Old Masters Academy

How to paint like the Old Masters using modern materials

Old Masters Academy ™ Reviews

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Old Masters Academy Review by Johann Krammer

Hello, my name is Johann Krammer.

I started painting in oils a few years ago and quickly realized that to learn classical painting I need good instructions from professional art teachers and artists.

So, I became a student of the online video course – Old Masters Academy™

This course is exactly what I was looking for. It is packed with so useful information about oil painting materials, color theory, traditional painting techniques, video lessons on how to paint like the Old Masters staring with preparing of a canvas, imprimatura and underpainting, building-up colors and finishing with glazing and varnishing…

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Old Masters Academy review by Maria Ohamsky

Before and After by an Old Masters Academy student

…At my lowest point, a friend of mine from the college gave me a book titled Better Than College. This book has changed my life. I took it as guidance. I stopped playing the victim and started to find alternatives to college. One day, I stumbled upon the Old Masters Academy website. There, I realized that what I really want to do is not illustration but classical oil painting. This was a big shift in my understanding of art.

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Old Masters Academy review by Mojca Novak

Before and After by an Old Masters Academy student

As a child, I had art lessons, and afterwards our family friend taught me to paint in oils. He was a good painter, but the techniques he used and taught me were very different from what I saw in museums. …

… Shortly after enrolling in the Old Masters Academy online painting course, my approach in oil painting started to shift. I no longer paint in all-prima. Even though this technique is fast and straightforward, I want to attain in my paintings a different feel, which is only achievable with multiples glazes. I’m still learning. It takes much longer to make one portrait with this new technique I learned in the Old Masters Academy, but the result is worth it. …

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Old Masters Academy review by Amanda Roth

Before and After by an Old Masters Academy student

… I always thought that oil painting is for the professionals. That’s why I have never even tried to paint. A few years ago I bought a set of twelve oil paints and got ready to paint canvases of various sizes, but I never touched them, as I had no idea how to start painting. They were put aside in the garage till the right moment, and every time I saw them I felt guilty. …

… I am especially proud of myself that I managed combine my college study (my parents insisted on me getting the BPharm degree) with learning painting online. …

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Old Masters Academy review by Suzan

Before and After by an Old Masters Academy student

This is an old painting. I painted it two years ago as a gift to my daughter, who is depicted together with her newborn.

I must admit I do not have enough discipline to do all the exercises from the Old Masters Academy course. I skipped some of the exercises on color theory — I wanted to paint my children and grandchildren straight away — that’s why I started from painting technique lessons. …

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Old Masters Academy review by Oswaldo Hernandez

Before and After by an Old Masters Academy student

When I saw Vermeer’s girl for the first time on my travel to Europe, in summer 2014, I promised myself I would have this painting in my possession. As there is no chance to get the original, obviously, I decided to make an exact copy of it. …

… In this course, I have learned so many new things about oil painting techniques that were never mentioned during all that time I spent in an art college. My college teachers never told me about imprimatura, dead colors, glazings… I wonder if they knew these things. …

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Old Masters Academy review by Lucas Bakker

Before and After by an Old Masters Academy student

… Although I still consider myself a beginner, I already like my portraits done in techniques I learned from the lessons in the Old Masters Academy course.

There is a long road in front of me — my aim is to reach the level of mastery I see in paintings of the Old Masters.

In theory, I understand all instructional lessons from the Old Masters Academy, but I feel that I still lack practice—that’s why I can’t paint on canvas what I imagine, however theoretically I understand how to do it. …