Venice: Watercolor Painting Class at the Prisons Palace

1 hour and 45 minutes

Easy

Create your own painting of Venice followed by a famous artist! You will learn how to use a keen eye to paint the soul of Venice!

🎨✨ Become an Artist for a Day – Discover the Magic of Watercolor in Venice ✨🎨

Step into a world of color, creativity, and calm with this unique hands-on painting experience in the heart of Venice. Whether you're a complete beginner or a curious creative, this workshop is designed to guide you through the timeless art of watercolor — inspired by Venice’s stunning landscapes and iconic views.

🟢 Sketching the Soul of Venice
Begin your journey with the essential first step: the sketch. Under the guidance of a professional artist, you’ll learn how to capture the spirit of a scene through light pencil strokes. From gondolas gliding past palazzos to reflections dancing on the canals, discover how to observe and translate what you see into simple, evocative lines.

🔵 The Art of Light and Color
Next, dip your brush into the world of watercolors. Learn how light itself becomes a color, how skies blend into clouds, and how to paint reflections that shimmer like magic on the water’s surface. You’ll be amazed at what you can create with just a bit of water, pigment, and expert guidance.

🟠 Secrets of a Venetian Master
Your teacher will be by your side throughout the lesson — offering personalized tips, demonstrating refined techniques, and sharing the hidden secrets of watercolor. Discover how to balance contrast, use layering for depth, and bring your scene to life with shadows, sunlight, and delicate color transitions.

🎨 Create Your Own Venetian Masterpiece
Whether you choose to paint a serene canal, a sweeping lagoon, or a corner of St. Mark’s Square, your creation will be uniquely yours — a memory made with your hands, eyes, and heart. And best of all? You’ll take your finished artwork home as a one-of-a-kind souvenir.

Highlights:
✅ Professional watercolor lesson in a relaxed, inspiring setting
✅ Learn the art of sketching and painting Venice’s iconic landscapes
✅ Master techniques like light reflection, shading, and layering
✅ Create and take home your own Venetian watercolor masterpiece
✅ Ideal for creatives, couples, solo travelers, and anyone seeking a soulful experience in Venice

🖌️ Book your Artist for a Day experience now — and rediscover Venice through the eyes of an artist, where every stroke tells a story and every color holds a memory.

What's included?
    • Painting class with a famous Venetian painter
    • Colours and materials needed for the workshop
    • Your creation as a souvenir to take home
    Exclusions
      • Hotel pickup and drop-off
      • Food and drinks
      Please note
        • The tour is NOT private but it can be shared with other participants
        • The lesson is for a maximum of 6 people
        • The price is per person
        • The experience could be bilingual
        • This tour is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with reduced mobility
        • Pets are not allowed
        • Luggages or large bags are not allowed
        • Digital and printed vouchers are accepted (to be shown to the staff)


        • No penalty for cancellation within 24 hrs before the tour. On line customer service 7 days a week, 9.30 am – 5.30 pm
        • The tour does not operate in case of exceptionally bad weather or exceptionally high/low tide (in these cases it will be rescheduled for the following day or refunded)
        • Please be at the meeting point 10 minutes before the starting time.
        What to bring

          Clothes appropriate to the experience