How to paint like the Old Masters using modern materials
… From old master academy I want to learn the techniques and compositions from the old masters so I could be the next master.
When I saw the demos if the old master academy, I know thats the instructor are not only professional but also understand the old master painting profoundly.
After I win the old master academy I want to teach other people in my country who can’t afford art school, so they could be the next master too! …
… The Master’s paintings seem so effortless and unique however when I watched videos on old masters academy website, I realised that dead layer was used with various other techniques. Such valuable information is not readily available on YouTube, and I am sure Old Masters Academy has a much bigger treasure of knowledge that an artist can learn from.
I have tough times and sometimes I am not happy with the outcome of my painting, I would consider myself fortunate if I get selected, I would utilize every lesson and perfect the techniques to better myself as an artist.
I am 40 and can’t go back to school to learn if I win this competition I will be able to fulfil my dream without quitting my job. Art is how I wish to leave my legacy behind.
I am a Chinese immigrant and my English is not very good. I like drawing since I was a child. I graduated from Shanghai academy of fine arts and majored in sculpture. I worked for 35 years on animated films. My animation won many awards. I live in Las Vegas now, mostly on oil portraits. Not too much emphasis on commercialization.
Painting is the most precious content in my life. I am always looking for the techniques and connotations of classicism. …
The opportunity to be enrolled in the Old Masters Academy is to have a dream to come true. I have been “hanging out” at the Old Masters academy website loving every bit of information being shared and am hungry for more.
I recently joined a local art guild to meet other artists and I am aware that need to “fill in the gaps of my present hobbyist/seat of my pants training” with professional instruction. Recently I attempted the old Flemish painting style…and it I had been hard to find complete information regarding materials, techniques, steps….and different artists seem to give conflicting information. …
