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    Shalini G.

    i'm still at it and i still say that Paint Nite is my favorite painting company.. Just had another class with the lovely Stephanie Chambers... gonna check out another instructor this thursday (mike?) i keep making paintings to fill my house...now i am adding more so i can change my paintings seasonally...i have 3 xmas paintings so far...gonna do #4 tomorrow... then to work on some spring paintings for the next season.

    Patricia S.

    I really didnt expect the event to be out in the courtyard at the hilton. It had a romantic laid back feeling. My friend and I absolutely enjoyed the environment and the host who was really sweet and positive!

    Rabia M.

    I booked a class to make a bonsai tree and it was really fun! The area was a little weird - it was at Protecter Brewery which because I don't drink I thought was okay. Also it was kind of a dark spot with not great lighting which just seems the case for breweries! Overall the class was fun, the activity was fun, and it was a cute date night birthday idea!

    Painting instructor at the intimate La Fleur's Winery
    Till W.

    We had a girls night out at La Fleur's Winery for Paint Nite by Yaymaker and it was so packed full of people and good energy. Enjoying a nice local wine and painting a canvas was a special experience. We laughed and bonded and we look forward to the next one.

    Andrea M.

    My friends have asked me several times to paint with them, I've declined every time up until now. I'm more of a pencil and eraser kinda girl. Paint is jut so permanent. Shalini found a painting labeled "easy" the I liked, so I signed up. I was very apprehensive to say the least lol! Mike was an awesome instructor. The painting is broken down in stages and he walked us through every single one. As we painted, he walked around giving us pointers and help as we needed it. Of course my painting didn't look as good as the Mike's, but I'm very happy with the end result!! I had a great time & I'll be bringing more friends another time!!

    My paint job from Paint Nite - it was hard!!!!
    Del C.

    This is super fun! Relaxing and entertaining. You can do this with a partner or in a group. I've done two so far and I'm hooked! The venue is all over the place with different artists friends m easy to difficult levels of paintings.

    My paintbrushes and water cup.
    Stacie B.

    I am not an artist; can't even draw a stick figure, but when I saw the Living Social deal I thought it would be fun to do with my BF. This was completely out of my comfort zone, but I went anyway. The event we picked was at 1:00 at Broken Yolk in Oceanside and the painting was deemed "easy." We arrived early to check in. We got aprons and found two seats next to each other. They handed out drink menus with drink specials. Our easels, canvases, water cups, paint brushes, and paint were already set up for us. Mike was our instructor and he gave us our intro, explained how the afternoon would go, turned on some music and away we went. He was great about explaining the brushes, the paint, the strokes, etc. As we were painting, Broken Yolk had servers coming by to take our drink orders. We were able to put both our drinks on the same tab and pay by credit card. Thank god for drinks....it definitely helped my anxiety of trying to paint a masterpiece. HA! About halfway through we got a 10 minute break which was mostly to allow the canvas to dry. Mike also did a raffle for a few of the previous paintings that had been done. I think the money was going to a charity, but I honestly wasn't paying attention. Several people took creative license with their work and changed it up a bit from what the guided work was (i.e. instead of orange leaves they did pink; One guy actually had aliens coming down from the sky) so you can absolutely make this your own. Since I prefer color by numbers I followed Mike's lead. We went step by step so it wasn't overwhelming at all. If I had to take a blank canvas and create the finished product that was on display it would have never happened. I wouldn't have known where to begin. Only complaint was that some of the medium brushes had been used so much previously that they were "venus fly traps" so they weren't able to do the thinner strokes that we needed. It's not like my work was going in the museum so I wasn't too concerned with it. If you are a perfectionist though, it could be frustrating. After we were done with our canvas, we took pictures, cleaned up and we were on our way. Overall it was about 2 hours. Mike did say our class was quieter than most. My feeling is that it's because it was a Saturday afternoon. I would imagine evening classes are a little more wild since people are probably more apt to drink later in the day. I would anticipate it running longer in the evening too if the instructor has to get people back on track. As we were cleaning up I noticed a tip jar at the front of the room. I would have brought cash to tip if I had known that. So BRING CASH. Fun and different experience. My canvas wasn't terrible and looks fairly decent from a distance. Although the middle of the painting is a red road and my mom said my red bird looks great....soo..... Definitely recommend Paint Nite. It was an interesting experience. You could even do it solo if you were looking for something to do. The venue itself was good. Broken Yolk has a private room. Only criticism is that it was HOT in there, but as soon as I asked them to adjust the AC, it was totally comfortable.

