Private Picassos Art Studio & Shop offers in-person and virtual art experiences for children and adults. Their instructors have extensive experience teaching art and prioritize building self-confidence in their students.
Private Picassos Art Studio & Shop
Park Slope, Brooklyn 237 5th Ave At Carroll St Brooklyn, New York 11215
Private Picassos is an in-person & virtual art studio, offering art and cultural experiences for children and adults. We bring our expertise in visual art education to our students in their homes, schools, camps, cultural venues and our Art Studio in Brooklyn, NY.
We believe in the intrinsic power of the arts and strive to help build self confidence in our students.
All of Private Picassos' art instructors have extensive experience teaching art to students of all ages, and almost all have degrees in art education. Many of our competitors hire artists, rather than art teachers. This distinction is very important; not only have our art teachers been trained in formal art pedagogy and have teaching experience, but they have also made a conscious decision to teach art to children and adults.
Learn new techniques with our trained instructors and explore art materials on your own. Create your own masterpiece without the restrictions of "copying" the teacher.
Reviews of Private Picassos Art Studio & Shop
(4.0-star rating across
26 reviews)
Learn How to Paint Flowers - Beginner Watercolor Painting (BYOB)
Anonymous review on 7/9/2018
It was relaxing and meditational to paint flowers with watercolors. The supplies and needed materials were ready and plentiful, but the instructor was pretty hands-off. It was nice to have time to just explore, but it would have been helpful to have more targeted guidance while practicing specific techniques.
Watercolor Card Creation
Reviewed by Siobhan C. on 6/17/2018
Great personal class.
Learn How to Paint Flowers - Beginner Watercolor Painting (BYOB)
Anonymous review on 3/5/2018
The instructor was a doll, but I was hoping to have more dedicated guidance on the course. I know two hours is a short amount of time to become an expert in watercolor painting, but we learned the basic foundational techniques of wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, dry-on-dry. Beyond that, we didn't have enough instruction, rather we were given floral arrangements and were thrown in on the process. What I would have liked was more instruction on color-mixing, use of complementary colors, blending, and even more in-depth brush techniques.
Watercolor Exploration
Anonymous review on 1/30/2018
the instructor was friendly but did not really teach us how to use watercolor or explained techniques unless you asked her how to do something.
Watercolor Exploration
Reviewed by Iris v. on 1/28/2018
When my friends and I arrived at the class we just sat down and we got a piece of paper and that was it. The lady our teacher she was very nice but didn’t explain anything. And as it is a ‘class’ and we payed 45$ each we kind of expected to learn something.
Watercolor Exploration
Anonymous review on 1/27/2018
This was a fun class exploring water color! However, I wish there had been a little more structure to the class.
Watercolor Exploration
Reviewed by Joanna N. on 11/6/2017
So fun and relaxing! Our teacher was very informative and gave us plenty of time and supplies to try out new techniques. I went with a group of four friends and we had a blast.
Introduction to Watercolor
Anonymous review on 6/10/2017
I enjoyed my first watercolor class!
Thank you.
Block Printed Tote Bags (BYOB)
Reviewed by Ginny K. on 3/20/2017
This class was really fun! I would recommend it to anyone looking to learn how to do linoleum block printing.
You get a cute tote bag, you design yourself, out of it. I'm hooked!
Block Printed Tote Bags (BYOB)
Anonymous review on 2/27/2017
Very fun class in a small setting (4 students in total) which allowed the instructor to give everyone the attention they needed.
Block Printed Tote Bags (BYOB)
Reviewed by Sherri M. on 2/27/2017
This class was so fun! The instructor was knowledgeable, candid, and made learning this totally unknown medium to me very accessible. I hope to continue block printing on my own with what I learned in this class.
Watercolor Resist Paintings
Reviewed by Amber C. on 2/19/2017
Gwen was really chill! :)
Printmaking Exploration
Reviewed by Hyun D. on 12/11/2016
The space was very tiny because it was for little kids. In the beginning there was little guidance and instructions so people ended up asking lots of questions on how to start. There were only 3 color choices, and the options for take home projects were revealed at the end. The instructor did not walk around enough to see how people are doing. However, I enjoyed the exposure to carving stamps and managed to create a sham.
Introduction to Watercolor
Reviewed by Sharon P. on 9/25/2016
patient well informed teacher great setting.
Block Printed Valentine's Cards @ Winemak’her Bar
Anonymous review on 1/27/2024
Learn How to Paint Flowers - Beginner Watercolor Painting (BYOB)
Students at Private Picassos Art Studio & Shop found that the classes were relaxing and enjoyable, but felt that there was a lack of targeted guidance and instruction. They appreciated the ample supply of materials and the opportunity to explore. Others felt that the instructor was informative and provided plenty of time and supplies to try new techniques. Many students enjoyed their classes and expressed an interest in continuing to explore the medium on their own.
Quotes:
- "I know two hours is a short amount of time to become an expert in watercolor painting, but we learned the basic foundational techniques..."
- "The instructor was friendly."
- "The instructor was knowledgeable, candid, and made learning this totally unknown medium to me very accessible."
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