Action Painting
Throw, pour and spray colour onto large canvases as a team, and take your pieces home the same day. Built for companies and groups of 15 to 500 people, bookable across Europe, with experienced guides and all materials included.
from 79 € p.p. net, plus VAT
Price tiers per person, net: 15–20 €129 · 21–25 €109 · 26–50 €99 · 51–100 €89 · from 101 €79 · from 251 on request.
No pressure, no performingWhat is action painting as a team event?
Action painting as a team event is a guided painting session: the group applies spray paint, acrylic and wax crayons together onto large canvases and takes the pieces home the same day. A guide explains materials and technique, and the group decides the motif itself. Bookable for 15 to 500 people, with one guide per 50 participants.
That is exactly where action painting starts with us: guided enough that a picture comes out at the end instead of tipping into brown, and free enough that everyone does what they want. As a company event that means no run sheet to sign off before you book.
Anyone who has done a team event where everyone stands in a circle and plays guided games knows the feeling: grown adults treated like they are back in school. With us, that pressure falls away and the painting stays.
Nobody paints from A to Z here. There is no template, no set order, no „first red, then blue“. A guide accompanies the group so paint, surface and tool fit together. The decision of what ends up on the canvas stays with you. From €79 per person, net. The larger the group, the lower the price per head.
Prefer a wall over a canvas? The graffiti workshop is the right choice if a lasting mural is the goal.
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What three craft rules shape action painting?
Behind the free painting sits material behaviour that decides the result: wax does not take paint, spray paint cracks on fresh acrylic, and paint dosing decides between a picture and a mess of colour. These three rules make sure a picture stands at the end instead of a brown blotch.
Wax does not take paint. Anyone who works with a wax crayon before the paint goes on keeps that area free. No matter how many layers come on top later, the spot stays clear. Patterns appear this way without anyone needing to be able to paint.
Spray paint cracks on fresh acrylic. If the acrylic layer underneath has not fully cured, spraying over it creates a craquelé effect: fine cracks that make the picture look years old. Anyone who has seen it once never paints without this trick again.
Paint dosing is the real craft. Too much paint at once runs together and turns dark green to brown: the moment a picture becomes a mess of colour. The guide steps in right before that happens, not after.
These three rules are why guided does not mean restricted with us. The guide takes care of the material, you take care of the decisions.
Teams that have painted with us
Seven real action painting dates: from the summer day in the Botanikum to the single pieces from the Werksviertel. The video on the HANSAINVEST card shows what a canvas station looks like: each group at its own canvas, paint in motion, nobody just watching.
GKM celebrated a summer day at the Botanikum in Munich with action painting, graffiti and abstract painting, barefoot on the grass. The pieces now hang as a keepsake in the offices of several departments.
At IFCO in the Werksviertel, the group pierced cans and sprayed one large word together: a sunny day with around 15 to 20 participants, where everyone took home a randomly drawn single piece with a passe-partout edge.
At the Future Summit in Frankfurt, action painting ran as a walk-in format: passers-by joined in spontaneously while five canvases took shape in the atrium and the HELABA lettering formed from balloon letters.
For HANSAINVEST we set up a graffiti wall and an action painting setup side by side on the pier at Hamburg's Museumshafen, right under the old loading doors of the MS Bleichen. Small groups worked on their own canvases, and all the pieces were presented at the end.
At Deutsche Bahn's headquarters, a large collaborative artwork of free motifs took shape in around three hours, with roughly 35 to 40 participants.
For Toyota, an influencer team painted action painting on canvases together with our crew at the Fotostudio Ottensen.
At the BAT Neon Afterwork by the Alster, an office space turned into a club for one evening: action painting under blacklight with neon colours.
See how a session runs
Four short videos from real action painting sessions, so you can show the format internally before you book.
Travel and material transport sit inside the price per person, so nothing is added later. Up to 30 days before the date you cancel free of charge, after that the full sum falls due.
How an action painting workshop runs
An action painting workshop runs in seven steps, from choosing the surface to handing over the finished pieces, and takes two to three hours in total. We don't talk much and get to work early: the result should come from your hand, not ours.
