3D Textured Art Studio The Workshop

Art you can run your hand across.

We teach total beginners how to build real, raised texture with a palette knife. No art background needed.

See the workshop
A hand painting blue feathers on a raised textured canvas, with paints and sketches on the table
Close-up of a palette knife sculpting raised white feathers
Gold details being painted on a raised blue textured wing
Diana beside her easel on a terrace, a blank canvas ready
Diana, the artist who teaches the workshop

Meet Diana

Hi, I'm Diana. I've been painting with a palette knife for years, and the first thing I tell every beginner is the same thing:

"You don't need talent. You need to know the order things go in."

Texture is a sequence. Paste, then shape, then dry, then color. I give you the bones — the exact steps, in the exact order — and then I leave room for you to make each piece your own.

And because paste is forgiving, nothing you do in the first ten minutes can ruin it.

A finished blue textured bird rising off the canvas

The workshop

The 3D Bird Workshop

Build a bird with feathers you can feel. You'll learn how to mix and load texture paste, how to pull a feather in one stroke, how long to let it set, and how to color it so the texture reads instead of flattening out.

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Taught by a working artist

Diana paints these pieces herself. Every technique in the workshop is one she uses on her own work.

Short lessons, no filler

No hour-long videos, no confusing jargon. Each lesson does one job and gets out of the way.

A technique, not a single painting

You're not just making this bird. You're learning a way of working you can use on anything you paint next.

30-day money-back guarantee

30-Day Guarantee

Try it. If the workshop isn't what you hoped for, email us within 30 days and we'll refund you in full — no forms, no questions.

Birds our students created

"I honestly cannot draw and knowing I had that template gave me the confidence to continue with the workshop."
Renaé M.
"I've done many different kinds of art painting techniques but this is By far the best technique I have ever experienced."
Judy F.
"It's been a very long time since I've felt this excited to learn something new and create with my own hands."
Renaé M.
"you're a great teacher, I enjoyed every minute."
Rachel C.
"Great job explaining the steps so well."
Kathleen Z.
Blue textured bird painted by Rita G.
"I absolutely enjoyed every minute of creating this bluebird for my dad's memory. … It now hangs in my living room, and puts a smile on my face, knowing how much my dad Loved birds."
Rita G.
Red and orange textured bird painted by Lee N.
"Hi Diana I have painted the blue one and enjoyed it so much I have painted a red version Tks Obsessed Lee in Kent"
Lee N.
Blue and orange textured bird against a golden moon, painted by Cheryl F.
"I'm really pleased with your response as I've never used pallette knives or paste before and it's so nice to hear from the trainer."
Cheryl F.
Red textured cardinal on a branch, painted by Judy F.
"Your instructions were very good and I created I think one of my best pieces."
Judy F.
Blue textured bird painted by Judy F.
"… the scariest part was making the first couple strokes with my pallet knife. After that, it got easier and easier."
Judy F.
Textured robin painted by Beate v. D.
Beate v. D.
Blue textured bird painted by Margot P.
Margot P.
Blue textured bird painted by Dave P.
Dave P.
Blue textured bird painted by Michele S.
Michele S.
Blue textured bird painted by Lee N.
Lee N.