Graffiti course Basel
Graffiti course in Basel - your spray can, your style
Fancy a graffiti course in Basel? This is where creativity, colour and urban art meet. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced student looking to refine your technique - with us you can learn how to draw graffiti, develop cool lettering styles and master the basics of spraying. Ready to create your first piece?
Action Painting
Guided Expressive Abstract Art Workshop
- Workshop
- Beginner
- PIE Action Painting Studio Basel
- 2.5 hours
Up to 20% discount for Members
Splash. Drip. Splatter. Total Freedom.
Looking for a creative experience that’s energetic, expressive and completely different from traditional painting?
Our Action Painting Workshop combines the excitement of throwing, dripping and splashing paint with the artistic principles behind creating a powerful abstract artwork.
After a short introduction, your instructor will guide the group through a series of Action Painting techniques while explaining how abstract paintings are built through composition, layering, colour relationships and texture. Rather than recreating a predefined motif, you’ll gradually develop your own artwork over approximately two hours, allowing every splash, brushstroke and creative decision to influence what comes next.
Action Painting is an intuitive journey. Every mark on the canvas becomes the starting point for the next, creating a continuous process of acting, observing and reacting. Along the way, you’ll experiment with a wide variety of paints, tools and creative techniques while your instructor shares demonstrations, artistic guidance and individual feedback whenever you need it.
No two paintings will ever look alike. While everyone explores the same techniques together, each participant follows their own creative path, discovering their own balance between spontaneity and intention.
Whether you’re looking to switch off after a busy week, reconnect with your creativity or simply experience painting in a completely different way, Action Painting offers the freedom to experiment while giving you the artistic guidance to turn expressive marks into a finished abstract composition.
You’ll leave not only with a unique artwork, but with a deeper understanding of how abstract paintings evolve—and the confidence to trust your own creative instincts.
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A Textured Morning By The Sea
Guided Acrylic Painting Workshop
- Workshop
- Beginner
- BASEL · PIE Painting Studio
- 2.5 Hours
Up to 20% discount for Members
The sea was already awake, moving slowly.
This is a place you return to in memory — solid, calm, built layer by layer. A reminder that not everything needs to be light or perfect to be beautiful. Some things are meant to be felt, not thinned down.
In this textured painting session, we’ll work with modelling paste to create depth, structure, and a truly tactile landscape. You’ll learn how to effortlessly blend colour into the paste itself and apply it in different ways across the canvas, building surfaces that feel almost sculptural.
We’ll explore how to mix beautiful muted yet vibrant tones inspired by a Northern European landscape — atmospheric, cool, and quietly luminous rather than Mediterranean brightness. You’ll discover how subtle colour shifts and layered texture can create mood, distance, and emotional depth, turning the surface into something you can almost step into.
Paint & BRUNCH: Scent of Golden Mist
Guided Acrylic Painting Workshop & Brunch
- Workshop
- Beginner
- BASEL · PIE Painting Studio
- 3 hours
Up to 20% discount for Members
Chill flowers. Warm shimmer. Fancy-ish fun.
In this laid-back, half-abstract floral session, we’re keeping things simple — but with a golden glow. Soft white flowers bloom against a dreamy mix of greys and warm metallic tones, creating a painting that feels calm, modern, and just a little bit glamorous.
This is all about effortless elegance. You’ll build your flowers using a mix of palette knife work and textured paste, giving them shape, depth, and a slightly sculptural feel that stands out beautifully from the background.
We’ll explore a range of playful techniques — from sponging and gentle gradients to subtle dripping effects — creating soft transitions and layered textures without overworking the piece. You’ll also learn how to work with metallic coloursso they keep their shine and don’t disappear into the acrylics.
Along the way, we’ll focus on how to combine different techniques harmoniously, and how to use contrast — between soft and bold, matte and shimmer, light and shadow — to create either a more dramatic statement or a calm, balanced composition.
Perfect for beginners, minimalists, and anyone who loves a touch of glow without the stress.
No pressure. No rules. Just relaxed vibes and a painting that quietly shines. ✨
Tenerife Calling · Oil Painting
Guided Oil Painting Workshop
- Workshop
- Beginner
- BASEL · PIE Painting Studio
- 2.5 Hours
Up to 20% discount for Members
A lush island, a heat-soaked breeze, and colour that feels almost musical.
In this richly expressive oil painting session, we travel to Tenerife — where vibrant landscapes unfold under a late afternoon sun, and nature feels both wild and harmonious. In the foreground, a cluster of lush, tropical greenery anchors the scene, leading the eye into rolling forms of vegetation, volcanic undertones, and distant light.
The painting is driven by saturated greens and deep, atmospheric purples, layered and blended to create a sense of abundance, depth, and movement. At the same time, you’ll aim to capture that contrast only found in island air — the freshness of the ocean wind cutting through the warmth of the sun, softening and sharpening the landscape all at once.
Inspired by the expressive handling and luminous atmosphere of John Singer Sargent, we’ll focus on confident brushwork, fluid transitions, and building form through colour rather than tight detail. You’ll learn how to layer oils to create richness and depth, how to balance cool and warm tones within the same composition, and how to let brushstrokes remain alive and visible.
