Pinot's Palette — Attraction in Norman

I have been to a few different places to paint in Texas and Oklahoma and this is the first time that I have had a negative experience. I could not have been more excited to paint a Harry Potter themed painting, but the instructor decided to paint on my canvas when I did not ask for any assistance. I am not an artist, but I worked really hard and got the painting to where I wanted it, and for me, it was extremely defeating to have the instructor paint over what I had tried to do. It made me cry and really ruined the rest of the experience for me. It wasn’t even halfway through the class and I was already ready to leave. The group that was next to me, asked for some assistance and she painted on their canvas and decided to do mine when I did not want anything else done to my canvas. She didn’t even ask, she just did it. She also accidentally grabbed a different color and mixed it in and caused another issue with my painting. I’ve been once before to this facility, and asked for some assistance for me and my son, and only got a few VERBAL tips. I have never seen an instructor paint on anyones canvas at any facility that I have been to. I can understand that she was willing to help and was very kind but for me, I did not ask for help or want anyone painting on my canvas. Pinots Palette is only a few blocks away from where I live but next time I want to paint I would rather drive 45 minutes to okc for a...

Love this place, but not every experience can be great I suppose. However, when I pay nearly $200 for a 2hr session, I expect to be taught by an individual who knows what they’re doing. The girl who led our session seemed new, moved far too quickly, didn’t properly reiterate or go over the steps again despite younger children struggling with some techniques, and to be quite blunt my own painting looked much more accurate to the reference than the painting being done in front of us.

The worst thing though, was that 30 minutes BEFORE the painting session was over, they turned off all of the lights. I guess to show us the glow in the dark paint that they use in many paintings—which was very cool, but could’ve been done very briefly or waited until the end and not on paid time, but instead were left off the whole rest of the time. I was not able to see and had to squint to try and paint which was annoying. On top of that, due to the lights being out many of us weren’t even able to finish the details & such on the painting and left with them unfinished.

Please use common sense and don’t turn the lights out when people...

I’ve been to Pinot’s Palette numerous times and have always had a great experience, but unfortunately, this time was disappointing. The instructor skipped several key steps in the painting process, which significantly affected the final result. For example, a section in the example painting was clearly blended, but we were never instructed to blend it, leaving a harsh line instead. Additionally, a dark blue section that was present in the example was completely left out.

What made it even more frustrating was that the instructor’s own painting was also missing these components and did not look like the example. I understand that everyone’s paintings will look different, but when major elements are skipped, it makes it difficult to achieve anything close to the intended result. This was the first time I’ve had an experience like this, and I left feeling like I didn’t get the full value of the class. I still had fun painting, but for the price, I expected...