    Dragonflies
    Michele S.

    Went to my second Paint Nite event and I LOVED the painting! The venue however was awful :( It was at Q's Sports Bar in Vista and the food was horrible and the setup had some of the students with their backs to the instructor. Our instructor Mike was ok, he was friendly and fun but went a little slow for me - though not a big problem.

    Melissa C.

    I attended the location in Vista at 50 barrel winery and we painted Van Gogh's Iris'. This was a very basic class with not too much instruction. I would probably not take a class from this company again, as I am too advanced for that level of instruction (not to toot my own horn or anything). Additionally, the painting they advertised on their website was pretty darn different than the one the instructor wanted to teach us, this was disappointing. I was really looking forward to painting the classic picture with iris in it. Also they only allow for 2 hours, which is not really enough time to complete a good painting. And they don't even give you green or brown or purple, you have to mix all these colors constantly, seems kind of cheap to me. This company is good for beginners with no previous art experience.

    Nice brush. Hard to make a nice straight line.

    My daughter did this for me for Mothers Day. We had a really good time and it was at an amazing placed called Pesto Italian Kitchen. I will be back there again. There were 20 of us with plenty of space to work and teacher was so nice and helpful. I really feel the class should have been 3 not 2 hours as I felt we really didn't finish. People showed up late which meant a late start. My other big complaint was the brushes were terrible and I mean terrible. When I mentioned that to the teacher she agree and said she had been requesting new ones for months. I had a good time and would do this again.

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    Jennifer D.

    About a year ago, I began going to PaintNite with a friend and eventually brought family into the fold. I didn't think I could paint at all, but Stephanie Chambers showed me I can paint with good results and having fun while doing it. With Stephanie's direction, I have completed many paintings with varying degrees of difficulty. I think I'm on 35 paintings give or take. I do most of my paintings with Stephanie because she makes it fun, has a great sense of humor and encourages her students at every step. I have taken classes with other PaintNite artists and haven't been disappointed with them either. I love the PaintNite concept. I love Stephanie Chambers. I think the number of paintings I've completed expresses my enthusiasm for PaintNite events and especially for Stephanie as an instructor. It's not often you find someone like Stephanie. She is someone who lifts her students up and helps them when struggling. More importantly, Stephanie encourages students to express themselves by adding to a painting, or to try different colors, or do something completely different. Whatever you need, she is there for you.

    My painting. Thanks Lexi for such a fun night!

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    This is the second time I've booked a paint night only for it to be cancelled. I will not be using yaymaker anymore.

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    Ask the Community - Yaymaker

    Do you bring your own bottle to these? I've been to a few in other places/ stated in which you bring your own bottle and they just charge a corking fee. Anyone aware? Thinking of doing the one at the Hilton.

    Great question! You aren't able to bring your own drinks to an event, but you are able to purchase drinks from the venue to enjoy during your evnet :)… Read more

    Been trying to look at different dates tonight on the new yaymaker website for San Diego? Sometimes I get an error 504 page. Anybody have that problem?

    Hi Till - We are sorry for the trouble you are having with our website! We are experiencing a technical error with our website and are working to get things up and running as soon as possible. Thank you so much for your patience! - Jen

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    Stephanie Chambers is a great instructor that brings fun, confidence, and great paintings!

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