We found another great adventure for art lovers! This one is perfect for a couples date night, family night, birthday party, or even as the “day date” before Prom or Homecoming. Make an amazing art piece in just about an hour no matter your skill level. It’s fun, easy, and educational at Hawaii Fluid Art.
Hawaii Fluid Art
Hawaii Fluid Art is a national chain with one location in Utah. This site is relatively new, having arrived in summer of ’24 at the Gateway in Salt Lake City. The idea behind Hawaii Fluid Art is that you take several colors of paint, swirl them together, and come away with a beautiful piece that you can pick up around a week later. Best of all, you’ll have a painting instructor right there with your group to help you with each step. If you’ve never done fluid art before, the details are below.
How it Works
We started our date adventure by choosing the size of canvas we wanted to paint. You can go small, or all the way up to 24″ x 30.” There are also options to paint glass or even make your own tumbler, but we chose medium sized canvases. Next, we chose paint. Each piece takes 4-5 colors of paint, but there are dozens to choose from.
After you have paint and a canvas, you choose a style. This is accomplished by walking around the in-store gallery and identifying the pieces you like. Do you prefer bubbles and swirls, or do you like lines and layers? Is glossy or matte best for you? This is important because your paint instructor can help you incorporate these elements into your piece. We were so grateful for the Hawaii Fluid Art instructor who guided us through every step of creating our artwork.
We choose our styles, and they turned out to be quite different. One of us used a blow dryer to spread paint around the canvas. The other layered the paint in a cup and then dumped it onto the canvas before tilting and swirling the canvas to get the desired effect. As you can see, both paintings turned out beautifully!
After we painted, we considered a few other options. First, we had the option to jazz up our painting with glitter highlights. Second, we chose between glossy or matte finish. Then, we left our paintings to dry, which takes around a week. We can’t wait to go pick up the finished products and display them in our home.
Other Art Projects
We have been back to Hawaii Fluid Art quite a few more times to check out the other art project options. We took our boys and made tumblers and that was so fun. Then we also create a beach scene where you use lava rock or sand on the bottom part of your painting. They are now hanging in our bathroom and make me happy every time I am in there.
We love this art studio! It was fun, easy, and a great way to spend time with someone you love. We love that there is no artistic ability needed at all. Just come ready to learn and have fun! Here are a few tips for making the most of your trip to Hawaii Fluid Art:
Tips
- Book in advance. They do allow walk-ins, but by booking in advance, they will be prepared for you to come and create.
- Wear clothing that won’t get ruined. We didn’t spill paint, and we had an apron to protect us, but with the amount of paint used, accidents could happen.
- Arrive early to check out the gallery and see what you like. Then you know what you’ll want your piece to look like.
- Hawaii Fluid Art offers lots of different art options. Create your own tumbler, glass painting, or beach scene.
- If you are looking for other date night ideas, check out this post: Utah Date Night Ideas
What are the prices?
Depends on what project you do and what size. You can see more on their website: https://hawaiifluidart.com/salt-lake-city-ut/