Painting with a Twist — Attraction in Austin

Worst experience at pwat ever & I have done many. 1st of all, problem, I think, is "New Day" class needed to be longer as so detailed. No way the best teacher could get done in 2 hours and we did not have a good teacher. Only 4 students & none got finished, but worse,was no help and none of us were beginners in fact, my sil (from another state) went with me to see what these were like and she is a professional acrylic artist and painting instructor. She is a very fast painter and was struggling to keep up. She helped all 3 of us since teacher would not stop painting even when asked for help. She would mix colors and not show us her palette to see color, would go on to next step without announcing. Extremely rushed. Worst experience I ever had at any pwat. After all that, her painting was not even the same pastel hues as the sample photo, so didn't look the same. Also, she left parts of the painting undone(brighter blues at bottom sides). I think we would have done better buying kit and watching video at home. I quit as couldn't keep up. She may be a nice person, but should not be a teacher. We 4 students were ignored 90% of the class.. Such a waste of time and money. I am not sure I will do pwat in person class again. At least, not in Cedar Park. Just update this May 22. No one from pwatcp has commented or tried to contact me in the weeks since originally posted. It would be nice to hear something from management, as apoears they just don't care about quality of classes as long as they have $$$. Sad it's gone...

Apparently under new ownership - not impressed! I’ve been to this place more than a half dozen times and will not be returning. They were clearly understaffed, no offers were made to help inexperienced guests with techniques, actually heard a staff member offer less than polite commentary to guests. Class started late - like 15-25 minutes. Paint wasn’t out and ready. And desk staff seemed more interested in helping late arrivals sign up and pay for the session in progress than those who pre-paid online.

Open Studio should be avoided! There was no mention that images selected well in advance would not be pre-sketched, the image wasn’t printed and ready. Instructions were exceedingly poor and two hours wasn’t anywhere near long enough when you must first draw before painting; when you start late that’s even less time and most guests didn’t finish. If they didn’t have the canvas size you selected, paid for, and had confirmation for, they simply unilaterally changed your selection, failed to notify you, sprung that surprise in person, demanded you pay the difference if you selected something similar that cost a little bit more OR offered you a partial credit towards a future class. Like THAT will happen! This place has gone down hill in every way and I’d give negative stars if I could. I was certainly embarrassed to bring guests who had never been here prior. They aren’t interested in...

I absolutely loved my date night couples painting with a twist event at the Cedar Park (fm 620) location! My partner and I have a wonderful time and our instructor was truly amazing!!! Not only did Heaven (our instructor) walk us through each step with ease and perfect pace, she also was very kind, helpful, personable, and entertaining while doing so. She truly made our event magical and to top it off, she helped my boyfriend with the perfect early Christmas surprise for me! It was absolutely amazing and a dream come true. To top it off, our paintings came out really good as well!!! I have done painting with a twist in the past and I have never had a painting come out so nice before. I attribute that 100% to the fabulous teachings from Heaven! If you are in the Austin area and want to have a fun paint-venture, I recommend going to Painting With a Twist at the Cedar Park location to join a class with Heaven! She is truly Heavenly and you will not be disappointed with your experience and...