Old Masters Academy ™ Reviews

What Old Masters Academy students are saying

Old Masters Academy is a great place to learn how to paint in oils the professional way.

Our students notably improve their art skills after watching the video lessons and doing assignments under personal guidance of the academy tutors. In this course, students learn traditional oil painting techniques that are no longer taught in contemporary art colleges. They discover time-proven methods of oil painting that were developed by the old masters and learn how to use those methods and techniques when painting with modern materials. These new skills help our students to create better paintings, attract more commissions and become professional artists.

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Old Masters Academy review by Lucas

… I often catch in myself a strange feeling of anger and irritation when I go to the openings. I ask myself why someone less talented is doing exhibitions, and I do not. The truth is that I can’t quit my job and start painting full time. There’s no guarantee I could earn enough money to cover my mortgage and life expenses. …

… How to apply glazes and what underpainting should be prepared beforehand turned out to be a big revelation for me. Before the Old Masters Academy course, I had no idea that to paint a naturalistic skin, I have to juxtapose various glazings of various transparency. Instead, I tried to mix the right color on a palette and then blend accurately one tone into another directly on the canvas. …

… I do not want to make any guesses what will come to me in my near future. Will I find the courage to change something in my life or not? Who knows? In that regard I’m a very cautious person. But ideas about changing my career path have visited me more and more often.

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I like to paint in the old masters’ style – Old Masters Academy review by Daniele

Old Masters Academy course student Daniele Poltronieri

Hello I’m Daniele from Italy, 67 years old, I’m a graphic designer and professional photographer, worked all my life in advertising, communication and teaching computer graphics for Apple Computer and for the most important publishing company here in Italy. …

… Few years ago I discovered, Old Masters Academy and finally found what I needed. Now I teach also how to paint and I always suggest to enrol in your classes coz so many information can be learned as well.

I think the course is really good and complete and can can help anyone, even professional painters can learn new and important techniques and information. I like to paint in old masters style, and I love to make copy of their artwork and now with your classes I can enjoy painting a lot .…

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Amazing course! Old Masters Academy review by Pauline

Old Masters Academy course student

… A year ago I began studying this wonderful course. I read and listened over and over again all the art lessons and art history. I was overwhelmed by all the information and precision of the art lessons. So much to learn and practice. Let me tell you, I was pretty scared. I had a lot of work ahead of me, but I enjoyed it so much.

Even if I’m retired, I am a very busy lady. I took my time and went through nearly all of the lessons and did the exercises. My goal was to paint a portrait in the style of the 16th century. …

… A happy member and student of the Old Masters Academy.

It is never too late – Painting at the age of 71!

Ivo, the Old Masters Academy student

My name is Ivo Bulicic, age 71, now finally enjoying enough quality time to revert to my ever-lasting passion-painting. My carrier of Master of Electrical/Mechanical engineering, as it could be expected, has not been an inviting environment for practicing necessary techniques, nevertheless I’ve been striving as much as I could. I am now happy to be able to advance into more complex techniques and knowledge. …

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Old Masters Academy review by V. Salonen

Artworks Before and After the Old Masters Academy course

Unfortunately, I do not have any “before” artworks to showcase as I just started on my artist’s way. I always thought that to draw you have to be an artist, and for me, as an IT support engineer, there is nothing to do with a pencil apart from making notes. I become an IT support engineer because it was my parents’ wish. I could not have my own opinion on this subject because as they put it, I was “too young to know for sure what is good for me and what is not.”…

My greatest hope is to become a self-sufficient artist. I’m twenty-eight right now, and I have calculated that I need at least three years of painting and preparing a strong portfolio of artworks to change my current profession for my dream occupation—to be an independent artist, specifically a portrait painter. …

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Old Masters Academy review by Lina Horn

Artworks Before and After the Old Masters Academy course

I saw an Old Masters Academy’s student’s feedback, where she shows her before and after portraits, so I decided to share my progress as well. …

Thank you for the course and above all for explaining how to mix paints more efficiently; it was a big challenge for me, as I often mixed wrong colors and wasted a lot of paint.

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Old Masters Academy review by Mia Anderson

Before and After by Old Masters Academy student

I’m thirty-seven years old and a mum of two. My life is full of domestic duties and obligations. I also work part time in a nursery. What could be more routine than my life? I do love my family and my work, but honestly speaking, I had expected a different life for myself. …

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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. …

Old Masters Academy ™ Reviews

What Old Masters Academy students are saying

Old Masters Academy review by Lucas

I like to paint in the old masters’ style – Old Masters Academy review by Daniele

Old Masters Academy course student Daniele Poltronieri

Amazing course! Old Masters Academy review by Pauline

Old Masters Academy course student

It is never too late – Painting at the age of 71!

Ivo, the Old Masters Academy student

Old Masters Academy review by V. Salonen

Artworks Before and After the Old Masters Academy course

Old Masters Academy review by Lina Horn

Artworks Before and After the Old Masters Academy course

Old Masters Academy review by Mia Anderson

Before and After by Old Masters Academy student

Old Masters Academy review by Maria Ohamsky

Before and After by an Old Masters Academy student

Old Masters Academy review by Mojca Novak

Before and After by an Old Masters Academy student

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