Old Masters Academy

How to paint like the Old Masters using modern materials

Old Masters Academy

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… I wanted to make a living as an artist but my Father told me to forget it …

Painting by Reynold R. Rossi

I am a 76 year old self taught artist which makes me a lifelong amateur would be artist.

I love to create artworks, some turn out good, some not so good, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. My challenge is to create something from nothing, to make an art piece just from imagination.

I would like to learn new ways to create quality art work. I think Old Masters Academy could be very helpful in this regard. To win the Old Masters Academy course would be an encouraging, and inspiring reward.

Why should people vote for me? Good question, I know it would make me very happy, and give me a great boost of confidence. Beside all of this there is the desire to have my artwork evaluated by expert people who are successful trained artists. People who have spent many years in the study or art making. …

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I have been an Artist since a young child

Paintings by Lorie Turpin

I am an artist and always have been. I loved all that colouring in grade school!

Then on to high school and my art class was life changing because the amazing teacher taught us so many different ways to create art. We learned sculpture, both with clay and plaster; we did lithograph on metal and leather; wood carving; painting; drawing; you name it we did it.

From there I went on to college and drew my very first “nude” model!!! Wow! That was an eye opener! (she says with tongue in cheek!)

After the kids needed me less I took up drawing and painting again (and pushed aside the sewing, crocheting, knitting, crafts, etc,. etc.) …

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… painting is all life learning , I love to paint !

Artwork by Flora

This fantastic online course complete and integrate the Webartacademy online course! Its a great , great work !!!! It will be so great to learn all this professional knowledge from the great teacher and painter Natalie Richie ! I am a student of her Webartacademy online course and Vladimir London’s Drawing Academy already !

I read the preview almost on all Old Masters Academy’s lesson now and I am amazed by the stunning amount of work and research ! Painting is a hard , hard serious work and a long time meditation. …

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I have to paint, like I have to breathe

Artwork by Cecile de Villiers

I am an engineer and artist from Cape Town South Africa.

My love for creating art started in school. I especially loved the technical drawing class where I learned how to render a three-dimensional object on a flat surface.

From 2008 to 2017 I took Sculpting art classes combining my love for art and engineering. However, at the end of 2016 I did an Old masters oil painting workshop at the local atelier/art shop and I rediscovered by love for colour and painting; since that day I have to paint, like I have to breathe.

My main challenge is technical oil painting skills. I would love to learn about glazing, drawing and composition. …

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Life is exciting…Art is exciting.. I am excited

Artwork by Brenda Woods

I am retired. Producing art started for me 3 years ago. Art in my life now is paramount to a 3rd degree!!

My challenge is to sell and find time to create.

I am so full of ideas but bogged down by admin creativity is almost at a standstill.
My challengers are to find what people want in tandem to what I can do.
I do caricature but want to do realistic but not photographs people.. portraits.. and animals. …

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The lazy painter

Painting by David Fawcett

I am a 27 yr old boy living in Manchester UK, I’m fascinated with plants, animals and portraits of people and enjoy the symbology of painting.

Art is my safe space, it’s what I’ve had a lately for and because of this it’s where my confidence comes from, I’m working towards being a full time professional photographer so art takes up 80% of my life.

My challenges are motivation and materials, I struggle to get what I need to paint due to low pay and these times without it I can get depressed and lose my motivation and passion. My technical challenge is painting freehand without any scaling up lines.

I would like to learn more about how to paint like the old masters. I want to know how to paint a portrait of a person and it glows, my current work is too flat and too dark. …