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Love to paint since my childhood

Artwork by Satenik Mkrtchyan

… I want to bring my skill level up so that I can paint anything the way I want it to look. I want to make art from my imagination with realistic details, not just copying, but understanding the lines and knowing golden rules.

From my experience I have realized that passion, emotion and feelings are important, but they are not enough without proficiency, skill and instruction. I am sure that with the Old Master Academy I will fill in the gap more quickly than with other resources.

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I want to paint like a professional

Artwork by Amber

My name is Amber. I never painted with traditional medium. The art piece I submitted for this competition is a digital painting. My degree and work are both unrelated to art. I started to learn how to draw last year. Now, I am seriously considering to become a freelance illustrator.

Unlike many artists who start to paint at young age, I did not receive any serious art training in childhood. During the pandemic, I took some art classes. Then my interest for art grows. …

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Help me win a mentorship of Old Masters Academy

Artwork by Lidija

… My biggest artistic challenge is to create what I feel, the drawing itself, the realism is so new and did realize I need good foundations, to be able to create the good quality art.

I want to learn the new skills of realism, because I would like to combine that with my abstraction work. I’m exited to get to see the art history again…. Do you imagine how amazing it must be to get involved into discovery how Old Masters did paint with light? Absolutely amazing. I would love to be a part of this.

Old Masters Academy™ is a life time chance to get a mentor and a good quality program curriculum. …

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I have always been thinking about old masters portrait painting

Artwork by Matthew Loffler

I am a medical graduate. I have been keen on painting since early childhood. Unfortunately, as I involved in medical school I could not spend as much as I should on painting and visual art. …

I have always been thinking about old masters portrait painting that how they painted the human faces so natural and smooth. Then, I stumble upon your website and Ms. Richi’s art works and I realized that how your paintings are close to Old Masters’ art pieces. …

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I used to draw all the time

Artwork by Lalo Celi

I have always loved art. When I was a kid I used to draw all the time, but never worked with paintings until one of my daughters asked me to paint something for her. …

… I am self-taught, but I do understand that I need to learn from people who know and can teach the techniques that I admire from the masters, I need to learn from the best.

I want to learn the techniques of the masters, glazing, imprimatura. I have always admired artists like Rembrandt, Peter Paul Rubens, and many other from that era.

I have seen the results from many of the Old Masters Academy students, and the evolution of their technique is amazing, it is what I want.

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My dream was to become a painter like Leonardo da Vinci

Artwork by Valentina Minniti

Long story short, since early infancy I had been dedicating to drawing. For the little girl I was at the time, copying what I could see around me was a silent yet invigorating activity, and as time went by I started to flicker with the idea of studying figurative art. My dream was to become a painter like Leonardo da Vinci.

However, for a 13-year-old girl family’s support is very important and I was talked out of such prospects since “drawing is just a hobby!”, “it is so silly”, “you’d better grow up!” and so on. So I dropped drawing and dedicated to completely different studies and interests. …

… I am constantly struggling with such issues, but I know now I want to be a figurative painter and drawer, and am currently learning about old techniques and materials, with a special insight on Leonardo and Jan Van Eyck’s oil painting techniques. …