Old Masters Academy

How to paint like the Old Masters using modern materials

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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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Since You Went To Heaven

Artwork by Lillasmom

My life completely changed last June, when my lovely, lovable, beautiful, beloved daughter went to Heaven… Since then I started to paint. My PAINtings are a piece of me and, I hope, they represent and spread the unconditional love, kindness, beauty, patience, and courage she represents. Without painting I would be submerged by pain.…