Cozy up at home or head to your local art studio for a fun and special date night with these 40+ couples painting ideas. Pour yourselves a glass of wine or your favorite drink to make it a special sip date night. Whichever painting you pick it’s a great way to spend quality time with your love and guaranteed to have so much fun together.
The couples painting ideas listed below are a mix of free online tutorials, and for-purchase art kits that you can do from the comfort of your own home. You can also head over to your local painting studio for an art class together.
If you’re looking for more painting ideas you can check out this 60 acrylic painting ideas, 50 landscape painting ideas. You can also check out this how to host a paint and sip event post to get yourself organized and prepped for your lovely date night, and these 4 paint and sip ideas for extra inspo.
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40+ Couples Painting Ideas For The Perfect Date Night
A curated list of couples painting ideas. Includes free online tutorials, classes, paint kit for purchase, etc. Add painting to your list of fun date ideas.
Simple 2 Piece Canvas Painting | Easy Acrylic Painting Tutorial
This 2 piece canvas painting is an easy free tutorial to follow. Paint this heart shaped tree with a couple of love birds with your sweetie for a lovely date night!
I Love You, I Know Date Night
Have a special art night and paint this cute little girl and little boy staring up at a heart shaped moon painting. Add the "I love you, I know" quote or choose your favorite quote together. This home kit can be purchased from Pinots Palette and includes brushes, palette, canvas and video instructions.
Couples canvas painting, Friend painting, Couple painting
Paint this special silhouetted lovers in a sunset scene together on 1 or 2 canvases. Add this beautiful "Faith, hope, love" quote or choose your favorite quote together.
Easy Acrylic Painting for beginners |A Romantic Couple on Day & Night Scenery Painting for beginners
You can follow this free online tutorial with your love, to make this day and night scenery painting. You can either make this separate canvases or join forces and paint on 1 canvas together to create your own masterpieces.
Easy Beginner Couples Paint Night! Black Swans Acrylic Painting LIVE Tutorial
Another beginner friendly free online tutorial with 2 canvases. These beautiful black swans in the shape of a heart against a white canvas will be sure to delight.
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If you want paint a memorable keepsake together, then this handprint painting is a great idea to add to your date night. Use it to mark a special occasion or just because!
A Romantic Couple Painting using Easy Trick + GIVEAWAY for Alld ( Closed)
Paint this beautiful couples sunset scene using fun twist: paint the white dress / heart shpae using a q-tip technique. Free online tutorial.
How To Paint A Sunset Lake Pier
What's more romantic than watching a sunset with your better half? Painting one together! Choose to make this sunset lake painting on 1 canvas together or 2 canvases for a 2 piece canvas painting.
How To Paint Love Birds On Branch
Paint a couple of lovely love birds sitting on a branch together in this super simple silhouette painting. Customize the color of the background to your favourite color. Free online tutorial.
Pastel Winter Sunset Members Exclusive Tutorial
Snuggle up inside on a cold winter day with a date night, painting this beautiful winter sunset together. No better way to spend a cold winter day, than to paint inside with your sweetie. Free online tutorial.
How To Paint A Coffee Cup
Stay in on a rainy day/night, slowly sip on a couple of beautiful warm cups of coffee and paint this lovely cup of coffee with latte art together. Free online tutorial.
Bear Mountain Painting
Paint this adorable "Love you to the moon and back" bear mountain painting. Free online tutorial.
Snowman couple Christmas Couples Painting Idea
Looking for a couples Christmas painting idea? These happy and cute as a button pair of snowman/snowoman looking up into a wintery sky, makes a great idea to paint together.
How To Paint A Floral Wreath
Stay in for the night and paint this refreshing spring/summer flower painting with a beautiful quote in the centre. You can have fun with customizing the quote in the centre: Some ideas:, each of you pick your favorite love quote, song lyric, or words that remind you of each other.
How To Paint Dandelion Hearts
Make a wish together then paint this gorgeous heart shaped dandelion painting. Makes a great Valentine's day date night painting with the word "amore" painted on top. Free online tutorial.
How To Paint A Palm Tree Sunset
Create your own slice of paradise together with this tropical sunset painting, then imagine yourselves sitting on the chairs enjoying the view. Free online tutorial
Wave Painting (single or couple painting)
Paint this romantic and soothing ocean sunset wave scene together, for a fun summer date night idea. Free step by step instructions / online tutorial.
Heart Painting on Canvas- 3 Easy Ways! { For Kids & Adults}
Paint some simple hearts with your choice of 3 techniques. Have fun and customize the hearts with your favorite colors, add your initials in the centre or a favorite quote. Makes an easy Valentine's day date night idea and is beginner friendly. Free online tutorial.
How to Paint 12" Square Canvas - Couples class or Paint 1 side | Christmas canvas, Christmas paintings on canvas, Christmas paintings
Another cute couples Christmas painting idea. Paint his and her reindeers staring at each other in this 2 piece canvas painting. Choose any color as the background.
Snowman Acrylic Painting, Snowman Couple
If you're looking to paint something on 1 canvas, then this lovely snowman / snowman pair makes a fun Christmas painting to make together. Free online tutorial.
Meet Me at the Footbridge
This "meet me at the footbridge" scenic couples painting makes a gorgeous and romantic painting idea. Paint this as a 2 piece canvas painting or 1 canvas painting. This painting can be purchase as all-in-one art kit from Paintings To Gogh, includes canvas, paints, brushes and video instructions.
Pumpkin painting idea for couples | Painted pumpkins, Pumpkin carving, Pumpkin
Looking for a couples pumpkin painting idea? These cute his and her pumpkins would make a fun halloween date night idea. Customize with accessories and face expressions.
