Old Masters Academy

How to paint like the Old Masters using modern materials

Old Masters Academy

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I promised myself I would be an artist once retired

Artwork by Judith Durling

… As a child, my biggest desire was to have a blackboard so that I could write and draw upon it. My interest in painting was given birth when one of my brothers brought home tubes of oil paint along with a brush picked up in a second hand store and said “these are for you”. That was exciting for me.

The second glimmer of hope for me in art was when my high school art teacher told me my paintings were “way ahead of time” and urged me to continue my skills in college. Art College never happened, you see, as I was born into a very poor family, and the future of a girl such as I was to get married, have children, and be a good wife, if I were lucky. …

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I am a full time artist but I have no training

Artwork by Lory Grimard

I am a full time artist since 2015. So art is at the very center of my life. I have been drawing portraits for a long time and have been painting for about 10 years but I have no training.

I struggle with painting people in a scene. I want to make the movement and position of the body look natural. I would love to learn the technics of layering.

I think Old masters academy is great, it shows that we learn from the great of the past. I love the precision and technics that are taught by the academy. …

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I would like to become a professional artist who can paint like the old masters

Artwork by Jenny Lee

… I joined the Web Art Academy some years ago while I was still working as a cardiac theatre nurse. I completed all the courses, learning a great deal of oil painting skills and techniques. I also painted at every opportunity, watercolours, acrylics and oils. I was encouraged by my family, friends, colleagues and collectors. …

… Everyone loves this painting and it sold almost immediately when I exhibited it. It’s one of my favourite portraits. However, I am aware of my limits. I need more in-depth training and I believe that the Old Masters Academy can greatly help me to fulfil my dream, which is to become a professional artist who can paint like the old masters. …

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I am a self-taught painter …

Artwork by Aleph

I am a self-taught painter and I have begun to draw since I was a child. I have studied the works of Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Velasquez and in general the history of art up to our days.

Art plays an important role in my life since it allows me to meditate on things and people. There are some contemporary artists whose works are appropriate to my way of painting such as David Leffel, Sherrie Mcdraw, Gregg Kreutz, Cesar Santos and others because their painting represents a renaissance of Realism. …

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Artwork and feedback from Limor

Old Masters Academy review

Hello,

I am a designer and an artist for quite a long time. I am used to read a lot of articles online and the Old Masters Academy seems to be quite interesting.

I am very happy to say that it is a rewording programme. I have been watching Academy video lessons for many hours. They are very well edited and provide clear explanations and a lot of interesting and practical information.

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Old Masters Academy review by Maria Oliynyk

Before and After by an Old Masters Academy student

I studied painting in Kharkiv. I painted and drew well in academic style. I painted in separate brushstrokes in the manner of Repin and Sargent. But when I was a student and afterwards, I had never come across any teacher who would teach me how to paint like the Old Masters. I could copy Old Masters’ works in museums, but it was always a copy made in rough brushstrokes. I tried to do sfumato by smoothing the paint on the canvas, but it was ALWAYS simply a simulation of the Old Masters — I could never achieve their real effects.

I’m attaching my student’s artwork, which is very academic and not “Old Mastery” at all as I would like it to be. …