wide variety of paintbrushes and learn which brushes to use, when, and why
  • Practice dozens of new painting techniques, including: how to create and build texture, opaque paint application, glazing, composition, both abstract and realistic painting techniques, palette knife paint application, layering of paint, expressive mark making, and more!
  • Relax and have fun in our non-judgmental, fear-free, and supportive art studio
  • Daily support, connection and inspiration in our private members only Facebook page in between classes
  • Discover your own unique style and voice through acrylic painting
  • Engage in a supportive group environment with like-minded people
  • Receive the science-backed therapeutic mental and emotional health benefits of art classes including: Stress and anxiety reduction, increased relaxation, mood enhancement, boosted serotonin, and increased self-esteem

Art Class Materials:

Materials are not included.

You will need:

  • 2-4 Stretched Canvas or Canvas board - Recommended size is 11 x 14 or smaller
  • Acrylic Paint Set (White, Yellow, Red, Blue, and any other favorite colors you may have)
  • Variety of Round and Flat Paint Brushes (3 different sizes to make various lines and marks)
  • Palette Knife Metal- triangle tip
  • Palette for paints- such as a disposable paper palette pad to mix colors
  • Cup/Jar for Water,
  • Acrylic Medium-small container of Matte or Gloss

Refund Policy

Class tuition is neither refundable nor transferable. No refunds will be issued after registration and payment. In case of a Medically Certified illness, a credit will be issued after receipt of your physician’s documentation. The value of the credit will be for the balance of the remaining class sessions with an additional deduction of a $95 registration fee. Credit may be used up to 12 months.

If after your first class you are dissatisfied with the quality of your course, a written note must be submitted within 1 business day after your first class. After receiving your note, refund of class tuition will be reviewed by our staff. If a refund is granted, processing of refunds requires 8-10 weeks. A 5% nonrefundable processing fee will be applied.

Course Cancellations

Although course cancellation is quite rare, The school reserves the right to cancel classes or change instructor assignments and makes every effort to notify students in advance. If enrollment goals are not met, a course may be canceled up to 1 business day before the first scheduled class. In the event of cancellation, a refund or credit is granted. On occasion, a course start-date will be pushed back if enrollment goals are not met. In this instance, you will receive a credit for the price of the class that did not take place.

Please note that there will be NO exceptions to this under any circumstances.

Make-up Policy

Unfortunately, The school does not offer any makeups for classes missed. However, if the student wants to get the most from the course and the absence, they can tell the instructor when they will be absent and the instructor can provide some guidance on exercises to practice while away.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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