The order makes the difference here. If the whole group paints at once, the colours run into each other and turn brown. That's why your piece grows in layers, with short drying breaks in between, guided by one guide per 50 participants. Between setup and handover a guide stays close by, explaining materials and technique so nobody takes home a brown blotch instead of a picture. For larger groups, several canvases run in parallel, each with its own guide, so the guidance stays close. The whole process is broken down into seven steps below.
If you do not have a location yet, we suggest a surface we have worked on before. The booking still stays with you, and the same goes for side programme and drinks. We come to your own rooms as soon as you provide the surface.
On site our team covers the area with protective material, and we take liability for it. If a spot gets messy, we leave that area out. No need to change clothes: gloves and a poncho are enough.
The guide first explains the materials: spray paint, wax crayon, acrylic, lacquer. Spray paint cracks open on acrylic that's still wet, which creates a crackle effect. That's why the piece ends up layer on layer.
A guide splits the group into small units, one guide per 50 participants. Whoever is not at the canvas takes on a small two-by-two task, and the guide decides who paints when.
The piece grows in layers that need to dry before the next colour goes on: one group paints, waits, then the next one follows. The drying time in between is part of the technique, not idle time.
Whether everyone takes home their own piece or you work on one shared piece is your call when booking. With a shared piece, the layers build directly on top of each other.
At the end we clean up and the surface goes back the way it was. Whatever was created belongs to you from that moment on; nothing is shipped or delivered afterwards. You take your pieces with you right away. At our IFCO event in Werksviertel, everyone took home their own piece, drawn at random.
Google reviews
Three teams who worked with us, quoted from our Google profile. One names Bahnwärter Thiel, one describes a group with no experience at all, one answers the question about your own talent.
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“We had a team event and sprayed the wall at Bahnwärter Thiel all over, with great joy. Huge fun and great instruction!”
Original (German): „Hatten Teamevent und haben voller Freude die Wand vom Bahnwärter Thiel vollgesprüht. Riesen Spaß und super Anleitung!“
“[…] 28 colleagues aged between 20 and 60, and all of us completely clueless. […] In the end we were really proud of ourselves. […] As a keepsake, Luca gave us photos taken with the drone.”
Original (German): „[…] 28 KollegInnen im Alter zwischen 20 bis 60 und alle komplett ahnungslos. […] Am Ende waren wir sehr stolz auf uns. […] Zur Erinnerung gab es von Luca noch Fotos, die mit der Drohne aufgenommen wurden.“
“[…] What surprised me was that you don't have to be an artist, because everyone gets individual attention and is encouraged to try things out. […] By the end we had created a great artwork and had a big grin on our faces.”
Original (German): „[…] Überrascht hat mich, dass man kein Künstler sein muss, denn jeder wird individuell abgeholt und ermutigt, sich auszuprobieren. […] Am Ende hatten wir ein tolles Kunstwerk kreiert und ein breites Grinsen im Gesicht.“
What’s left at the end
Both options work. If everyone takes a piece home, you won’t know in advance which one you’ll get. At our IFCO session in Werksviertel Munich, the finished pieces were handed out at random once the paint had dried, each with a white border from the masking tape that looks like a passe-partout. That element of chance was part of the fun.
If you’d rather have one shared piece instead, you get a large-format artwork for reception or office. As a thought rather than a promise: three individual pieces framed side by side carry more weight than one alone. Framing and hanging aren’t something we provide.
Indoors or outdoors
Whether you paint indoors or outdoors is your call, made before the date based on the room, the weather and your preferred location. The two options differ in materials, surface and what happens to the pieces afterwards.
If you paint indoors
The weather forecast plays no part in choosing the date; the room sets the frame. Indoors we generally work with acrylic. Varnish and spray cans are possible too, but only in large, open or well-ventilated rooms. At the GKM summer event at the Botanikum, the group worked barefoot on the lawn inside the large greenhouse, including with spray cans. That stays a named one-off, not a general rule for every indoor space.
You paint on canvas and paper. We lay out the surface and take care of the protection we bring; the choice of tools depends on the mess risk. Accessibility depends on the room you choose, not the format. Let us know and we’ll find an accessible space. The canvases are yours to keep and go home with you. We don’t frame them and we don’t deliver them afterwards.
