Taught by Crazy Al Evans
Create a Black Velvet Tiki Painting
Start with a black velvet surface and build a dramatic tiki scene using layered color-pencil and paint techniques inspired by last year’s class format from Tiki Tony.
10:00am • Main Tent
$25 supply fee
What You’ll Make
Attendees will create a black velvet-style tiki painting with a high-contrast composition, glowing colored edges, and a moody tropical night effect.
The finished piece is built through simple layers, so guests do not need prior painting experience to participate.
Take-Home Art
This class is designed around completing a real finished piece, not just learning a technique. Each student will work on a bold black velvet tiki painting with enough polish and visual impact to take home, frame and hang.
The finished painting will have the classic black-velvet look: dramatic contrast, glowing color, and a moody tropical feel that fits a home bar, tiki room, lounge, or art wall.
About the Instructor
Crazy Al Evans brings his unmistakable tiki character style and hands-on carving/art sensibility to this year’s workshop. The class keeps the approachable structure of last year’s Tiki Tony session while shifting the lead instruction to Crazy Al for the 2026 Hukilau.