Acrylic Painting Workshop | Sérgio Marques

Acrylic painting workshop in Lisbon at AjudaLab, a creative studio inside Mercado da Ajuda, guided by artist, designer and certified trainer Sérgio Marques across three two-hour sessions totalling six hours of hands-on creative practice. Designed for beginners and curious creatives who want to explore painting in a relaxed and genuinely inspiring environment, this workshop covers the fundamentals of acrylic painting including composition, colour, texture, brush techniques and creative expression, with all materials included and every session encouraging experimentation, personal style and growing artistic confidence. No prior experience needed.

AjudaLab combines art, culture and community in an authentic Lisbon atmosphere, and Sérgio brings the depth of his training at the Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes alongside a practice that spans painting, drawing, cartography and contemporary visual language to every workshop he teaches. His work explores themes of territory, memory, identity and public space and has been shown in exhibitions and festivals across Portugal and internationally. The three-session format gives participants enough time to genuinely develop their approach across the course, building on each previous session with renewed energy and growing confidence.

What you’ll learn

🎨 The fundamentals of acrylic painting including composition, colour and texture

🎨 Brush techniques for different effects and expressive approaches

🎨 How to develop your own personal style and creative voice through experimentation

🎨 How to approach creative decisions with confidence across three progressive sessions

🎨 The practical language of painting that allows you to keep developing independently at home

What’s included

🖌️ All acrylic painting materials and supplies for all three sessions

🖌️ Full guided instruction from Sérgio Marques throughout each two-hour session

🖌️ A small group environment focused on artistic practice and creative confidence

🖌️ Access to AjudaLab’s creative studio inside Mercado da Ajuda, Lisbon

What you leave with

A body of acrylic work developed across six hours of guided practice, a genuine foundation in painting technique and the creative confidence to keep exploring independently.

I am Sérgio Marques, a Portuguese visual artist, designer and certified trainer based in Lisbon. I studied Painting at the Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes and hold a Master’s degree in Territory Management and Urbanism from the University of Lisbon. My artistic work combines traditional painting, drawing, cartography and contemporary visual language, and has been shown in exhibitions including the CHEAP Street Poster Art Festival, the XI Bienal de Pintura de Pequeno Formato da Moita and urban art projects in Lisbon and Cascais. I founded AjudaLab as a creative space dedicated to workshops, art and cultural experimentation in Lisbon, and I bring all of that into every session I teach.

Three sessions of two hours each, totalling six hours. Takes place at AjudaLab, Mercado da Ajuda, Lisbon. All materials included. No prior painting experience needed.