PaintMe Pottery Studio

These guys are so friendly! I went in on an afternoon and the owner helped me find just the right mug and paintbrushes. He even made me a cup of tea (it was super cold that day). You should definitely go here for all your pottery DIY projects.

I’ve been to this place a couple of times and have always had a good time! The owner is very nice and will accommodate whatever needs you have. It’s a relaxing activity to do and doesn’t cost much at all.

I am not at all artsy, bit I enjoyed painting a piece with a friend. Another friend took her son here to make items, they were very patient with him. I’d go back.

Got the Groupon to try this place. We called ahead to check hours and were told you need to make an appointment, but when we went, it must have been a slow day because we were the only ones there, which was nice because it was quiet. I appreciated that he told us to leave at least two hours to do our pieces as 2 hours was just enough time to do my small $ 10 piece, which surprised me as I thought it would be about 30 minutes of entertainment.
They had a decent selection of pottery and let us split it where I got a $ 10 piece and my boyfriend got a $ 20 piece. The owner was very friendly and took the time to get us set up and give us a little orientation. They were out of several of the paints their card said they had, which was a little frustrating, but there were enough to choose from.
This was a lot of fun and we had a great time. I would definitely recommend it and the prices are reasonable considering how long it keeps you entertained, plus, you walk away with a souvenir (when you pick it up a week later)!

The guy who runs this place, Atta, is so nice. You can tell him what your interests are and what you like to do and he will really help fulfill that. He also help come up with the most economical way to do what I wanted in his shop!
Also the art he does is absolutely amazing. He’s clearly an amazing pottery artist and the things he can do with his hands leave no limits! Very cool!

Got the «paint your own pottery» Groupon for $ 15 for two people. Pleasant experience with an extremely helpful staff.
Two different kinds of Groupons exist for this place: «make and paint» and «paint». Make and paint involves making the pottery then painting it a few days later while the paint your own pottery is a quick paint it then come back when your pottery has been glazed and fired. We painted on Wednesday and it was fired on Saturday! Fun, quirky thing to do in Austin on a rainy day. We did not call ahead since it was a Wednesday at 4pm but it wouldn’t hurt to call ahead and check out if it’s busy. Owner is courteous and showed me a cool way to splatter my pottery – she really loves what she does. Nothing bad to say about the business!

The experience was fun. Everything should have been great. Then we got our pieces back and they clearly screwed them up. We had pieces with large portions of simple solid dark colors that we couldn’t possible have screwed up during the painting process (very careful to shake bottles well, clean brushes, etc). The glazed pieces ended up with milky splotchy patches all over. They were also in places that were painted with different colors, so it definitely looks like it happened during the clear coating process.

I bought Groupons for «Make and paint your own pottery» sessions for my husband and I. That consists of one session to make a custom piece, then a couple of weeks for them to fire it, return session to paint (glaze), more firing, and then pickup.
We went in this Saturday for our first session and had a blast! We were given some time to look around for inspiration, then given a short tutorial on techniques for the pieces we wanted to make. I have some sculpting experience, so I went straight for a more complicated dragon statuette. My husband made a mug, which he adorned with a dragon head and scales in the style of my statue.
The instruction was clear and helpful, we had plenty of time and tools to work with, and we had a lot of fun. I look forward to returning in a couple of weeks to paint our pieces.
Make an appointment ahead of time. Same day probably won’t work for a weekend time, maybe for weekday. We contacted them on Tuesday or Wednesday beforehand to secure a Saturday spot.

I brought my five-​year-​old on a Saturday to paint some pottery. Their selection of pieces to pay was pretty good. The place is run by father and son and they were extremely helpful.
They showed us how to prep the pottery, different painting techniques, and checked on us regularly to see if we need anymore help.
The place was kid friendly and no one seem to mind my kids chatting it up. They even took us on a tour of the ovens and show us how it how they work.
We had a great time and would definitely go again.

I’m always looking for new things to do in Austin and so I bought a Groupon to check this place out. You do need to make a reservation! We went when it was rainy outside, so it was the perfect indoor activity. I was kind of disappointed by the selection of items, though they do have some really cool items in the more expensive tiers. I ended up painting a fairy and my boyfriend painted a leaf incense holder. We ended up really enjoying the work that we put into it (and we’re not that creative!) It takes about a week for them to glaze before you can pick up your items. Great for a casual date or even with your friends.
**Suggestion** Pick up your favorite coffee or smoothie type drink, play your favorite music on your phone or iPod and get to painting!

Great experience! I went with my fiancée and another couple, and we all thoroughly enjoyed our time there. Our first visit was making the pottery. The gentleman working there was very helpful and playful as we joked around with him. That day, he seemed to have to deal with a lot of unruly customers as I guess the expiration date for their Groupon was approaching, but he handled them like a champ as he told countless people that no more reservations were available for that weekend. I certainly wouldn’t have been so kind with the way some of those people were acting and talking to him.
Our second visit was a few weeks later to paint the items that we had made, and again, we were very satisfied with the experience. Our final visit was just me going to pick up the finished items where he kindly boxed up and bubble wrapped our items even though I insisted that they’d be fine. Overall, we had a great time and highly recommend Paint Me Pottery and will surely be back in the future.