The result is a landscape that feels both immersive and painterly — a moment suspended between heat, wind, and glowing island light.
When Life Gives You Lemons · Oil Painting
Guided Oil Painting Workshop
- Workshop
- Beginner
- BASEL · PIE Painting Studio
- 2.5 Hours
Up to 20% discount for Members
Bright yellow fruit, glossy green leaves, and the soft play of shadow and light.
A still-life oil painting session with fresh colour, creamy texture, and classic technique.
In this guided session, you’ll learn how to capture the richness of lemons in oil — from the subtle shifts in their golden skin to the highlights that make them glow.
We’ll walk you through composition, layering, and blending so your colours stay vibrant, your textures feel rich, and your shadows bring depth. Every brushstroke builds towards a piece that feels fresh, balanced, and full of life.
It’s focused, calm, and deeply satisfying — a timeless still life with a citrus twist.
Atlantic Beachscape
Guided Acrylic Painting Workshop
- Workshop
- Beginner
- PIE Action Painting Studio Basel
- 2.5 Hours
Up to 20% discount for Members
Sculpt. Swipe. Splash. Let the coastline take shape.
In this hands-on textured art workshop, we’re heading seaside — no swimsuit needed. You’ll use plaster, modelling paste, and a mix of tools and materials to sculpt your own beachscape, building up textures that feel like real sand, foamy waves, and weathered shoreline details.
You’ll learn how to create and shape those beautiful, foamy waves, and how to work with different materials to achieve a variety of tactile effects within one piece. From soft, grainy sands to dynamic water movement, this session is all about turning your canvas into something you can almost feel.
The Atlantic has many faces — calm, wild, deep, or shimmering — and that’s exactly the spirit of this workshop. You’ll choose your own colour palette, define your own wave dynamics, and shape the mood of your coastline in a way that feels personal to you. It’s one of our favourite examples of how a simple theme can lead to completely different, unique creations.
If we had to recommend one workshop to start your journey with modelling paste, this would be it.
Golden Tears
Guided Acrylic Painting Workshop
- Workshop
- Beginner
- BASEL · PIE Painting Studio
- 2.5 Hours
Up to 20% discount for Members
A quiet face. A bold feeling. And tears worth their weight in gold.
Inspired by the evocative portraitsof Gustav Klimt — this piece focuses on a close-up of a woman’s face, both strong and soft, quiet and glowing.
In this painting session, you’ll bring your own interpretation to this elegant, emotional portrait, where sorrow and beauty sit side by side. With expressive brushwork, gilded accents, and subtle texture, you’ll explore the idea that tears — whether of grief or joy — are a kind of golden truth.
It’s powerful. It’s gentle. And it’s always a favourite.
Action Painting
Guided Expressive Abstract Art Workshop
- Workshop
- Beginner
- PIE Action Painting Studio Basel
- 2.5 hours
Up to 20% discount for Members
Splash. Drip. Splatter. Total Freedom.
Looking for a creative experience that’s energetic, expressive and completely different from traditional painting?
Our Action Painting Workshop combines the excitement of throwing, dripping and splashing paint with the artistic principles behind creating a powerful abstract artwork.
After a short introduction, your instructor will guide the group through a series of Action Painting techniques while explaining how abstract paintings are built through composition, layering, colour relationships and texture. Rather than recreating a predefined motif, you’ll gradually develop your own artwork over approximately two hours, allowing every splash, brushstroke and creative decision to influence what comes next.
Action Painting is an intuitive journey. Every mark on the canvas becomes the starting point for the next, creating a continuous process of acting, observing and reacting. Along the way, you’ll experiment with a wide variety of paints, tools and creative techniques while your instructor shares demonstrations, artistic guidance and individual feedback whenever you need it.
No two paintings will ever look alike. While everyone explores the same techniques together, each participant follows their own creative path, discovering their own balance between spontaneity and intention.
Whether you’re looking to switch off after a busy week, reconnect with your creativity or simply experience painting in a completely different way, Action Painting offers the freedom to experiment while giving you the artistic guidance to turn expressive marks into a finished abstract composition.
You’ll leave not only with a unique artwork, but with a deeper understanding of how abstract paintings evolve—and the confidence to trust your own creative instincts.
Lemon Wings
Guided Acrylic Painting Workshop
- Workshop
- Beginner
- BASEL · PIE Painting Studio
- 2.5 Hours
Up to 20% discount for Members
Soft morning light. Quiet air. A moment before the heat sets in.
In this painting session, we capture a delicate yellow butterfly resting on a chamomile flower — a scene that feels like an early summer morning in a blooming field. There’s still a hint of coolness in the air, a trace of fog lingering, even though you know the day will soon turn warm and heavy.
This piece is all about paint handling and contrast: thick, expressive application without using modelling paste. You’ll work with a combination of brush and palette knife, learning how to push, shape, and layer paint to create rich, tactile surfaces and a sense of movement within the subject.
We’ll also explore colour in two directions — how to achieve those clean, vibrant tones in the butterfly and flowers, and how to mix softer, muted shades for the background to create depth and atmosphere. You’ll see how these contrasts bring the subject forward while keeping the overall feeling calm and balanced.
