Old Masters Academy offers far better value than any contemporary art college
Old Masters Academy Online Course
A self-study, self-paced online video course for you to improve your oil painting skills and learn how to paint with modern materials using traditional techniques of the Old Masters
- Instant access to all 61 multi-part video lessons
- Lifetime membership without deadlines
- Unlimited support from the Academy tutors
- Constructive critiques of your artworks
- Member access to the Academy’s Art community
- Place in the Academy’s Students Gallery
- Members-only newsletters and bonuses
- Old Masters Academy™ Diploma of Excellence
Correspondence Course + Online Course
The ultimate choice if you who would like to receive personal, one-to-one tutoring from the Academy teachers, which is custom-tailored to your skills and needs
- Everything in Online Course, plus:
- Dedicated team of art tutors
- Assessment of your current level of art skills
- Personalized curriculum tailored to your skills and goals
- Up to 50 practical tasks with by-task assessment
- Unlimited one-to-one personal coaching with detailed per-task instructions and feedback
- Artwork critiques and results-oriented guidance
Lifetime membership
One-time payment: $487
One-time payment: $487
Lifetime membership
One-time payment: $997
One-time payment: $997
Here’s how the Old Masters Academy Correspondence Courses compare to an art college:
| Contemporary art college | Old Masters Academy™ Online Course | Correspondence Course + Online Course | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Old Masters painting techniques | Not taught | It’s the core subject of the course | It’s the core subject of the course |
| Art tutors | Limited to period of college enrollment | Dedicated team of tutors available for a lifetime | Dedicated team of tutors available for a lifetime |
| Personal, one-to-one tutoring | Not applicable | Not applicable | Unlimited, provided for a lifetime |
| Individual curriculum | Not applicable | Not applicable | Bespoke curriculum tailored to student’s skills |
| Painting and drawing video lessons | Not available | 60 video lessons on how to paint and draw | 60 video lessons on how to paint and draw |
| Tutors showing painting techniques by own example | Not applicable | You can watch video lessons as many times as you want | You can watch video lessons as many times as you want |
| Location | Have to travel/relocate | Learn in the comfort of your home | Learn in the comfort of your home |
| Timing | Limited to college hours | 24/7, 365 days a year for a lifetime | 24/7, 365 days a year for a lifetime |
| Deadlines | Inflexible schedule | Self-paced study, no deadlines | Self-paced study, no deadlines |
| Personal support | Limited to college enrollment | Unlimited, provided for a lifetime | Unlimited, provided for a lifetime |
| Artwork critiques | Limited to college enrollment | Unlimited, provided for a lifetime | Unlimited, provided for a lifetime |
| Answers to art questions | Limited to college enrollment | Unlimited, provided for a lifetime | Unlimited, provided for a lifetime |
| Art Community | Not available | Old Masters Academy Art Community | Old Masters Academy Art Community |
| Real value of the Course | Uncertain | $5,940 (60 lessons at $99 each) | $10,000 (50 tasks at $200 each) |
| Discount | None | 93% | 94% |
| Payment schedule | Recurring Yearly | One-time Fee | One-time Fee |
| Total Cost, USD | $50,000-100,000 |
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$997
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Old Masters Academy Correspondence Course
Correspondence Course
As an Old Masters Academy Correspondence Course student, you will receive dedicated, one-to-one tutoring, which is unlimited, comes for a lifetime, and is tailored to your individual skills and needs. This is as good as having your very own art tutors for a lifetime for a one-time payment. No other art college or university will ever offer you the same opportunity.
In this course, you will cover such topics as:
- Art materials
- Color theory
- How to mix pigments
- How to prepare support for oil painting
- How to transfer drawings
- How to paint in monochrome and with limited color palette
- How to use different painting techniques such as alla prima, multi-layer, Flemish and the Italian ways of painting used during Renaissance and Baroque
- How to paint realistic portraits and figures in oil
- As well as any other oil painting topics you would like to learn
How it works
- Upon enrollment, we will assess your current level of art skills.
- Your art tutors will provide you with a full comprehensive critique of your skills and advise what needs to be improved.
- A custom-tailored art curriculum will be created for you.
- You will receive up to 50 art tasks one-by-one together with detailed instructions that will help you to achieve a greater level of oil painting skills.
- You will learn step-by-step how to paint in oil like the Old Masters using modern materials.
- Your skills will be assessed as you go task by task. You will know precisely what you have to work on at every step of the curriculum.
- You will also have unlimited access to 61 oil painting and drawing video lessons — more than 30 hours of playing time.
- You can study at your own pace. There are no deadlines; your membership is for lifetime.
- You will also have a place in the online Student Gallery to exhibit your artworks, which gives you access to the art community of fellow students and visitors.
- Upon completing the course, you will receive the Old Masters Academy™ Diploma of Excellence in your name.
This is your unique chance to get a lifetime academy membership and one-to-one personal tutoring from a dedicated team of art teachers
Learn how to paint like the Old Masters!
Old Masters Academy Online Course
Self-study, self-paced online video course
Lifetime membership
One-time payment: $487
Correspondence Course + Online Course
Personal 1-2-1 tutoring from the Academy teachers
Lifetime membership
One-time payment: $997