I had to drag husband here and guess what? He had a lot of fun! The owners were really nice and helpful.
The pricing at paint-​your-​own-​pottery studios is often tricky, but here the price that’s marked is what you pay. There are no additional studio/​painting fees, which is a great deal especially if you only plan on painting one item.
Most items cost around $ 15-​$ 30. And these are cool things you can actually use, like a cute teapot that rests on a mug, spoon rests, and a soap dispenser.
The only downside is that it’s a smaller space, so I can imagine that it fills up fast. We went on a weekday afternoon, so it wasn’t crowded at all.
Overall, it was a great experience and a lot of fun.

I bought a Groupon to this place and no where did it say you needed to make an appointment. Not on the Groupon. Not on their website. I wasn’t able to use the Groupon until the day before it expired, so my friend and I walked in and was told we had to make an appointment, that she had no open seats. I told her I checked to see if I needed to make an appointment and couldn’t find anything that said I had to. I asked if she had any more availability that day and she said no. She took my name and number and did call me around 5pm that day to say she had time open the following day, but it didn’t work for my and my friend’s schedules. Now our Groupons have expired and though we can still redeem them for the cash value paid, we would have made appointments had we been told we needed them.
I don’t doubt that it’s a fun experience once you actually get to do it, but its really awkward to walk into a business and be turned away because you needed an appointment and didn’t know you needed one. The setting on this site that says you don’t need an appointment should be changed.

Fun, friendly, and great service. Highly recommend. :)

This place was so much fun! I went with 2 other friends and had a blast. The owners are nice and funny.
You can make your own or pick a figurine to paint. If you make your own, you have to go back in two weeks to paint.
The owners will help you with techniques.

This was my first paint-​your-​own-​pottery experience and I had a lovely time! Even my husband, a construction worker who isn’t normally artsy, spent four hours (no kidding) creating a really elaborate scene on a coffee cup for me.
The pricing is reasonable; the least expensive things are small $ 10 figurines and the next are $ 15 basic coffee cups, salad plates, small bowls, and other things. Yes, of course, it’s more expensive than buying one already made at a store, but you’re pretty much guaranteed to take at least 2 hours (or more, like us), and what else can you do for $ 7.50 an hour? Heck, a movie, popcorn, and soda is more than that, and you don’t get to take anything home!
I agree that the owner is very attentive and helpful; he’ll show you a technique or two to give you some ideas, show you the stencils, and check back often.
Check Facebook for some pictures of things others have made, and don’t worry about their rather sparse website. The place is a little hard to find but inside is cute, bright, has music playing, and gets you in a creative mood!
I’m excited to go back!
Oh – one more thing – call ahead to make reservations if you can. I think there are only about 6 – 7 tables available, but I love that it’s nice and small!

My step-​daughter and I went today and I had a very good experience and will plan on returning since we live only a few blocks away. The owner was very attentive (even on a super busy day), and obviously enjoys what he does and made everyone feel welcome. We also had a Groupon and enjoyed the selection for the price we paid. I don’t know what the going rate is, but some of the pieces seemed to be priced a little high, and like the previous poster said, I don’t know if I would be as likely to return without a deal — which they currently have running on a couple of sites. All in all, we had a good experience and would recommend Paint Me!

My roommate and I came here because we had a groupon and she totally digs painting pottery. This local shop is opened by a sweet couple – very helpful. You get to choose from a range of shelf items ranging from $ 15 to $ 30, and we picked this square plate that we can’t wait to eat off of. I saw there were also some shirts and bead necklaces on the walls, so painting isn’t only for clay items.
What I dig about this place:
The water-​based paints in awesome colors, plus they’re contained also smaller bottles for delicate handwriting, preserved for longevity with pins in the bottles to keep them from drying out or clogging up
Sweet flower, zoo animal, and decorative stencils
Cute aprons to wear («Paint Me!»)
Small turntables for easier painting
Yummy asian guava candies by the register
What I kind of don’t really dig:
It was hard to find! Slightly in the middle of nowhere across from Lanier, and quite hidden in the complex.
It was also quite silent, with some sparse music (some sweet Phoenix, Franz Ferdinand tracks)
The atmosphere felt like I was in the ‘90s in a bubble of fluorescent lighting and old-​school Coldplay
The husband is very attentive to all of his customers, seating them at small painting stations for 2 and carefully telling them about the process. The wife is nice – asking if everyone at each station is doing ok. She’s an art teacher at a local elementary school and knows her art – knowing that we’d need a turntable and noticing the smudges in our paint, so if you’re concerned about technique, you can ask her a few things.
Not sure if I’d come if I didn’t have a groupon, since there seems to be good pottery painting places closer (i.e. Café Monet), but sweet local shop to support if you’re up for it.