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Make this keepsake hand painting idea for couples that's both easy and special. Customize the scene inside the handprint. Some ideas: each of you pick your favorite season, night sky scene / sunset scene, favorite color background, etc. This can be made on watercolor paper for easy framing or on canvas.
<<How to Paint Sun and Moon | Acrylic Painting Tutorial for Beginners
Work as a team to paint this adorable and sweet cuddling sun and moon painting. Free online video tutorial.
Cosmic Nightfall Date Night
Paint some magic together in this cosmic nightfall work of art. This art kit can be purchased from Pinots Palette and includes brushes, palette, canvas and video instructions.
Couples Winter Starlight
Cozy up at home for a romantic romantic night with this soothing, flowing winter waters in the starlight painting. This art kit can be purchased from Pinots Palette and includes brushes, palette, canvas and video instructions.
New Years Eve! Date Night, Paint Night! LIVE!
Looking for a fun way to spend New Years Eve together? Paint this easy watercolor fireworks in the city scene to ring in the new year with your sweetie. Free online/video tutorial.
2 Pack 8x10 Canvas Painting Kit Bundle, Afro King Queen Love Couple Pre Drawn Stretched Canvas Kit, Birthday Gift, Couples Love Adult Sip and Paint Date Night Party Favor, BLM | DIY Party Night Kit
If you're looking for black couples painting ideas, then this all-in-one painting art kit makes a fun date paint night idea. It's also pre-drawn which makes it an easy painting to create.
Couples 16x20 Paint Party Kit Pre-drawn Outline Canvas for | Etsy Canada
Looking for pre-drawn painting kits? Choose all or a few of these fun and special painting ideas: King and queen, cards of hearts, beer / glass of wine, his/her favorite kicks, dressed-up and nowhere to go, etc.
Beautiful Sunset Beach Painting Tutorial | Easy Beginners Acrylic Painting Tutorial | Step By Step
Love beach paintings? Celebrate the summer season together with this beautiful sunset beach painting. Make it a perfect date that's extra special by taking your date night outside for some quality time and painting it together while enjoying a beautiful sunset on the beach in real life. Take inspiration from the colors in the sunset before your eyes and the silhouetted elements of nature around you. Free online tutorial/video.
Easy Dolphin Date Night Double Canvas painting step by step | TheArtSherpa
Paint this cute pair of dolphins soaring out of sunset-lit waters in this double canvas painting. Free online tutorial/video.
Painting Tutorial: Under the Stars
Imagine a secluded camping scene and cuddling with your cutie by a warm and crackling fire, by painting this beautiful scene. Free online tutorial/video.
Painting Tutorial: Elk Sunrise - Date Night
Paint this picturesque & serene sunrise nature scene together in this 2 piece canvas painting. Free online/video tutorial.
How to Draw a Couple Under the Moonlight / Acrylic Painting for Beginners
Enjoy a beautiful full moon stroll together then come back home and paint this "couple under the moonlight" painting as a special date night idea. Free online/vide tutorial.
How to Draw a Couple Walking in the Rain / Red Acrylic Painting
Stay warm and dry on a cloudy and rainy day and paint this "couple walking in the rain" painting together. Free online/video tutorial.
Daily challenge #167 / Silhouette Art / Then, Now & Forever
Paint this couples silhouetted art in this "Then, Now & Forever" painting. Free youtube/online tutorial.
Three Seasons Scenery Painting of Couple using Acrylic Painting | Couple under Tree Painting
Paint this special 3 seasons scenery painting with your partner as a warm celebration of your story together. Free online/youtube tutorial.
Moon Light Couple Painting || Romantic couple Painting ||Acrylic Painting for beginners step by step
Paint this couples holding hands under the moon light in this magical painting. Free online/video tutorial.
Easy Acrylic Painting Night Scenery | MoonLight Copule
Watch a beautiful sunset together then paint a couple of lovers overlooking a beautiful calming sunset. Free online/youtube tutorial.
Perfect Pair
Add this fun summer painting to your list for your next date night at home. Paint your favorite kicks or these matching his and her shoes in your favorite colors. This painting can be purchase as all-in-one painting at home kit from Paintings To Gogh, includes canvas, paints, brushes and video instructions.
Couples Painting – Night Landscape
Paint this 2 piece canvas painting of a serene lake with some happy little trees in the moonlight. Paint some cute heart constellations and add in your initials for a extra special touch. Free online tutorial
Drink Ideas : Home Date Ideas
Paint your masterpiece coupled with some fun drinks at hand. Below are some inspiring drink ideas you can use.
- Red, white or rose wines or fruity speciality wines like strawberry wine, etc.
- Beer
- A refreshing pitcher of Sangria
- Spiked Apple Ciders
- Spiked Lemonade
- A fun cocktail (alcoholic and non-alcoholic): think whiskey sour, mohito’s, cranberry cosmo’s, virgin daquaris, glass of brandy etc.
- Non Alcoholic: Herbal teas, coffee, hot chocolate, sparkling waters, shirley temple.
Tips For an Epic Couples Painting Date Night
Below are some ideas/tips of adding an extra special touch to your date paint night so that it turns into memorable and epic date night for you both! Here they are:
- Take your date night painting session outdoors I.e. enjoy a sunset/sunrise in real life while painting one together.
- Paint a romantic moon painting together on a full moon. Try moon bathing together before or after your painting.
- Paint a fun tropical painting together and have fun infusing tropical element inside: serve a tropical cocktail, eat/cook a tropical dinner/foods, play fun summer songs, etc.
- Play each others favorite songs (favorite artist, collection of songs, genre, etc) while you paint
- Infuse the painting with personalized details (each others favorite colors, seasons, elements of nature, etc.)
- If doing a paint a sip, make a drink that’s special to both of you and means something.
- Serve some of your sweetie’s and yours favorite munchies as snacks/food to eat while you paint