A session that’s both technical and intuitive — where texture, colour, and light come together to capture that fleeting, quiet moment of a summer morning.
Letting Go
Guided Acrylic Painting Workshop
- Workshop
- Beginner
- BASEL · PIE Creative Café
- 2.5 Hours
Up to 20% discount for Members
Float, release, imagine.
In this acrylic session, you’ll paint Banksy’s iconic little girl — this time letting go of a cluster of drifting balloons — set against a bold, abstract background full of colour, texture, and playful motion. You’ll learn how to build dynamic layers with brushes and palette knives, blending shapes and strokes to create a vibrant atmosphere that makes the figure and balloons feel weightless.
No experience needed — just drop in, follow the guided steps, and enjoy painting something expressive, modern, and full of lift.
Golden Gleams and Emerald Greens
Guided Acrylic Painting Workshop
- Workshop
- Beginner
- BASEL · PIE Creative Café
- 2.5 Hours
Up to 20% discount for Members
One Glow. All the Mystery. Maximum Vibes.
Ready to get lost in colour and atmosphere?
In this abstract painting session, we’re diving into deep emerald greens and shimmering golden tones — building rich layers of texture, light, and mood without needing to paint anything specific.
You’ll learn how to blend soft transitions, create depth with contrast, and let the colours do the talking. No rules, no right or wrong — just a moment to get fully absorbed in the flow.
In Her Element
Guided Acrylic Painting Workshop
- Workshop
- Beginner
- BASEL · PIE Creative Café
- 2.5 Hours
Up to 20% discount for Members
She’s floating. She’s glowing. She’s not thinking about emails.
A sunset painting session where calm meets colour and a surfer silhouette steals the scene.
In this dreamy painting session, you’ll capture the soft magic of a golden-hour ocean — warm pink skies, calm waves, and one cool surfer girl gazing toward the light.
You’ll work with gentle blends, soft silhouettes, and glowing tones to build a peaceful-yet-bold composition. The result? A moment of stillness that radiates summer mood, cinematic calm, and salty confidence.
No pressure. No rules. Just a canvas, some colour, and a vibe you might want to live inside forever.
Why take a graffiti course at Paint It Easy in Basel?
We don't just talk about art here - we make it. Our graffiti courses in Basel are all about practical experience, creative expression and the perfect flow between your head and the spray can. You will be accompanied by real graffiti artists who will show you how to find your own style and spray your first piece.
Definitely. We start with the basics and teach you how to create your first sketches, style letters and spray with a can.
Of course, our courses are for all levels of experience: for adults, beginners and professionals.
Of course. Learning to spray graffiti is more fun when you do it together. Just sign up.
Our offers
No more boring graffiti courses - here it's all about action, creativity and urban art. Whether you work on a tag, a throw-up or your own style - you decide where your graffiti journey takes you. Get started with colour, flow and bold style.
Your graffiti crew at its best
Our team is not made up of dried-up art teachers, but of real street art professionals who will introduce you to the world of graffiti. We don't just teach you technique and theory, we share with you a passion for urban art and creative expression.
Peter 
Pati 
Eszti 
Coco - +31Zum Team
Graffiti courses in Basel
Our graffiti courses in Basel are the perfect opportunity to learn how to spray from scratch or improve your technique. Whether alone or in a group - cool locations, inspiring coaches and lots of colour await you. So ... put on your protective mask and let's go.
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Arrival
Wallstrasse 14
4051 Basel
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FAQs - Your questions, our answers about the graffiti course in Basel
Our courses vary from two-hour courses to intensive graffiti courses lasting several days. Take a look at our programme.
No, you can start without any experience. We will introduce you to the world of graffiti step by step.
From initial sketches to different letter styles and spraying on a surface - you will gain a complete insight into graffiti art.
Our graffiti courses in Basel are for adults and young people - whether you want to try it out or refine your technique.
Sure, your sketches are yours and if you spray on a mobile canvas, you can take your piece with you.
We provide spray cans, masks, gloves and materials - all you need is an appetite for creativity!
«One of the best places in the city to switch off with creative projects, good coffee and a warm atmosphere. The studio offers unique courses and workshops - with a great team that combines knowledge with fun.»
Salony Roongta
«The evenings in the PIE Studio are always wonderful. A place where you can give free rein to your creativity and connect with like-minded people. Don't miss the chance - become part of the community!»
Laura Company
«A great place to get a little happiness boost and be creative! Wonderful people and a great atmosphere - definitely worth a visit. I've already done several drawing and painting courses in the studio and I'm really pleased that there's now a café too!»
Valentijn Broeken
«Paint It Easy is my creative feel-good place in Zurich. Whether painting courses, open studios or brunch & paint - everything is just right here. Great team, relaxed atmosphere and always new ideas to try out!»
Ally Z
«We absolutely loved the Creative Café - delicious food, a relaxed atmosphere and the creative freedom to just get started spontaneously. We painted ceramics, got inspired and immediately wanted to try lino printing on our next visit!»
Janiza Ouarab
