Venice: Watercolor Painting Class at the Prisons Palace

1 hour
City of Venice, Italy

About this activity

Be an artist of one day, you will travel to the most romantic corners of Venice, where you will be taught how to best capture these picturesque landscapes.

Highlights

  • Be a painter for a day
  • Paint Venice and its most romantic corners
  • Discover the secrets of Venetian watercolors
  • Take a watercolor class with a Venetian artist

Full description

Be an artist of one day. Throughout your experience, you will be taught how to paint marvelous landscapes and most famous spots. The first step will be the study of the sketch, the essential starting point for a good painting. Later you will pass to colors, discovering how the light is a color as well and the wonderful effect it will have on your painting. Throughout your lesson, the teacher will be next to you to show and explain secrets that will help obtain the best pictorial effects such as water reflection, color shading between clouds and sky, or the details of lights and shadows using the great technique of watercolors.

Included / Excluded

  • All equipment
  • Live commentary
  • painting class
  • • Any other purchases not included in the experience

Meeting point

Start Location

Palazzo delle Prigioni, close to Doge Palace, Calle Seconda de la Fava, 4209, 30122 Venezia VE, Italy

Important information

Know before you book

  • • Unfortunately, this tour is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities
  • • Comfortable shoes and a hat are suggested
  • • This tour could be shared with guests not belonging to the same party

Know before you go

  • Please be at the meeting point 10 minutes before the starting time.
  • Please, enter the prisons palace and speak with the staff
  • Luggages or large bags are not allowed

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the activity starts

Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund

Reviews

GetYourGuide
GetYourGuide traveler
Jun 2026
4.0

Really.enjoyed the visit to both islands. Felt the timing was good. The glass blowing demo was very interesting. The lace demo was only 5 minutes and not very informative. However, Burano was so colorful and fun. Had a great lunch on a terrace - very relaxing.

GetYourGuide
Jessie
Jun 2026
4.0

Bien. Recomendable.

GetYourGuide
Georges
Jun 2026
5.0

The best!