1. Bookmark this page!Bookmark this page so you can easily come back to it.
2. Join the Facebook Group!CLICK HERE to request to join the Paint Week 2026 Facebook group. This is where live lessons will be streamed.Make sure to give the secret code “PAINTING TIME” in order to be accepted.3. Gather Your MaterialsYou can use any materials you like. Below are what we recommend.•PaintWe only use 9 colors that allow us to mix any shade we need! This is a link to Ali’s 9-color paint kit that includes all of them – but you can use whatever you have on hand. •BrushesAli also prefers flat tip brushes. You can get Ali’s brush set here. •Transfer paper (optional)Here’s one we recommend, if you need some! You can also just use a pencil and color the back of the template to transfer the lines. More info below!•3 Square painting surfacesYour download packs have 8×8″, 10×10″, and 12×12″ traceable templates – you can choose which size you’d prefer to paint. You can paint on thick watercolor paper, canvas, wood – even cardboard will do in a pinch! •1 Sheet of heavy 8″x12″ paperThis is for Monday’s thumbnail studies lesson – thick watercolor paper or cardboard will work!•PaletteA plastic palette, or even styrofoam plate, will work!•Water container•RagFor cleaning your brush – an old t-shirt works great!•GessoIf you don’t have gesso, you can also use flat white house paint to prime your surface! (Included in our Paint Week Kit)•Slow Dri Medium (optional)Included in our Paint Week Kit•Matte Medium (optional)This is meant for adding some transparency to your paints. (Included in our Paint Week Kit)
We always encourage you to paint with what you have on hand. But, if you’re just getting started and don’t have the any supplies on hand, we’ve put together a Paint Week Starter Kit that has everything you’ll need! Click here to purchase! Click here to purchase the kit! 4. Access Your Downloads You can access each lesson’s downloads below. For each day there is: •Lesson Outlines – in 8×8″, 10×10″, and 12×12″ (you can print whichever size you need) •Ali will be painting the pumpkin and maple leaf lessons on an 8×8″ surface, and the sunflower bouquet on a 10×10″ surface •Lesson Resources – color chart (how to mix the colors for the lesson), reference image, and the finished painting image If you’re using an iPad or Tablet: This downloaded PDF pack can be found in the “Files” section on your tablet. If you have downloaded it to a computer: It will be located under “Downloads”. We suggest viewing your reference image and color chart on a screen while you are painting from them because printers vary in color and often make images darker.
We always encourage you to paint with what you have on hand. But, if you’re just getting started and don’t have the any supplies on hand, we’ve put together a Paint Week Starter Kit that has everything you’ll need! Click here to purchase! Click here to purchase the kit! 4. Access Your Downloads You can access each lesson’s downloads below. For each day there is: •Lesson Outlines – in 8×8″, 10×10″, and 12×12″ (you can print whichever size you need) •Ali will be painting the pumpkin and maple leaf lessons on an 8×8″ surface, and the sunflower bouquet on a 10×10″ surface •Lesson Resources – color chart (how to mix the colors for the lesson), reference image, and the finished painting image If you’re using an iPad or Tablet: This downloaded PDF pack can be found in the “Files” section on your tablet. If you have downloaded it to a computer: It will be located under “Downloads”. We suggest viewing your reference image and color chart on a screen while you are painting from them because printers vary in color and often make images darker.
2. Print your templates. Print your templates. Make sure that printer is set to print “full size” not “scale to fit”. Trim off the excess border around the template. 3. Tape the template onto your surface with a sheet of transfer paper underneath the template. Then trace the outlines on your surface. If you don’t have transfer paper, you can also just scribble on the back of the printed template with a graphite pencil and they will allow you to create a transfer when traced. Ali likes to use a skinny script liner brush to paint over her traced outlines with light purple paint before beginning her paintings. This covers up any graphic lines so she is ready to paint! Watch the short video below for step-by-step instructions on how to add your outlines to your painting surface.
6. Participate in Paint Week from September 28th – October 2nd! Each day of the challenge, Ali will go live at 1pm ET in the Paint Week 2026 Facebook Group (remember to use the secret code “PAINTING TIME” when you join!) to teach that day’s lesson. We will send an email 10 minutes before the lesson begins with a direct link to the video stream. Can’t attend live? We’ll share replay links at 4pm ET each day so you can watch and paint along whenever your schedule allows. (All replays are available until October 5th.) Post your painting in the Paint Week 2026 Facebook group, we’d love to see it! You can also share on Instagram or Facebook. If you include #paintweek2026 in the description and tag @Ali_Kay_Studio, we will get to see it and celebrate you! Want to get text message reminders about the lessons and replays? CLICK HERE to sign up!