Paint YourSelfie
We’ll photograph you, turn your portrait into bold graphic shapes, project it larger than life—and YOU paint it.
No drawing skills required. No painting experience necessary.
October 10, 2026 | 4pm
128 E. Grant St. Lancaster, PA
$45/person - friends only pilot
~3 hours?
BYOB (bring your own beret)
HOW IT WORKS
Pose.
We take your portrait and turn it into a traceable black and white graphic.
Trace.
We project it onto heavyweight 24×36-inch artist paper for you to trace. Easy peasy.
Paint.
You choose your colors and create your masterpiece.
Fake Testimonials
“I booked Paint YourSelfie as a date night because dinner felt boring. Two hours later, we were covered in paint, laughing at our color choices and arguing over whose portrait looked more famous. Mine is slightly unhinged, completely fabulous and now hanging in the living room.”
— Jamie, entirely fabricated date-night client
“I brought my three best friends, none of whom considers herself artistic. That lasted about fifteen minutes. Once the music started and the colors came out, everyone became extremely confident. We left with four wildly different portraits and immediately started planning where to hang them.”
— Tasha, another completely made-up client
“I came alone and worried everyone else would know how to paint. They did not—and that was honestly the best part. The tracing made it easy to begin, Molly kept us moving, and by the end I had created something bold, personal and unmistakably mine.”
— Renée, fictional but emotionally accurate
What’s included:
24×36” fine art 300gsm paper
Paints and other media
Brushes
An apron to use
Your finished painting to take home
A digital copy of your posterized design
FAQs
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Not even a little. Your portrait will be simplified into bold shapes and projected onto paper for you to trace. You just add the color.
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For your photo, wear something that feels like you. Simple necklines, bold shapes and fun accessories photograph especially well. Since paint has a mind of its own, don’t wear anything too precious. For the rest, we’ll give you an apron.
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Yes. Your paper, paint, brushes, palette, pencils, and apron are all provided.
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Plan on approximately 2-3 hours from portrait to painted masterpiece.
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You’ll leave with your original painted portrait and receive a digital copy of the posterized design used to create it.
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The original photograph is not included, but it may be purchased separately.
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Acrylic paint dries quickly, but thicker areas may still be damp. We’ll help you prepare it for the trip home.
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Yes. Come by yourself. You will make new friends.
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Yes. Private bookings are available for birthdays, date nights, friend groups, families and other celebrations.
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Yes! Send it to us in advance so we can make sure it will work. Clear, well-lit photographs with the face prominently visible are best. Otherwise, we’ll take your portrait in the studio.