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Painting lessons in Austin, traded instead of paid.

Find someone in Austin who knows painting and wants what you know. You teach them your thing, they teach you theirs. A trade, not a lesson you pay for.

Austin opens at 30 founding members.

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Painting classes in Austin are one of the most searched creative lessons in the city, and most of them are a one night event with wine. If you want to actually learn to paint, a working painter who teaches you one on one is a different thing. Swapfolk connects you with one who wants what you know.

What a painting swap looks like

Session one is color mixing, seeing values, and finishing one small painting so you have something on the wall. Watercolor, acrylic and oil swaps all start about the same way. From there it is drawing fundamentals, composition and whatever you want to paint.

Who is swapping painting in Austin

Studio artists, illustrators, muralists and serious hobbyists. They want social media help, website help, Spanish, photography of their work and yoga.

Trades we are matching for painting

TeachesPainting
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WantsSocial media
TeachesWatercolor
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WantsSpanish
TeachesOil painting
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WantsWebsite help

Questions about painting swaps

What does the first painting swap cover?
Usually color mixing, how to see values, and one small finished painting you take home. After that you and your partner decide what to work on next.
How much do painting lessons cost on Swapfolk?
Nothing in money. You trade a skill you have for painting. Paid sessions may be an option later, but the trade is the core of Swapfolk.
Where in Austin do painting swaps happen?
Wherever the two of you agree: a coffee shop, a park, a kitchen, a gym, a studio, or on video. Most swaps meet somewhere central, east or south, and the form asks which part of Austin you are in so matches are close.
What can I trade for painting?
Anything you are good at. The people offering painting on Swapfolk have asked for social media, languages, marketing help, cooking and music, but every list is different. Put what you know on the form.
When does Austin open?
Austin opens at 30 founding members. The counter on this page shows how many spots are left, and everyone on the list by then gets premium free for life.
KemiAustin

I paint in oils and sell at East Austin Studio Tour. I can teach color mixing and get you through a finished painting in a session. Want to learn how Instagram actually works.

TeachesPainting
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