If you paint outdoors
The date is planned around the weather forecast, because outdoors we also bring varnish into play and the surface sits in the open. Outdoors, acrylic and varnish are standard with no constraints from the room. On legal wall surfaces outside, we cover the ground and take care of the protection; here too, the choice of tools depends on the mess risk of the surface.
Outdoors we favour spots where legal graffiti is also allowed, such as Werksviertel or Bahnwärter Thiel, and we handle the permit ourselves. A mural stays on the wall, since it’s a public spot; instead you get the drone footage, again with no transport or later delivery from us.
If you need a fixed date regardless of weather and can bring your own room, indoor suits you best: acrylic is always available, varnish and spray cans only in large, well-ventilated rooms. If you want the full range of materials or a mural on a legal outdoor wall, outdoor suits you better, but you’ll need to plan the date around the forecast and sort out the surface in advance. Either way, Brain2Canvas brings materials, protection and guidance; the venue is booked by you, with our help finding the right surface.
For 15 to 500 people
Departmental get-together or company party: we plan for 15 to 500 participants, with one guide per 50 people. That keeps the support close even for large groups, instead of anyone getting lost in the crowd.
The larger your team, the cheaper per person
Drag your team size to the right value. You see straight away what that means net per person and what ends up on the invoice. Applies to action painting.
Netto 2.725 € · zzgl. 19 % MwSt 518 €
Request a quote for this sizeSmaller teams are possible too; the invoice then starts at the entry figure of 15. Travel, materials and guidance are included, all prices are plus 19% VAT.
How you pay
There are two routes: book directly in the shop, or an invoice to your accounts department. In both cases payment falls due before the date, and that is the rule with us.
If something gets in the way
Up to 30 days before you cancel free of charge, after that the full sum falls due. If the weather turns, that only decides the format, graffiti on canvas or action painting in the greenhouse keeps running.
What is already included
Materials, guidance, set-up and take-down sit inside the price, along with travel. For a legal wall such as the one at Bahnwärter Thiel we obtain the permit, at no extra charge.
What does an action painting workshop cost?
An action painting session starts at €79 per person net, and small groups sit at €129.
The price per head falls as the group grows, and that is plain arithmetic. Travel, setup and crew happen once, whether twelve are spraying or two hundred. Two hundred spread the same fixed costs across more shoulders. The price includes travel, transport of all materials, all the paint, protective covers and guidance from our people on site. For a legal wall such as the one at Bahnwärter Thiel we obtain the permit, at no extra charge. The only thing you pay for is the location, if you do not have one. Smaller teams are possible too; the invoice then starts at the entry figure of 15. All figures are net, plus 19% VAT. Up to 30 days before the date you cancel free of charge, after that the full sum falls due. We answer your enquiry within 24 hours with a concrete quote.
Where does action painting take place?
We work at documented locations across Europe, plus anywhere your team has rooms of its own.
The first is the legal Hall of Fame wall at Bahnwärter Thiel on Tumblinger Straße in the Schlachthofviertel. That is where anything large and permanent on a wall comes about. The second is the large greenhouse at the Botanikum, where GKM painted barefoot on grass. It is the counter-proposal, because a glass roof takes the weather question out of the planning. The third is the Werksviertel, where we offer graffiti workshops. That leaves the fourth option: we come to you. An empty office floor, an inner courtyard or an underground car park will do, if there is space, a surface that holds and power. Whether your date is called a company outing or a corporate event changes nothing here. If you are unsure whether your space works, attach a photo to the enquiry. Then we settle it beforehand rather than on the day.
What happens in bad weather?
Bad weather does not cancel a date, it only decides whether you work at a wall or under glass.
For the covered route there is one documented location: the large greenhouse at the Botanikum. GKM spent a whole summer day there, barefoot on grass, with action painting, graffiti and abstract painting side by side. A glass roof over a lawn looks like outdoors and behaves like indoors — which is exactly why, indoors, the forecast does not decide the date. The second route runs through the material: graffiti on a wall is always an outdoor format, while the same technique on canvas runs indoors as well as outdoors. Action painting works both ways in any case. In practice that means: tell us at the enquiry whether your date can move. If it cannot, we pick a format from the start that needs no forecast. If it can, we hold the wall open and come back to you as soon as the forecast is reliable.
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