Old Masters Academy

how-to-paint-Old-Masters-My dream technique of the old masters

My dream is to work in the technique of the old masters

Artwork by Nataliya Kashubina

From early childhood I did draw a lot, I was drawing everything I saw. I never had any chance to achieve my dream. That’s why I became an engineer, after manager and then the housekeeper. A few years ago I did remember about the main dream of my life and started with a pencil.

I love the graphics for expressiveness and conciseness. Also, I try to work in oil. But I feel like a blind kitten. I can stay hours in front of great paintings in museums, looking at every inch of canvas and one thought bothers me: “Well, how could they paint like that?” My dream is to work in the technique of the old masters and have clear viewing and understanding how to paint a picture.

I have few copies of paintings in the technique of old Dutch masters made by myself. I would like to learn old techniques and drawing of people. I want to get a holistic education and, finally, to see the light. I do think the Academy of Old Masters is the best way for my dream to become true. …

I studied and copied works of the great old masters of the Renaissance

I studied and copied works of the great masters of the Renaissance…

Artwork by Jorge Paz

…I have never had formal studies and I have learned by experimenting and having successes and mistakes. Over the years I have experienced painting different subjects including wildlife, however today at the age of 50 I still have the same fascination for art, especially classical art.

Professionally I have developed in the field of graphic design and advertising but during all these years I have devoted most of my free time to painting and to this day my greatest wish is still to be able to paint like the great masters of the Renaissance and to be able to achieve the highest possible degree of perfection in order to combine these techniques with contemporary themes and to be able to create works of great beauty.

I am currently at a turning point in my life and I am thinking about dedicating myself full time to the art of painting and I believe that winning the opportunity to receive the Old Masters Academy course …

I’m gonna win

Artwork by Aaron Cristofaro

Hi I’be been drawing and painting since I was ten.

Art takes place all day long in my life as I even have further projects that I’ve planned ahead.

My artistic challenges is to polish up my painting skills so I can paint like the old masters. I want to learn how to be a seasoned painter in the style of the old masters.

I think the old masters academy delivers everything it says it delivers. …

I like to play with colors…

Artwork by Shubendu Sarkar

I always wonder the way old masters render the things, the way the brush stokes apply giving a luminous effect, but when you close up it all brush strokes, thick pigments of colours as we can seen in portraits of Rembrandt (the dutch master). I want to recall that academics in my work 21st century.

My paintings based on the daily life subject can be chilling evening landscapes or Banarasi Ghats… portrait of common people/personality. Moreover, I prefer alla prima method of oil painting means complete in the first attempt as quickly as possible..

Doing this course is a dream of mine

Painting by Ken Flander

My name is Ken Flander and I have been very impressed by the quality of the Old Masters Academy Course. I had never imagined that it would be possible for me to learn Old Masters painting techniques on the internet!

I have been drawing and painting since I was a young child. For me it is something that I actually need to do to feel complete as a person. It gives me great fulfillment and satisfaction.

Art takes important part in my entire life

Art takes important part in my life

Artwork by Peter Somlyai

Péter Somlyai is my name. I was born in 1955 Nagykőrös in Hungary where I live today.

I learned as a carpenter. Later I developed my skills in art. The art took important part in my job in my entire life. I needed to apply that everyday.

I’d like widening and deepening my skills. I like the Classicist style but I’m especially interested in with Renaissance and Baroque.

I think the Old Masters Academy offers an opportunity for me to learn new topics. …

Lifelong desire to paint, finally doing it

Artwork by Mark Cotrupe

I fell in love with art, and especially painting when I took a humanities class in High School. I tried painting but wasn’t able to afford lessons, and got frustrated. I spent the next 50 years doing Photography instead. I kept trying to make my photos look like paintings.

Finally, when I retired just over a year ago, even though I still had to work another year, I decided to pursue painting seriously. I am in love with painting. Now that I have left the world of working for wages, I am in serious pursuit of producing great art.

These days, there are so many instructional videos available, and I consumed many of them. It made me feel like I can paint ok, and my work is ok, but I’m feeling like I am missing a solid technical background. That is why I would love to win the Old Master’s course.

Not having technical training is like learning a song on a guitar without learning about music. You will always be limited and fall short in some area. I need the information and discipline. …

how-to-paint-Old-Masters-Learning to draw from the Old masters

Learning to draw from the Old masters is the most unique gift of all

Artwork by Asma Ahmed

My name is Asma and I am currently learning Fine Arts In National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan and I have a strong ambition to learn the traditional and contemporary forms of art.

One of my Artistic Challenges is learning to draw “Still life’ as nothing is truly more difficult than simply drawing from pure observation. I hope to learn many things in terms of Art such as Digital Painting, Animation, Water colors and Miniature Art which is scarce.

The Old Masters Academy will help me to learn the basic foundation of Arts and in order to become a great artist one must seek to learn that of the old Masters such as Michelangelo and Albrecht Dürer one of my favorite artists, meaning one must learn “how to draw”. …

Each day I draw figures…

Artwork by Brando

For years I have been an art director for the major record labels and have had a great platform to show my art. At the beginning of the year I left that career to take the year to travel the world and just paint/draw every day. These have been the most content and fulfilling months of my life – being able to create solely for myself.

I will now be taking my chances as a full time painter and it is a really exciting venture. …

… I spent 4 years at an art academy earning a bachelor of fine arts degree – where I learned nothing. It was a structure built to collect money and not create art. My goal is not to make money, my friends say that I’m allergic to it, I just want to create art for personal therapy and share it with the world who may find their own therapy in it. …

I would like to paint like the Old Masters

Artwork by Eileen Weaver

Immersed in art from a childhood. I am practicing to move ever forward to create a more creative and unique style. I hope to win the Old Masters Academy course so it will help me to be more accomplished.

I have been very attached to artwork working actively on my own art pieces. I would love this course to get me back on track since I drift away from my work from time to time and would prefer to work at a course that would keep me actively engaged. I get distracted by life’s challenges finding it difficult to keep focused. …

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